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The operating partner delusion

Private equity’s operating business needs fewer ornamental experts, fewer fashionable titles and more teeth, writes Lee McCabe of Claymore Partners.

The sports private equity playbook: critical communications considerations

Firms that treat sports like any other investment discover, at considerable cost, that scrutiny from media, fans and regulators demands a fundamentally different approach, write partner Taylor Ingraham and managing director Max Rayden of ASC Advisors.

The new rules of fundraising

The shape of a fund matters, but the trust between a manager and its investors matters more, write Fraser van Rensburg and Warren Hibbert, of Asante Capital.

The private equity AI advantage is built by operators

AI is not a one-time deployment – new capabilities emerge constantly, vendors evolve rapidly and use cases continue to expand, thus raising the bar for execution, writes Russ Roenick, co-founder and managing partner of Transom Capital Group.

Why women’s healthcare should be on your radar

Elizabeth Hodgson of Duane Morris outlines the reasons why women’s healthcare is a compelling opportunity for both GPs and LPs.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett on how buyside expansion fuels dealflow

The growth of retail capital and secondaries buyer AUM is facilitating larger check sizes and reducing the need for syndication, say Simpson Thacher & Bartlett partners Drew Harmon and Lauren King.

W Capital Partners on why secondaries is now core to PE portfolio management

Secondaries have become a central tenet of private equity, as sponsors increasingly turn to bespoke solutions to manage liquidity across the portfolio lifecycle, say W Capital Partners’ David Wachter and Todd Miller.

Fried Frank on the next step for CVs

Specialization, globalization and increasing complexity are ushering in a new era for the continuation vehicle market, say Fried Frank partners Rhett McPhie and Andrew Rearick.

Dawson Partners on predicting a $300bn year for secondaries

As private markets have continued to expand, the secondaries market has become increasingly indispensable in delivering liquidity to private markets, writes Dawson Partners’ Yann Robard.

Northleaf Capital Partners on assessing mid-market secondaries

Sellers are prioritizing price optimization over volume optimization, which means buyers can select the GPs and assets that they know and like best, says Northleaf Capital Partners’ Shane Feeney.