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GP stakes deals are inherently bespoke and require tailoring to the specifics of each transaction, say Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson’s Randi Lally and Ariel Zell.

The scale, resources and influence of GP stakes funds enable them to address issues that many mid-market GPs may not be able to tackle alone, say Hunter Point Capital’s Conway Bate and Jana Wayne.

Surging interest in private assets is creating new data management challenges, but AI is helping asset allocators and managers drive efficiencies and uncover insights, explains S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Chris Sparenberg.

In order for savvy investors to capitalise on co-investment opportunities, there are many commercial, legal and advisory considerations they need to get smart on, say Ropes & Gray’s Michael Gilbert and HarbourVest’s Seth Palmer.

Offering unique access to trophy assets, continuation vehicles could form a core part of any investor’s secondaries strategy, says Nick Lawler, head of secondaries at Churchill Asset Management.

Favourable economics and inherent diversification are drawing more LPs to co-investment, says Patrick Kocsi, co-head of co-investment at Ardian.

Single-asset continuation vehicles have reached a tipping point as a widely used portfolio management tool for sponsors, argue Lexington Partners’ Christophe Browne and Jeffrey Bloom.

Secondaries have now matured into an established asset class, and GP-led transactions are leading the way in reshaping the market, says Stefano Manna, head of GP advisory at Investec.

Co-investors can add value through the lifecycle of an investment without interfering in the day-to-day operations, say Lindsay Creedon and Darren Friedman, partners at StepStone Group.

A second Trump term is unlikely to impact the momentum that has built behind an economically rational energy transition, says Lorenzo Fusco, private equity investment manager at Pictet.