Before accessing the site, please choose from the following options.
Private Equity
Private Equity
Overview
Our private equity teams invest in segments of the market that, in our view, are generally underserved by other providers of private capital. We invest directly in private businesses and also allocate capital to compelling fund managers, secondary market opportunities and co-investments on behalf of our limited partners. We seek situations where we believe our expertise, reputation and access to the unparalleled resources of Morgan Stanley will enable us to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.
Capabilities
For over 30 years, Morgan Stanley Investment Management has been a significant provider of capital to middle-market companies in North America. We invest across a range of industries and specialize in buyout strategies, including founder recapitalizations and “buy and build-up” situations. In addition, we have a well-established team that focuses on late-stage investing in high-growth companies and, for close to 25 years, we have been a leading player in the Asia-Pacific private equity market. Our AIP Private Markets team specializes in fund investing, secondaries, co-investments and impact investing.
Our portfolio companies benefit from the expertise and experience of our private equity professionals and access to the unparalleled resources of Morgan Stanley. Our operating partners help our portfolio companies sharpen their business plans and improve their efficiency. The Firm's global relationship network enables us to identify and recruit high-caliber executives and board members, and our thought leaders share their insights with our management teams. The AIP Private Market's team leverages its reputation as a partner of choice and its broad network of General Partner relationships to secure access to managers in less transparent areas of the private equity universe and to identify attractive secondary and co-investment opportunities.
Our Investment Teams
|
AIP Private Markets Team
The AIP Private Markets team provides investors access to broadly diversified and thematic multi-manager portfolios, secondaries, co-investments, impact investing strategies and custom solutions.
|
The AIP Private Markets team provides investors access to broadly diversified and thematic multi-manager portfolios, secondaries, co-investments, impact investing strategies and custom solutions.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital specializes in equity and credit investments in late-stage private companies that operate in the technology, healthcare, consumer, digital media and other high-growth sectors.
|
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital specializes in equity and credit investments in late-stage private companies that operate in the technology, healthcare, consumer, digital media and other high-growth sectors.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Morgan Stanley Energy Partners
Morgan Stanley Energy Partners makes control investments in energy companies primarily located in North America. The team focuses on the buyout and build-up of strategically attractive, established energy businesses across the energy value chain in partnership with best-in-class management teams.
|
Morgan Stanley Energy Partners makes control investments in energy companies primarily located in North America. The team focuses on the buyout and build-up of strategically attractive, established energy businesses across the energy value chain in partnership with best-in-class management teams.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners manages a middle-market private equity platform. The team has invested capital in a broad spectrum of industries for over two decades.
|
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners manages a middle-market private equity platform. The team has invested capital in a broad spectrum of industries for over two decades.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Morgan Stanley Next Level
Morgan Stanley Next Level is the impact-focused private equity business of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, focusing on privately negotiated equity and equity-related investments with impact.
|
Morgan Stanley Next Level is the impact-focused private equity business of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, focusing on privately negotiated equity and equity-related investments with impact.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia invests primarily in highly structured minority investments and control buyouts in growth-oriented companies located throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
|
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia invests primarily in highly structured minority investments and control buyouts in growth-oriented companies located throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing
Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing is an investment platform targeting private, long-term and likely illiquid investments.
|
Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing is an investment platform targeting private, long-term and likely illiquid investments.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Ashbridge Transformational Secondaries Fund II is a private equity fund focused on single asset or GP-led private equity secondary transactions, seeking to invest primarily in situations that entail a restructuring or recapitalization of a single asset managed by a general partner. The Fund seeks to maximize the value of unrealized assets by providing capital, time, and enhanced alignment with GPs within the lower middle market. | Ashbridge Transformational Secondaries Fund II is a private equity fund focused on single asset or GP-led private equity secondary transactions, seeking to invest primarily in situations that entail a restructuring or recapitalization of a single asset managed by a general partner. The Fund seeks to maximize the value of unrealized assets by providing capital, time, and enhanced alignment with GPs within the lower middle market. |
| The 1GT Fund (the “Fund”) is a growth-oriented fund with a dual target: (i) generate financial returns commensurate with the growth-oriented nature of the investments and (ii) deliver substantial, measurable and auditable environmental impact. Specifically, the Fund will seek to invest in companies that the team believes, on an aggregate basis, will remove or avoid 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (“CO2e”) from the Earth’s atmosphere. Underscoring the investment team’s conviction in this strategy, they have designed a carried interest compensation structure tied to achieving both the impact goal and generating robust private equity returns. The Fund is managed by a dedicated impact team which has been investing for impact intentionality since 2015. | The 1GT Fund (the “Fund”) is a growth-oriented fund with a dual target: (i) generate financial returns commensurate with the growth-oriented nature of the investments and (ii) deliver substantial, measurable and auditable environmental impact. Specifically, the Fund will seek to invest in companies that the team believes, on an aggregate basis, will remove or avoid 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (“CO2e”) from the Earth’s atmosphere. Underscoring the investment team’s conviction in this strategy, they have designed a carried interest compensation structure tied to achieving both the impact goal and generating robust private equity returns. The Fund is managed by a dedicated impact team which has been investing for impact intentionality since 2015. |
News & Insights
Explore Our Additional Alternative Investments Capabilities
Our expertise lies in managing custom alternative investment solutions that enable financial advisors to address the unique risk, return and liquidity objectives of their clients
We are a financing source for middle-market companies and late-stage businesses in high-growth sectors primarily located in North America and Western Europe
Our hedge fund solutions include custom portfolios; broadly-diversified, opportunistic and strategy-specific funds; and advisory services
We specialize in global value-add / opportunistic and regional core real estate investment strategies
We focus on large-scale transportation, energy and utilities, communications, and social infrastructure projects in OECD countries and select emerging markets
We manage a broad range of CTA-focused investment solutions
Our expertise lies in managing custom alternative investment solutions that enable financial advisors to address the unique risk, return and liquidity objectives of their clients
We are a financing source for middle-market companies and late-stage businesses in high-growth sectors primarily located in North America and Western Europe
Our hedge fund solutions include custom portfolios; broadly-diversified, opportunistic and strategy-specific funds; and advisory services
We specialize in global value-add / opportunistic and regional core real estate investment strategies
We focus on large-scale transportation, energy and utilities, communications, and social infrastructure projects in OECD countries and select emerging markets
We manage a broad range of CTA-focused investment solutions
As of December 31, 2017. Team information may change from time to time.
The information presented herein is solely for informational and educational purposes only. It is intended for the benefit of third party issuers and those seeking information about alternatives investment strategies. The information contained herein does not constitute and should not be construed as an offering of advisory services or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities, insurance or other laws of such jurisdiction.
All information provided has been prepared solely for information purposes and does not constitute an offer or a recommendation to buy or sell any particular security or to adopt any specific investment strategy. The information herein has not been based on a consideration of any individual investor circumstances and is not investment advice, nor should it be construed in any way as tax, accounting, legal or regulatory advice. To that end, investors should seek independent legal and financial advice, including advice as to tax consequences, before making any investment decision. There is no guarantee that any investment strategy will work under all market conditions, and each investor should evaluate their ability to invest for the long-term, especially during periods of downturn in the market.
Any views and opinions provided are those of the portfolio management team and are subject to change at any time due to market or economic conditions and may not necessarily come to pass. Furthermore, the views will not be updated or otherwise revised to reflect information that subsequently becomes available or circumstances existing, or changes occurring. The views expressed do not reflect the opinions of all portfolio managers at Morgan Stanley Investment Management or the views of the firm as a whole, and may not be reflected in all the strategies and products that the Firm offers.
Any investments discussed herein are for illustrative purposes only and are provided solely to demonstrate the Team's views and type of analysis used in implementing their investment strategy. There is no guarantee that the investment mentioned will perform well in the future. The statements above reflect the views and opinions of the Team as of the date hereof and not as of any future date, and will not be updated or supplemented.
Diversification does not protect you against a loss in a particular market; however it allows you to spread that risk across various asset classes. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Leveraging Morgan Stanley Resources - Subject to third party confidentiality agreement obligations and information barriers established by Morgan Stanley to manage potential conflicts of interest and applicable allocation policies.
Alternative investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. Investors could lose all or a substantial amount of their investment. Alternative investments are suitable only for long-term investors willing to forego liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time. Alternative investments are typically highly illiquid – there is no secondary market for private funds, and there may be restrictions on redemptions or assigning or otherwise transferring investments into private funds. Alternative investment funds often engage in leverage and other speculative practices that may increase volatility and risk of loss. Alternative investments typically have higher fees and expenses than other investment vehicles, and such fees and expenses will lower returns achieved by investors.
In the ordinary course of its business, Morgan Stanley engages in a broad spectrum of activities including, among others, financial advisory services, investment banking, asset management activities and sponsoring and managing private investment funds. In engaging in these activities, the interest of Morgan Stanley may conflict with the interests of clients.
Alternative investment funds are often unregulated, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds, and are not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors. The investment strategies described in the preceding pages may not be suitable for your specific circumstances; accordingly, you should consult your own tax, legal or other advisors, at both the outset of any transaction and on an ongoing basis, to determine such suitability.
No investment should be made without proper consideration of the risks and advice from your tax, accounting, legal or other advisors as you deem appropriate.
Morgan Stanley is a full-service securities firm engaged in a wide range of financial services including, for example, securities trading and brokerage activities, investment banking, research and analysis, financing and financial advisory services. Morgan Stanley Investment Management is the asset management division of Morgan Stanley.
CRC# 1872403 Exp. 10/01/2018