Crafting Capital

Despite market jitters around the artificial intelligence boom, exciting AI-native startups have no shortage of potential investors in this hypergrowth environment. But these companies are seeking a different relationship with funders, looking not just for capital, but strategic support to help develop their products and offerings. Alex Kendall, co-founder and CEO of autonomous vehicle company Wayve, joins Carmine Visconti, EMEA head of technology, media and telecoms at UBS, to discuss the secrets to securing the right partnerships and key metrics for long-term success.

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The IPO market is reopening after a slow start to the year, but success isn’t just about timing. From unicorns to AI-driven businesses and beyond, companies must demonstrate credibility, growth potential and resilience to capture investor attention. In this episode, Gregor Feige, Co-Head of Americas ECM at UBS, and Mike DeSantis, Managing Director at Insight Partners Public Equities, explore what separates companies that thrive after going public from those that falter—and what steps can set the stage for a high-value public debut and long-term success.

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Once a niche asset class, private credit is now recalibrating how companies raise capital and investors allocate funds. From multi-billion-dollar financings to innovative deal structures, Michele Cousins, Global Head of Leveraged Capital Markets and Head of Capital Partnerships at UBS, and Jeff Rowbottom, Managing Director of Credit and Capital Markets at General Atlantic, explain why direct lending is attracting global attention, how it complements syndicated markets and what executives need to consider in a market under scrutiny.

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Private equity leaders are facing unprecedented change, from tougher exits to the rising role of AI in dealmaking. Yet the most critical factor remains human: achieving alignment between general partners and company management. As executives search for partnerships that endure—and outperform—no matter the market climate, Diron Jebejian, Co-Head of Americas Sponsor Coverage at UBS, and Vahe Dombalagian, Managing Partner at Madison Dearborn Partners, sit down with Phillipa Leighton-Jones to decode what separates transactional deals from truly transformative ones.

Private funds are at a pivotal moment, with shifting dynamics in fundraising, deal activity and investor behavior reshaping the landscape. Phillipa Leighton-Jones is joined by Kevin Kuryla, Global Head of Private Funds Group at UBS and Jerry Pascucci, Co-Head of Unified Global Alternatives at UBS to unpack the trends behind this transformation. From fluctuating interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty to the rise of private wealth capital in fundraising and continuation vehicles as a popular exit strategy, this episode examines how private funds are adapting to a new reality—and what it means for investors and sponsors alike.