Our final cover story of the year is a conversation with arguably the industry’s most influential institutional investor.
Retail capital focuses on liquidity and consistently high returns – factors that don't always found the basis of a long-term partnership in private markets.
Managers hoping to raise capital from Latin America’s vast and growing investor base would be wise to do their homework.
Female representation in the private equity industry is growing, though the journey towards parity is ongoing.
LPs want exposure to the mid-market, where there is differentiated alpha with many levers and ways to win, Adel Alderbas tells Private Equity International.
Reputational risk and a lack of fund opportunities are just two of the blockades investors must be equipped for.
Opening private markets to retail investors comes with specific challenges around structuring and tax in Europe, write PwC’s Frida Karlsson and Femke van der Zeijden.
Fees in private equity can be complex and complicated, and LPs are right to verify charges with their managers.
Reinvigorating capital markets with a lower reporting burden for listed companies could in turn help unblock private equity’s clogged exit pipeline.
The industry might be waiting for a while for distributions to return to prior levels, write John Haggerty and Luke Riela of Meketa Investment Group.