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Parametric Portfolio Associates, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, is pleased to announce the launch of Custom Active, an innovative tax optimization capability for asset managers. Investors can now access established equity strategies customized for tax efficiency and other considerations powered by the investment expertise of Parametric.

Jeff Levin and Ashwin Krishnan discuss private credit, its outlook and where they see opportunities, on InsuranceAUM’s podcast.

Head of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, Aaron Sack, discusses how to build a successful middle market buyout strategy, and the role of private equity in market growth.

Calvert Research and Management announces Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.’s contribution to America Needs You, an organization focused on driving economic mobility for first-generation college students.

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital have acquired a stake in UK headquartered payments business Sokin, marking an exciting new chapter for the fast-expanding fintech firm. The acquisition will provide significant capital and accelerate its product growth plans and further global expansion.

Portfolio Manager Dónal Kinsella explains three key areas that high yield bond investors should consider and why a discerning approach to credit selection is key.

Octagos Health, an industry-leading provider of AI-driven cardiac device monitoring solutions, today announced a successful equity raise of over $43 million in investment capital. The Series B investment round was led by funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, with continued participation from Mucker Capital and other strategic investors.

Cloudian, the leader in secure S3-compatible AI data lake platforms, announced today that it has closed $23 million in growth financing from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Cloudian will use the proceeds to drive product innovation and sales and marketing initiatives to meet the rapidly growing demand for the firm’s AI data lake software.

Michael Mauboussin and Ted Seides discuss the recent Consilient Observer article on pattern recognition, including when it works and when it doesn’t. They then transition to discussing the changing nature of public markets, inspired by another of Michael’s recent research reports, Birth, Death, and Wealth Creation. They examine which companies have had the largest stock market capitalizations and how that population has changed.

Mad Mobile, a pioneering force in restaurant and retail SaaS and payment solutions, is pleased to announce the closure of a $50 million financing agreement. This funding, managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Bridge Bank, will be strategically utilized to amplify the expansion of its SaaS and payment technologies, refinance existing debts, and propel sales growth.

David Miller, Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Head of Global Private Credit & Equity, speaks on "Markets Today" from SuperReturn International. David speaks to some of the concern around the rapid growth of private market investments and explains why it's important to look upon that growth in the context of overall public market caps.

We believe India’s young demographic, along with its efforts to build digital, regulatory, financial and physical infrastructure over the last decade, will pave the way for growth acceleration over the next decade. Listen to the Global Opportunity team discuss where they find ideas based on the team’s bottom-up stock picking approach.

Rohanjit Chaudhry, Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, joined BDO Private Equity PErspectives podcast to discuss how private equity continues to approach economic challenges, like the current high cost of capital, through a lens of cautious optimism

Lauren Hochfelder, Co-Chief Executive Officer for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, appears on Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss her outlook on commercial real estate and sectors where she sees potential opportunity.

Lauren Hochfelder on Yahoo Finance: Morgan Stanley's Top Real Estate Investing 'Megatrends'

Lauren Hochfelder discusses real estate opportunities and supply chain on CNBC's The Exchange.

How can our full spectrum of fixed income solutions and specialized teams help navigate the curve and build a tailored portfolio?

Fundamentals remain very strong in many listed real estate sectors. Top opportunities in certain alternative sectors include seniors housing healthcare and data centers, which may benefit from secular themes driving demand for necessity-based real estate.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Head of Emerging Markets Equity Amy Oldenburg was interviewed by Barron’s for their January cover story on investing in Saudi Arabia.

Sometimes overlooked, but a wildly important beneficiary of advancements in the adoption of artificial intelligence, is the data center real estate sector. In fact, Laurel calls now a “transformational moment” for data centers and reveals her top investment ideas for the space on CNBC’s "The Exchange."

Head of Global Listed Real Assets Laurel Durkay, CFA, provides thoughts on 2023 REIT performance, current opportunities, and how REITs may benefit from secular themes driving demand for real estate.

Listen to Laurel Durkay, CFA, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Head of Global Listed Real Assets, discuss the compelling valuations that REITs currently offer on the Nareit REIT Report Podcast.

Lauren Hochfelder, Co-Chief Executive Officer for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, appears on Bloomberg Television to discuss 2024 themes and trends in commercial real estate.

Watch Lauren Hochfelder on Bloomberg's "Wall Street Week" explain why she is so bullish on the commercial real estate sector heading into 2024.

Watch Lauren Hochfelder on CNBC's "The Exchange" discuss how real estate geographic differences between return to office policies are misunderstood.

This conversation covers Head of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) Aaron Sack’s path to Morgan Stanley, his experience investing from a bank-affiliated PE platform, and his team’s investment principles and approach across sourcing, due diligence, deal making, and operational improvements. The discussion closes with notes on the current market dynamics, competitive positioning, and an example MSCP investment.

Patrick Whitehead and Katie Lankalis with LLR Partners joined host Todd Kinney, National Relationship Director at BDO's private equity practice, to discuss value creation strategies and how to drive growth in a volatile market environment, how restrictive financing conditions could impact private equity returns and how the deal landscape could shape up in 2023.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced that it has received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to take a full controlling stake in Morgan Stanley Huaxin Funds, marking a key strategic advancement for the company’s broader footprint in China.

As of today, the offer document for the public delisting tender offer (cash offer) of Kublai GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, an affiliate of funds managed and advised by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc., to the shareholders of Tele Columbus AG, Berlin, Germany, for the acquisition of their registered no-par-value shares in Tele Columbus AG (ISIN DE000TCAG172) as well as its non-binding English convenience translation are available for distribution free of charge at BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A., Frankfurt Branch, Europa-Allee 12, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

As of today, the offer document for the voluntary public takeover offer (cash offer) of Kublai GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, an affiliate of funds managed and advised by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc., to the shareholders of Tele Columbus AG, Berlin, Germany, for the acquisition of their registered no-par-value shares in Tele Columbus AG (ISIN DE000TCAG172) as well as its non-binding English convenience translation are available for distribution free of charge at BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A., Frankfurt Branch, Europa-Allee 12, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.