Investors are pricing in long-term low yields in Europe, meaning LPs should target irreplaceable assets says LaSalle Investment Management’s Europe head of strategy.

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

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

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.

The opinion of alternative credit markets has evolved, says Oak Hill Advisors founder Glenn August. He discusses current and future trends in various sectors.

How To Globally Benchmark GPs: Finding A Reporting Standard

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

Success in senior living is not just about caring for the elderly. It also means ensuring your brand is SEO-compliant and has a high profile online.

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.

Union Investment looks to invest more than $2B of co-investment equity in the Americas, the firm’s newly-appointed Head of Americas, Thomas Gnieser, says.

Chris Merrill of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital tells Privcap about the property investment group’s strategy, where he sees market opportunities and how they had to build the company to run an open-ended core fund.

MAS Equity Partners’ Patricio D’Apice tells Privcap about the rapid evolution of the Colombian PE market since its formal start in 2005. Capital commitments have risen from about US$60 million to around US$3.5 billion during the period.

Colombian GPs need to start delivering results, says Isabella Munos Mendez of ColCapital.

Experts from Advent International, Tribeca Asset Management, and EY describe a blossoming private equity landscape in Colombia.

Frank Brenninkmeyer of Performance Equity talks about what his firm looks for in a manager, how their history with GM’s pension group informs strategy, and guiding new entrants to the asset class.

A deep dive into Siguler Guff’s co-investment platform – how co-investing helped the firm add alpha to its overall portfolio.

How to optimize the performance of your fund as a whole by avoiding key mistakes.