Oddo BHF AM says investors shift to private tech as startups stay private longer

PUBT · 1d ago
Oddo BHF AM says investors shift to private tech as startups stay private longer
  • Oddo BHF Asset Management flagged a shift in tech value creation toward private markets as companies stay private longer.
  • It cited S&P 500 annual returns of 10.8% since 2015, dominated by mega-cap technology stocks.
  • Private markets now fund late-stage growth, with OpenAI raising nearly $200 billion while remaining private.
  • It said tech firms often stay private about 12 years, versus roughly five years in earlier decades.
  • The analysis pointed to illiquidity risk, valuation volatility, and wide dispersion in outcomes across companies and managers.


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