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Catch a roundtable discussion on private equity performance vs. public markets, fund size effects, sector specialisation, and growth capital in our latest edition of Private Capital Findings. Industry experts offer insights from three recent studies exploring these areas to see how investors should be navigating today’s private markets.

After a period of rapid growth for private credit, it's facing much media and regulatory scrutiny on portfolio losses and the potential risk. But how much truth is there in the concerns? Experts discuss two papers focused on BDCs and PIK and offer a perspective.

We look at the statistical insights into private markets, including AUM growth, fundraising trends, retail investor participation, and AI-related valuations in our Private Capital Findings report. Should investors monitor these shifts and adapt their strategies?

GP's present CVs as an effective way to prolong the value‑creation phase of their top‑performing companies, while also offering their investors a liquidity option. In our latest Private Capital Findings, experts look at two recent papers on CVs to explore what proportion of LP's roll into CVs, the diligence required to make that decision, and whether performance expectations are typically being met.

LPs in our latest Barometer take a more measured view on Private Credit than the headlines might suggest. Michael Schad, Partner and Head of Coller Credit Secondaries, explains what LPs are really telling us about private credit risk.

How much is geopolitics shaping private markets allocation decisions? Our Summer 2026 Barometer finds 37% of LPs saying geopolitics is influencing their allocations more than in the past. But the regional split is the real story: nearly half of APAC and European investors say this, compared with just 23% in North America. Hani El Koury, Partner, Investments, explains why the same conversation is landing very differently across regions, and what it means for how GPs are pitching to global LP audiences.