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2026 Outlook Mid-Year Update: The Second Movement

2026 Outlook Mid-Year Update: The Second Movement

In this mid-year follow-up to our 2026 Outlook, we revisit the four themes shaping this year's markets—AI's debt-financed buildout, accelerating private market access, biotech's continued momentum, and a slowly healing real estate market—and take stock of what's playing out as anticipated and what isn’t.

GEM 2026 Investment Policy Review

GEM 2026 Investment Policy Review

Three years after our last Investment Policy review, the regime has shifted: higher rates, sticky inflation, and a positive stock-bond correlation. In this conversation, GEM’s CIO Matt Bank revisits not just capital market assumptions but the framework itself, from methodology to implementation and risk management.

GEM Closes Inaugural Seed & Micro Venture Fund at $82 Million

GEM Closes Inaugural Seed & Micro Venture Fund at $82 Million

The firm announced the final close of GEM Seed & Micro Venture Fund, LP. The Fund closed with $82 million in commitments—exceeding its hard cap and fundraising target—and marks GEM's first vehicle focused specifically on seed- and micro-stage venture capital.

Independent sponsors are beating the buyout funds

Independent sponsors are beating the buyout funds

Kelly Barofsky, a Managing Director in GEM’s Investment Research Group, spoke with PitchBook about the continued momentum behind independent sponsors and why deal-by-deal structures can create strong alignment between sponsors and investors.

Swimming with Allocators: Kate Simpson – Why Venture’s Best Opportunities Are Moving to the Edges

Swimming with Allocators: Kate Simpson – Why Venture’s Best Opportunities Are Moving to the Edges

Head of Venture Capital, Kate Simpson, joined the Swimming with Allocators podcast to discuss how GEM constructs its venture portfolio, why the market has bifurcated, and where disciplined manager selection creates the most compelling opportunities.

2025 Impact Report: Promise & Precaution

2025 Impact Report: Promise & Precaution

Our 2025 Impact Report explores a key question shaping the future of impact investing: how can investors support AI’s development and deployment in ways that maximize its benefits while mitigating its risks?

Thought leadership

2026 Outlook Mid-Year Update: The Second Movement

2026 Outlook Mid-Year Update: The Second Movement

In this mid-year follow-up to our 2026 Outlook, we revisit the four themes shaping this year's markets—AI's debt-financed buildout, accelerating private market access, biotech's continued momentum, and a slowly healing real estate market—and take stock of what's playing out as anticipated and what isn’t.

GEM 2026 Investment Policy Review

GEM 2026 Investment Policy Review

Three years after our last Investment Policy review, the regime has shifted: higher rates, sticky inflation, and a positive stock-bond correlation. In this conversation, GEM’s CIO Matt Bank revisits not just capital market assumptions but the framework itself, from methodology to implementation and risk management.

Swimming with Allocators: Kate Simpson – Why Venture’s Best Opportunities Are Moving to the Edges

Swimming with Allocators: Kate Simpson – Why Venture’s Best Opportunities Are Moving to the Edges

Head of Venture Capital, Kate Simpson, joined the Swimming with Allocators podcast to discuss how GEM constructs its venture portfolio, why the market has bifurcated, and where disciplined manager selection creates the most compelling opportunities.

Case studies

GEM Closes Inaugural Seed & Micro Venture Fund at $82 Million

GEM Closes Inaugural Seed & Micro Venture Fund at $82 Million

The firm announced the final close of GEM Seed & Micro Venture Fund, LP. The Fund closed with $82 million in commitments—exceeding its hard cap and fundraising target—and marks GEM's first vehicle focused specifically on seed- and micro-stage venture capital.

Independent sponsors are beating the buyout funds

Independent sponsors are beating the buyout funds

Kelly Barofsky, a Managing Director in GEM’s Investment Research Group, spoke with PitchBook about the continued momentum behind independent sponsors and why deal-by-deal structures can create strong alignment between sponsors and investors.

Emerging Managers Think Outside the Box in Parched Fundraising Era

Emerging Managers Think Outside the Box in Parched Fundraising Era

As dealmakers leave established firms to launch their own, many are turning to deal-by-deal and hybrid structures first. Caroline Dallas, a Managing Director in GEM's Investment Research Group, spoke with Buyouts about why GEM sees this as a natural market evolution.

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