Why private equity investors aren’t panicking about AI

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Why private equity investors aren’t panicking about AI

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AI has rattled public SaaS stocks, but private markets may be taking a more measured view. Schroders’ Claire Smith joins us to unpack how private equity is assessing AI risk, why boring businesses can be beautiful, and how Australian investors can access small private companies globally.In this episode: 00:00 - Is AI Killing Software?03:04 - Introducing Claire Smith05:02 - SaaS Sell-Off: Public vs Private Markets07:41 - Building an AI Threat Matrix13:38 - AI Opportunities Inside Private Equity18:37 - Boring Businesses with Sticky Revenues25:26 - How Schroders Assesses Private Equity Managers34:06 - Adding Private Equity to a PortfolioETFs and stocks mentioned: Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO), Telstra (ASX: TLS), Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA), Foster’s, Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM), monday.com (NASDAQ: MNDY), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), OpenAI, Meta (NASDAQ: META), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Spotify (NYSE: SPOT).To deepen your understanding of investing in small and mid-cap semi-liquid private equity, visit Schroders Australia’s website and search ‘private equity’. There’s an education hub, further investment insights on private assets and information on the Schroder Specialist Private Equity Fund.Newsletter recommendation: https://pefox.com/———Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a messageAnd come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.———Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis PointsListen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)Watch on YouTubeRead the monthly email———Looking for some of our favourite research tools?Download our free Basics of ETF handbookOr our free 4-step stock checklistFind company information on TIKRResearch reports from Good ResearchTrack your portfolio with Sharesight———Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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