Insights   |   February 27, 2020

Private Equity Sees the Light

When was the last time you worried about not having enough light? We’d wager it’s been a while; every day, you flip a switch and on comes a bulb, giving you light that costs you a fraction of a penny per hour.

This wasn’t the case two hundred years ago, when candlefueled light cost over 325 times more than today’s light does. Light is so essential to our lives that its source has undergone radical innovations – and reinventions – that have improved it radically over the last century and a half. 

Related Insights

Abstract background with dark blue and arrows
Insights
April 15, 2026

Q2 2026 Investment Outlook & Portfolio Strategy

Read our latest quarterly Investment Outlook and Portfolio Strategy document, providing a financial market recap for Q1 and our outlook for the next 12-18 months.
Fiera Capital Market Update
Insights
April 10, 2026

Global Asset Allocation Team Market Update – April 2026

The first quarter ended on a subdued note. Investor sentiment retreated as the US-Iran conflict fanned the flames of geopolitical turmoil across the globe and sparked wild swings across financial markets.
Jean-Guy Desjardins
Founder of Fiera Capital and Executive Chair of the Board
Candice Bangsund
Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Global Asset Allocation and Private Markets Solutions