Capital is being redirected into Europe amid U.S. turbulence: Neuberger Berman
Joana Rocha Scaff, managing director and head of European private equity at Neuberger Berman, talks nerves around U.S. allocations and the allure of Europe at SuperReturn in Berlin.
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