Private Take

As durations extend, the game has changed for investors in private equity buyout strategies, writes Wil Warren, partner and president of Lexington Partners.

Manager selection is becoming increasingly critical as private capital enters the next phase of its life, writes Anthony Tutrone, global head of Neuberger Private Markets.

The private equity model isn’t broken, but the illusion of uniform success is, writes Scott Hart, partner and chief executive at StepStone Group.

Institutional investors have justifiable concerns about how an influx of retail capital may impact the industry, writes Lori Hall-Kimm, senior managing director and global head of private equity at Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan.

A more deliberate collaboration between state and private capital is required if private equity is to fulfil its role in building a better society, writes Gareth Davies, UK shadow minister for business and trade.

In the rush to extend private markets access to new investors, the industry risks mistaking more products for better portfolios, writes John Toomey, chief executive of HarbourVest Partners.

LPs and GPs are increasingly divided on whether certain investment behaviours are truly beneficial to their relationship, writes Jennifer Choi, chief executive of the Institutional Limited Partners Association.

While CVs are a paradigm-shifting innovation, the industry must be relentless in the pursuit of fairness and integrity when using them, writes Jeremy Coller, chief investment officer and managing partner at Coller Capital.