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Christian Munafo

Christian Munafo - Directeur des investissements, Liberty Street Advisors, Inc


Christian a plus de 20 ans d'expérience dans le secteur de la finance, dont la majeure partie a été consacrée à des investissements secondaires impliquant des entreprises et des fonds financés par le capital-risque et des entreprises de croissance.

Avant de rejoindre l'équipe de gestion des investissements de Private Shares Fund et Liberty Street Advisors, Inc. Christian était co-responsable du Global Private Equity Secondaries Practice chez HQ Capital. Auparavant, il était responsable des fonds secondaires chez Thomas Weisel Partners. Christian est titulaire d'une licence en économie et en finance du Rutgers College.

Christian Munafo

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Opinions
The Private Innovation Economy
25 June 2024

Given the shift of capital from public to private markets, and the trend of high-growth companies staying private longer, Liberty Street Advisors’ Christian Munafo explains how investors can tap into these dynamic, innovative and revenue-rich late-stage US businesses during their most exciting development phases.

Outlook 2024
Outlook 2024: Christian Munafo (Private Shares)
December 2023

Private Shares – An opportunity to participate in the accelerating growth of companies staying private for longer

Opinions
Capturing value in late-stage venture capital investment
14 September 2023

With the mixed macroeconomic backdrop seeing more private companies delay plans to go public, liberty street advisors’ christian munafo discusses the specific appeal of late-stage companies over their early-stage peers. Christian also explains why the tougher exit environment can present new opportunities for investors.

Opinions
Finding opportunities in private markets
15 June 2023

Over the last two decades, the number of companies listed on public markets has roughly halved. Liberty Street Advisors’ Christian Munafo examines why companies today are staying private for longer and outlines the opportunity this presents for investors.

My Videos

Video

05:54 min watch

Introduction to Late Stage Private Shares
Thursday, April 11, 2024

Christian Munafo, CIO of LSA, provides an overview of the opportunities in private markets.

Active Thinking

11:16 min watch

Private Shares – Christian Munafo
19 October 2023

Christian Munafo of Liberty Street Advisors notes an improvement in market conditions for investors in late-stage private companies; many of these companies are similar to what public market investors used to seek in small to mid-cap growth stocks. He also stresses that many of them are not just high growth, they are also at or approaching profitability.

Active Thinking

11:54 min watch

Private Shares – Christian Munafo
28 July 2023

Christian Munafo reiterates the opportunities present in private market investments, with areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, big data analytics, cybersecurity and robotics generating significant revenue traction.

My Awards

Capabilities
GAM’s Private Shares strategy named Emerging Fund of the year by Financial Newswire/SQM Research in Australia
September 2023

GAM’s Private Shares Strategy, managed by our partner firm Liberty Street Advisors, was named Emerging Fund of the Year at The Financial Newswire/SQM Research 2023 Fund Manager of the Year Awards. The awards seek to identify the best of the best among fund managers available in Australia across 18 investment categories.

Click here to see the full list of winners.