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With the cap on alternatives now lifted, UK pension funds are eyeing private markets. But the operational challenges should not be overlooked, says BlackRock’s Melissa Ferraz.

With an increasing number of US funds choosing to domicile in Luxembourg, RBS International’s Ian Harcourt examines the benefits of doing business in the country.

Bringing Gulf-based companies into high-growth markets such as Asia is a proven recipe for outsized returns, say Gulf Capital’s co-founder and CEO Dr Karim El Solh and managing director of investor relations Kaiser Jasrai.

Investment in private equity management companies is poised to proliferate, say Debevoise & Plimpton partners Geoff Burgess and Matt Dickman.

The secondaries market is growing significantly, driven in part by GP-led deals. Yet this is only the start of its transformation, say Evercore’s Lea Lazaric Calvert, Jasmine Hunet Lamourille and Francesca Paveri.

The professionalisation of fund services opens up opportunities for managers grappling with LP demands across areas such as data and ESG, say Sanne Group’s Natalie Breen and Richard Murray.

Growing capital flows are helping to increase sellers’ understanding of the PE ownership model and widen the pool of potential targets, say CD&R CEO Nate Sleeper and co-presidents Dave Novak and Rick Schnall.

Impact investing is an increasingly prevalent strategy, but LPs need better tools for measuring results, say DPI’s Runa Alam and Vincent Lecat.

The opportunity to invest behind China’s carbon reduction goals is immense, says Asia Green Fund’s chairman and CEO, Dr Bo Bai.

In a booming tech market, value creation depends on a well-defined investment focus and multiple layers of growth, say HPE Growth’s Tim van Delden, Frederic Huynen and Manfred Krikke.