Should investors use public benchmarks like the S&P 500 to gauge the performance of their private equity program?

How real is VC’s current outperformance, and how long will it last?

Are the synthetic track records of new firms legitimate? Are they worth the due diligence effort by investors?

Expert insights into how private equity and venture capital professionals, and investors, should assess their investments’ performance.

A consolidation of business development companies could be in the works, says Oak Hill Advisors founder Glenn August. He explains investors’ attraction to the market.

Three experts discuss how an LP might pass on a GP’s fundraising due to the perception of a “weak bench” and a team that may not be around for 10 years.

Showing how you source and win transactions is crucial for GPs to win an LP’s attention in a crowded market.

Owners or managers of private assets needing a “reset” will often seek the advice of someone like Nigel Dawn of Evercore. He helps them return liquidity to the asset through the secondaries or other means.

GPs must sometimes deal with the fact that an LP may pass over them for reasons outside their control. A panel of three experts outlines what some of these may be.

First Reserve’s Mark Florian on the firm’s recent fundraising targeting energy infrastructure, what the investors were looking for, and opportunity sourcing.

The story of General Atlantic’s massive 18x Alibaba return began with Jack Ma saying, “We don’t need capital.”

John Burditt of the Choate Rosemary Hall endowment fund on the challenges of a small institution investing in private equity.

A communication breakdown between a GP and LP can have various repercussions; three experts discuss what these are and name some possible remedies.

Reason No. 1 you won’t raise your next fund: Strategy deviation without explanation.

Three business development professionals discuss their roles within their respective PE firms, and what they add to the deal sourcing process.

Differentiating your firm’s approach to deal sourcing is increasingly important in a competitive field. Three heads of business development tell how they set themselves apart.

A friendly relationship with LPs doesn’t mean they won’t subject your track record to intense due diligence once you try to launch your own private equity firm.

Jeff Pentland of Northleaf Capital Partners on how the firm uses client-led products to differentiate itself in a crowded market, it’s interest in infrastructure and energy assets and what the challenges are for the fund-of-funds market.