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Raising first-time funds is hard, but placing capital with big established managers you haven’t previously backed is also hard.

GPs that fail to deeply examine their strengths and weaknesses on a regular basis may be headed for disappearance.

Why LPs appreciate a steady flow of information not tied to a specific capital commitment request.

Three experts of the fundraising market discuss the importance of uncovering a GP’s unique story.

In this free 45-minute, in-depth conversation, you will hear from seasoned experts about the state of China’s huge but rapidly changing private equity opportunity.

In the secondaries market, discounts are not predictors of performance.

The complexities of housing illiquid investment strategies in publicly traded vehicles.

The twin demands for private equity to source new types of capital and for high-net-worth and retail investors to access the private equity asset class.

Transparency and liquidity is needed if defined contribution pension plans are to deepen their relationships with private equity, says Michael Riak, Principal – Head of Defined Contribution, with Pantheon Ventures.

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Yokasta Segura-Baez, a Principal at Pantheon Ventures, discusses the important role of institutional investors in promoting diversity on Wall Street.

Today, through the efforts of advocacy groups, in partnership with a growing number of GPs, professionals from underrepresented backgrounds are increasingly finding roles in private equity.

Three emerging markets private equity veterans share stories and cautionary tales about how ESG (environmental, social, governance) programs have protected and created value .

The second in a three-part series on ESG in emerging markets private equity, with Jeremy Cleaver of CDC Group, Dushy Sivanithy of Pantheon Ventures, and Sandile Hlophe of EY.

How ESG adds value in emerging markets private equity, with Dushy Sivanithy of Pantheon Ventures, Jeremy Cleaver of CDC Group, and Sandile Hlophe of EY.

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.

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.

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.

The increasingly global nature of the venture capital businesses as well as the advantages and challenges Canada faces in developing its own VC ecosystem.

As the private equity investment opportunity has changed, investors have sought out general partners who have track records of truly adding value to their portfolio companies. With Susan Long McAndrews of Pantheon Ventures, Robert Long of Conversus Asset Management, Bela Szigethy of The Riverside Company and John Vester of EY.

The rise of very well-capitalized investing institutions across the emerging markets is beginning to shake up the status quo of the global private capital industry.

Private equity fundraising around the world remains tough, but emerging-markets fundraising had a stellar year in 2011, according to recently released figures.

It is hard to find investors in today’s market who do not want increased exposure to the emerging markets. But what is the right way to allocate to emerging markets private equity?

Assessing the skills of a GP team is the hardest and most critical task in alternative investing and even more challenging across borders and cultures, and in developing economies.

Kevin Albert of Pantheon Ventures tells Privcap what it’s like to fundraise like a rockstar

The exit of weaker GP teams from private equity will have a “salutary effect” on the asset class, according to Kevin Albert, a Partner at Pantheon Ventures.

Three fundraising experts discuss the opportunities and challenges in today’s private equity capital-formation market.

While strong net returns remain the number one deliverable for private equity firms, returns minus evidence of sound firm infrastructure scares investors.

Executive summary of the Privcap series on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment mandates in emerging market companies—and how the absence of such programs can put portfolios at major risk.

Capital for private equity investing is increasingly being formed via a dizzying array of publicly listed vehicles. What does this trend mean for private equity? What kind of an opportunity does it present for a much larger pool of potential investors?