Why Private Funds Make Ann Berry Nervous
Ann Berry, Threadneedle Ventures Founder, cautions that while private-market investing is becoming more accessible to ordinary investors, this accessibility does not guarantee transparency or ease of evaluation. She emphasizes that valuing private companies requires specialized expertise that most retail investors lack, making it difficult to properly assess the underlying businesses in these new publicly traded private funds. Berry stresses the importance of having extraordinary trust in fund managers, given the complexity and opacity inherent in private-market investments.
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Why Private Funds Make Ann Berry Nervous
Ann Berry, Threadneedle Ventures Founder, cautions that while private-market investing is becoming more accessible to ordinary investors, this accessibility does not guarantee transparency or ease of evaluation. She emphasizes that valuing private companies requires specialized expertise that most retail investors lack, making it difficult to properly assess the underlying businesses in these new publicly traded private funds. Berry stresses the importance of having extraordinary trust in fund managers, given the complexity and opacity inherent in private-market investments.
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