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Alternative capital refers to the set of investments that sit outside traditional public markets for listed equities and bonds.

It is a broad category. It does not describe a single asset or a single strategy. It includes private or less standardized exposures in which there is usually no continuous quotation, liquidity is not guaranteed, and the structure of the investment has a major influence on the final outcome.

Alternative capital includes, among other things, venture capital, private equity, real estate, collectibles, audiovisual and intellectual property, private credit, and other private or specialized exposures.

Not all of these assets behave in the same way. They do not offer the same liquidity. They do not offer the same asymmetry. They do not carry the same risk profile. They do not create value in the same way either.

The important point is not the label itself. The important point is something else: once an investor moves outside the listed market, access, price formation, liquidity, risk assessment, and the way value turns into cash all change at the same time.