Alternative investment strategies offer unique opportunities generally not available through traditional markets, and are increasingly an important component of a balanced portfolio. Our specialist investment teams provide the expertise, access and proprietary insights necessary to capture value across a full range of alternative asset classes.
Investing in the sites and buildings that are positioned to benefit from global megatrends.
As one of the largest real estate managers worldwide, Nuveen strategies are positioned to benefit from structural trends which will shape the future of the built environment across all major sectors and geographies.
Investing in the growth of private companies across the capital structure, including private credit and private equity.
Nuveen's private capital specialists are among the largest and most active private capital investors in the world. Our deep relationships provide early insights and exceptional access to high-quality investment opportunities.
Investing in the systems and resources that will fuel a sustainable future.
Nuveen’s real assets platform seeks to offer investors access to high quality assets and uncorrelated, stable returns. Our platform is grounded by a sustainable investment philosophy and invests across natural capital, private infrastructure, listed real assets, commodities and private impact.
Invest across the alternative credit spectrum to add diversification, resilience to market swings and cashflow-driven return profiles to portfolios.
We provide investors opportunities in sustainable and traditional credit solutions; financing the growth of businesses, and powering the energy transition across direct lending, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), energy and infrastructure credit, real estate debt and investment-grade private credit investments.
Private market alternatives represent a significant—and relatively untapped—opportunity, much larger than many realize. While most investors’ portfolios are comprised of traditional publicly traded stocks and bonds, private markets differ as they are not traded on public exchanges. They can include direct investments in private company equity and credit, real estate, and real assets such as, infrastructure or farmland. Private markets can work alongside public holdings to offer diverse investment opportunities that help take your portfolio further.
Top 5 real estate manager globally based on Pensions & Investments Real Estate Managers Special Report, October 2024. Ranking included 72 real estate managers and ranked them by total worldwide real estate assets as of 30 Jun 2024. Real estate assets are reported net of leverage, including contributions committed or received but not yet invested; REOCs are included with equity; REIT securities are excluded
#1 manager of farmland assets globally and top 20 infrastructure manager based on Pensions & Investments, Oct 2024. Rankings based total worldwide farmland assets under management for the 12 months ending 30 Jun 2024 as reported by each responding asset manager. Top 20 infrastructure manager globally based on IPE Real Assets Report July/August 2024.
Years as an active private capital investor as 31 Mar 2025
Important information on risk
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All investments carry a certain degree of risk, including the possible loss of principal, and there is no assurance that an investment will provide positive performance over any period of time. Certain products and services may not be available to all entities or persons. There is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved.
Investors should be aware that alternative investments are speculative, subject to substantial risks including the risks associated with limited liquidity, the potential use of leverage, potential short sales, currency exchange rates, and concentrated investments and may involve complex tax structures and investment strategies. Alternative investments may be illiquid, there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchasers for such securities, they may not be required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, there may be delays in distributing tax information to investors, they are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as other types of pooled investment vehicles, and they may be subject to high fees and expenses, which will reduce profits.
