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Why so much capital is being committed by large Asian LPs.

Why are there so few women in senior positions in private equity?

The CEO of MVision discusses under-reported statistics in China and the rise of tech buyout funds.

Where LPs are looking to invest as mega-GPs suffer capital “indigestion.”

What’s behind the fundraising slowdown in Asia?

The sources of capital are changing in the private equity market.

Why 2016 was such a big year for US fundraising.

The availability of capital from Asia’s big institutional investors is expected to grow in the coming five to 10 years.

The CEO of placement agent MVision discusses the evolution of private equity in Japan, including a more open deal market and growing interest among Japanese institutional investors for the asset class.

Experts from MVision Private Equity Advisers and Lime Rock Partners discuss the most effective ways for GPs to stand out when meeting with LPs.

Investor relations is an important part of being a successful GP—and traditional marketing can be a useful tool for differentiation in a competitive landscape.

Tailwind Capital’s Lawrence Sorrel—whose firm just raised $1.05B for its Fund II—and MVision Private Equity Advisers’ Hussein Khalifa discuss how they work together to play up the firm’s unique qualities to LPs, and how being a GP is different today than it was when Tailwind launched in 2007.

Three fundraising experts discuss the regulatory complications that GPs not based in the U.S. can encounter when coming to the country to raise a fund.

Three fundraising experts discuss how to get noticed when you first come to the U.S. to fundraise.

Three fundraising experts give an introduction to the vastness and importance of fundraising in the U.S. market, particularly for non-U.S. GPs seeking to grow.

The nature and frequency of how LPs contact GPs is evolving, says Mounir Guen of MVision Private Equity Advisers.

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.

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.

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.

Word has spread among global LPs of investment opportunities in North American energy; Mounir Guen of MVision says energy-focused funds are gaining favor.

MVision’s Nikki Brown tells Privcap why offshore GPs and LPs are investing in Australia and why Australian LPs are increasingly looking for international investments.

Dollars and sense in fundraising. Three PE leaders discuss how much money and time it takes to form a fund.

The Nitty Gritty of Fundraising: A candid discussion about what is involved in a forming a fund.

Three PE fundraising experts discuss how they raise funds in the post-financial crisis era.

Expert Q&A With Mounir Guen of MVision.

What ingredients do emerging managers need to succeed at raising a fund? It all starts with passion.

Many GPs who see success in one strategy become eager to expand their firms by raising new funds in new strategies. But how do they convince their LPs that this is the right move?

Economic buoyancy will bring an increasing focus on very large private equity firms, which have substantial operating resources and an indifference to capital structure, according to Mounir Guen of MVison Private Equity Advisers.

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.

Lina Russo of placement agent MVision describes what makes her firm unique.

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.

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

According to MVision CEO Mounir Guen, the allocation increases of big established limited partners will move the market more immediately than investments of new entrants to the market, such as sovereign wealth funds.

In an exclusive interview with Privcap, MVision Private Equity Advisers CEO Mounir Guen details the fundraising markets of Europe and the U.S., and explains why the shortage of experienced GPs in the emerging markets will cause investors to shift their attention to the world’s most-developed private equity opportunity.

Expect everything related to fundraising to be more difficult, say John Greenwood of Pantheon Ventures, Mounir Guen of MVision, and Russell Steenberg of BlackRock Private Equity Partners.

The re-up rate for follow-on funds is now averaging 50%, posing a serious challenges for GPs about to hit the fundraising trail. The best strategy for fundraising success in this environment is to influence the LP influencers.

So, you’ve got a blow up in your portfolio–does this mean game over for your next fundraise? It depends.

How investors in private equity’s second-largest market view the regional opportunity.

A report exploring how rising private equity allocations in China, South Korea, and Japan will change the asset class. Featuring experts from Adams Street, HarbourVest, StepStone, and MVision Private Equity Advisers.

Tailwind Capital’s Lawrence Sorrel and MVision Private Equity Advisers’ Hussein Khalifa discuss how they work together to play up the firm’s unique qualities to LPs.

Does a bigger role for private equity lie ahead in Japan? In this report, we ask top GPs and an LP to describe the limitations on private equity’s growth in the country and whether the time for change is finally here.

The fundraising market is growing increasingly crowded, and GPs need to stand out to be successful. Experts from MVision and Lime Rock Partners explain how to differentiate your firm.

Three experts discuss what non-U.S. GPs need to know before coming to the U.S. to fundraise.

Thought leadership on an evolving asset class, The Voice of the LP features experts from: Zurich Alternative Asset Management, Ardian, Korea Investment Corporation, Washington University Investment Management Co., Performance Equity and MVision Private Equity Advisers. Sponsored by MVision

Executive summary of the Privcap series on “Five Reasons Why You Won’t Raise Your Next Fund” with expert commentary from MVision Private Equity Advisers, StepStone Group and Zurich Alternative Asset Management.

Nine Perspectives on the Australian PE Market

An executive summary of the Privcap series Private Equity Fundraising.

An executive summary of the Privcap thought leadership series “PE Fundraising Survival Guide.”

Executive summary of a Privcap thought-leadership video series about due diligence in the fundraising market, featuring partners and principals at Altius Associates, MVision Private Equity Advisers, and The Blackstone Group.

An executive summary of the Privcap thought-leadership series on the changing dynamics of the general partner-limited partner relationship/

Private equity fundraising is undergoing fundamental change. Learn the “new rules,” and how to capitalize on them.

The CEO of strategic fundraising adviser MVision discusses the rise of large limited partners in Asia.

Sally Mahloudji Vogelhut of MVision describes the reasons behind underrepresentation in the industry and what can be done to address it.

A Q&A with MVision’s CEO on under-reported statistics in China and the rise of tech buyout funds.