So many LPs have “Canada envy” in coveting direct investment capabilities, but very few will have the financial or governance wherewithal to make this happen.

In today’s fundraising market, there is “more confusion than ever” around private equity valuations, say three experts; hence, the cachet of solid cash-on-cash performance figures from GPs.

An overview of the partnership struck between ILPA and Cambridge Associates to create a powerful new institutional benchmark in private equity.

Andrea Kramer, Managing Director of Hamilton Lane, shares her analysis of the state of the fundraising market.

The story of how Dallas-based Highland Capital Management acquired distressed industrial waste manager Safety-Kleen and realized a four-times return.

When is a private equity fund “born?” And how is it that GPs are able to seemingly shop for a vintage year in which their fund shows the best relative performance?

A co-investment program gives an LP a “front-row seat” to the due diligence and underwriting techniques of GP groups, according to Nitin Gupta, a Partner at New York-based Caspian Private Equity Partners.

How has private equity been performing recently, and what does that performance mean for the long-term attractiveness of the asset class?

Russell Steenberg of BlackRock explains why CIOs of institutional investors around the world “aggressively” expanding private-market allocations, including private equity

Adiba Ighodaro, Director of Investor Development at global private equity firm Actis, gives an overview of changing LP attitudes toward the emerging markets, Actis’ focus.

The third “new rule” of private equity fundraising can be summed up as: the fund as you know it will not be your next fund.

What happens to a firm’s income when its follow-on fund, and its fees, get smaller? A fictional case study

Russ Steenberg, the head of BlackRock Private Equity Partners, says PE investing is a “simple” business—requiring perfect execution

We spoke with three experts in the healthcare space to help cut through the regulatory fog and provide practical solutions to the challenge facing private equity investors

Scott Nuttall opens up about missed opportunities and the firm’s expansion beyond private equity

The New York City Employees’ Retirement Systems’s PE chief on the value of good people—and good relationships

Why the asset-allocation playbook has changed for 2013. A Privcap Conversation With Henry McVeigh, Member & Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation, KKR

Part 2 of a series: why GPs must demonstrate value-add insight in order to win LP commitments in a new fundraising market.