Michael A.B. Orr, Neal Prunier, Alex Band, Vipon Ghai, and Kristin Dacey shared their thoughts on a challenging, but timely topic at SuperReturn North America: How do LPs balance continued interest in private markets while maintaining flexibility for the next shift in the cycle?
Emerging managers, in particular, are proving that scale isn’t a prerequisite for impact. With deep sector expertise and a clear, repeatable value creation playbook, lean teams can drive meaningful outcomes — especially as LPs increasingly underwrite operational capability alongside strategy.
That shift is exactly where XAlts is focused — in a market where selectivity and differentiation matter more than ever, access to these undercapitalized, high-potential managers can play an important role in building more resilient private markets portfolios.