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We met with journalists. We met with private equity representatives, venture capital space. And I think I was surprised by how much increased activity there is in the private markets. And so those are significantly larger than they were even several years ago. And so the trend is really, I think, creating a backdrop for more innovation, more growth opportunities for us to invest in. So I was pleasantly surprised by the trajectory of risk-taking in the private capital markets. The narrative has always been that things are very slow to change. And things are still relatively slow to change, but I think that trajectory is really important to start to see a shift in some of those attitudes.
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September 2022
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