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Nominate the Women of Influence in Private Markets 2026

Tell us who you think should be included in our sixth annual list, which celebrates the achievements of women working across the alternatives ecosystem.

3 min read · 23 April 2026

How JIC is cultivating Japan’s blue ocean

Head of fund investments Yuka Hata is seeking to revolutionise the country's nascent venture capital market.

8 min read · 01 April 2026

Can due diligence make private equity a better boss?

GPs are increasingly scrutinising target companies’ workplace practices in an effort to invest responsibly, satisfy LP demands and reap the financial rewards.

6 min read · 02 February 2026

NSSK on why PE needs to put social impact first

Initiatives focused on enhancing stakeholder welfare can be a valuable route to returns and are already reshaping corporate Japan, according to NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka and Kiyomi Matsuda.

6 min read · 02 February 2026

DEI data now ‘less consistent, less transparent’

A $39bn pension fund is sounding the alarm over a lack of reliable information at the portfolio company level.

3 min read · 02 February 2026

Key trends: ESG goes underground, but what’s material still matters

Political pressure has muted ESG rhetoric across private markets, but LP data suggests responsible investment remains firmly embedded.

4 min read · 02 February 2026

Female leaders flourish despite DEI backlash: Story of the Year

The effective outlawing of diversity initiatives within the US federal government hasn’t diminished the impact of high-flying women in private equity.

3 min read · 30 December 2025

ESG: A gap between reality and perception

Climate risk, DEI and other sustainability factors are still a focus for many investors – and GPs, it seems – despite the recent backlash against ESG.

4 min read · 01 December 2025

Building the case for child-lens investing

Market actors hope that capital deployed with a focus on children can follow a similar trajectory to gender-lens investing.

5 min read · 01 November 2025

Women of Influence 2025: Real estate

Meet the real estate specialists on the 2025 Women of Influence list.

3 min read · 06 October 2025

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