Major Firms Form AltExchange Alliance for Private Equity
Major firms, including Upwelling Capital Group, have joined forces to form the AltExchange Alliance for the private equity industry. The alliance will serve to define standards to simplify the communication of private equity data through a digital platform. Upwelling is a founding member of the collaborative project, and Joncarlo Mark will serve one of seven […]
Joncarlo Mark to speak at SuperReturn US on the topic of “Dealing with Underperforming Funds”
On June 3, 2013, Joncarlo Mark will be a guest panelist at SuperReturn U.S. in Boston to debate the topic of “Dealing with Underperforming Funds”. The discussion will entail how LPs can anticipate appropriate timing to take action in underperforming funds and what options are available to them. For more information on the event, please […]
Joncarlo Mark to moderate investor panel at the 15th Annual Global Private Equity Conference
Joncarlo Mark will moderate an investor panel at the 15th Annual Global Private Equity Conference on the topic of “Building an Effective Infrastructure and Real Assets Model in Emerging Markets”. The conference will take place May 13-15 in Washington DC. http://www.globalpeconference.com/
Canadian Pension Plan to Spend $10B in Secondary Market
Joncarlo Mark comments on the strategic use of secondary funds to create value for investors. Read the article online HERE (Login Required)
Promoting Innovative Growth: Venture Capital, Growth Equity, and IPOs
On December 3, 2012 Upwelling Capital Group participated in an event co-hosted by the Brookings Institution and the Private Capital Research Institute (PCRI) tackling issues related to private equity and growth of the U.S. economy. Joncarlo Mark spoke on a panel moderated by Professor Josh Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at […]
Friends of Privcap Weigh In On Headlines of the Month – September 11, 2012
In a recent “Ad Hoc” Q & A session with Privcap.com – a thought leadership and market analysis website for the private capital investment community – Joncarlo Mark weighs in on Best Buy’s privatization plans, the growth of the secondaries market, the future of fund-of-funds, and some PE career advice for the next generation of investment professionals. http://www.privcap.com/posts/200-best-buy-secondaries-asian-fof-hitting-3t
Rakesh Saraf interviewed by Joncarlo Mark at SuperReturn U.S. – June 28, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZBkAhN8wkY
Q&A with Joncarlo Mark
Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute interviewed Joncarlo Mark for Sovereign Wealth Quarterly about the risks and rewards of alternative assets, lessons learned at CalPERS as he helped lead their secondary sales, as well as unlocking the value of underperforming legacy assets. View Full Interview
Privcap Asset class 2.0
Joncarlo Mark was interviewed during a Brookings Institution and Private Capital Research Institute (PCRI) event called “Can America Get Its Entrepreneurial Groove Back?” The interview is part of Privcap’s “Private Capital Impact” series, and features Joncarlo Mark discussing private equity’s impact on one’s institutional portfolio, its ability to access important parts of the economy, key differences between PE and other asset classes and the […]
Privcap one-on-one Discussion with Joncarlo Mark on the Launch of Upwelling Capital Group
The former CalPERS executive tells Privcap why so many LP portfolios need to be ‘cleaned up in some way.’ The private equity asset class has grown tremendously over the past decade, and as a result many institutional investors now find themselves challenged by non-core or underperforming assets in their portfolios, according to Joncarlo Mark, the […]