Adley Bowden: Key Trends and Developments in Private Markets

<p>Our guest this week is Adley Bowden. Adley is the vice president of market analysis at PitchBook, which is a Morningstar affiliate. In his role, Adley oversees PitchBook's voluminous research and editorial content on private markets, including private equity, private debt, venture capital, real estate, as well as the vehicles that invest in these areas. In addition, Adley is also a regular host at PitchBook's "In Visible Capital" podcast, which just kicked off its second season and is available on most popular podcast players. Adley first joined PitchBook in 2008 and has served in a number of roles prior to assuming this current post. He's a graduate of the University of Washington from which he earned his bachelor's degree in economics and international studies.</p></p><p><p><strong>Background</strong></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adleybowden/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p></p><p><p><a href="https://pitchbook.com/about" target="_blank">Pitchbook</a></p></p><p><p><a href="https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pitchbook-podcast-in-visible-capital" target="_blank">In Visible Capital Blog</a></p></p><p><p><strong>Private Equity Investing</strong></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/sbcfac/2020-02-04-presentation-pitchbook-private-markets-guide.pdf" target="_blank">PitchBook Private Markets Guide </a></p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://pitchbook.com/blog/what-are-the-private-markets" target="_blank">What Are the Private Markets?</a>” PitchBook Blog, PitchBook.com, July 8, 2020. </p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/digging-into-the-fine-print-of-lp-agreements" target="_blank">Digging Into the Fine Print of LP Agreements</a>,” PitchBook.com, Sept. 11, 2020.</p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://pitchbook.com/blog/what-is-gp-stakes-investing" target="_blank">What Is GP Stakes Investing?</a>” PitchBook Blog, PitchBook.com, July 31, 2020.</p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/what-factors-drive-risk-and-return-in-gp-stakes-investing" target="_blank">What Facto