September 2026

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future consideration for alternatives. It is already changing how firms invest, operate, compete and manage risk.

The latest edition of The Alternative Investor explores that shift through the eyes of investment managers, technologists, lawyers and industry bodies.

Guest contributors examine AI from a range of practical perspectives. Digiata’s Diederick Kruger argues that AI in private markets must earn trust before it replaces long-established workflows. Sycamore Tree Capital Partners’ Trey Parker explores why the AI boom is becoming as much a credit story as a technology story. QuantFin’s Jon Freedman looks at what firms can realistically achieve with AI on a modest budget. Farrer & Co’s Alan Baker and Jeremy Evans examine the evolving regulatory expectations surrounding AI adoption, while Lexolent’s Dr Nick Rowles-Davies explains how litigation funders are using AI to improve sourcing and underwriting.

Our regular contributors also provide a broader market perspective. CAIA Association’s Georgina Tzanetos argues that human capacity may be one of private markets’ biggest overlooked constraints. AIMA’s Kher Sheng Lee looks at how Hong Kong and Singapore are competing to attract global alternative investment managers. Simon Brewer in The Money Maze interviews Tony Yoseloff, CIO of Davidson Kempner, on why he believes investors have entered a new “golden age” for absolute return strategies. Mark Kollar of Prosek Partners considers whether private equity’s growing interest in US law firms is gathering pace, and RQC Group rounds up the latest UK and US regulatory developments.