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StepStone, LSEG Digital Markets Infrastructure
StepStone, a New York-headquartered global private markets investment firm with locations across America, Asia and Europe has joined the London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) platform. The DMI platform streamlines professional investor access to private funds and uses distributed ledger technology to support private fund distribution, helping to reduce structural barriers to private markets access for investors.

StepStone is among the first private markets managers to launch on the DMI platform, opening up availability for its evergreen strategies across private equity, private debt and infrastructure.

This collaboration builds on StepStone’s relationship with LSEG. In October 2025, the two launched the FTSE StepStone Global Private Market Indices, which offer daily, private market benchmarks, the firm said in a statement. Together, these initiatives exemplify StepStone’s commitment to improving access, transparency, benchmarking and integration of private markets within diversified portfolios.

"The continued evolution of private markets requires infrastructure and data integrity consistent with institutional investing,” David Jeffrey, head of Europe at StepStone, said. “LSEG’s DMI platform represents an important step in that development. By launching our evergreen strategies on the platform, we are supporting more efficient access to private markets through established market infrastructure. We believe innovation in distribution and access will be vital to the long-term success of private markets in the UK wealth market.”

“StepStone’s decision to bring its evergreen strategies onto our DMI platform marks another important milestone in opening up access to private markets,” Dr Darko Hajdukovic, head of Digital Markets Infrastructure, LSEG, said. “DMI now enhances access for professional investors in the wealth segment and delivers blockchain-powered scale and efficiency, enabling fund managers to distribute their products more effectively and support the evolving needs of clients.”

Wealth Club, a UK non-advised investment service for high net worth individuals, has also announced a period of rapid expansion for its private markets platform, with more funds and managers. Similarly, California-headquartered investment manager Franklin Templeton sees attractive opportunities globally within private markets in 2026.