Market Insight | Overheard at Apollo
April 12, 2023
Overheard @ Apollo: On the March CPI Report
On the latest episode of Overheard @ Apollo, our series of unfiltered insights from experts across the platform, we hear from Chief Economist Torsten Slok, who breaks down the March CPI report and discusses the implications for the broader economy.
Tags
Market Insight | View from Apollo
Private Equity Portfolios: Three Key Dimensions of Diversification
Diversification has long been a cornerstone of investing, but what does it really mean in private equity today? In this episode, lead equity product specialist Bryn Gostin explores how diversification across managers, company size and sectors can help support more resilient portfolios in today’s evolving landscape.
Software has been one of private equity’s most active sectors over the past decade, supported by recurring revenue, leverage and expanding multiples. Today, that model is being reassessed. Higher interest rates and accelerating AI disruption are challenging long-held assumptions around growth durability and valuation.
AI investment, fiscal stimulus and an ongoing industrial renaissance continue to power the US economy. Yet geopolitical shocks, tariff shifts and inflation above target are creating persistent crosscurrents that complicate the outlook.