The European deal scene must be a disaster, given the economic troubles in the region, right? Wrong, says Marco De Benedetti, Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe Buyout for The Carlyle Group.

Jason McGann, Vice President of PineBridge Private Equity Funds Group, describes the reasons why investors require so much more information about their private equity portfolios today

William Conaty, a 40-year veteran of GE and an advisor on human capital matters to private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, tells how private equity has become “a bit of a threat to corporate public talent.”

Girish Nadkarni, Managing Director and Head of ABB Technology Ventures, explains the range of energy technologies that his firm is seeking to back, why he is optimistic about marine energy, and more.

Private equity can indeed create jobs – just ask Ohio state officials, who worked with Insurance Claim Management (ICM) and the private equity firm that owns ICM, The Riverside Company, to open a new Springfield facility that now employs 160 people.

Vikram Raju, Senior Global Funds Specialist for the International Finance Corporation, describes the development of the Chinese and Indian private equity markets, which countries are at a “nice tipping point,” and more.

Three experts review the types of data requests LPs are now making as part of the fundraising due diligence process: Matthew Pedley of The Blackstone Group, Pawan Chaturverdi of Altius Associates, and Jennifer Cho Rinehart of MVision Private Equity Advisers.

Karsten Langer of The Riverside Company discusses why Europe is not “one inflated Greece” and why he remains optimistic about being a European GP.

Karyn Koiffman, a partner at Baker & McKenzie with an expertise in Brazilian M&A and private equity law, speaks with Privcap about doing deals in the country.

Hear the story of how Diatron CEO Jim Schepp worked with Riverside Operating Consultant Howard Barnes to take the company from a commoditized set of revenue streams to a full-service, internationally competitive business.

How do you make money in a consumer business that many customers view as commoditized? you win on service. With Fenway Partners’ Timothy Mayhew.

How can GPs make money amid such weak consumer spending? With Michael J. Grossman of McGladrey, Joan McCabe of Brynwood Partners, and Timothy Mayhew of Fenway Partners.