Private equity fundraising around the world remains tough, but emerging-markets fundraising had a stellar year in 2011, according to recently released figures.

It is hard to find investors in today’s market who do not want increased exposure to the emerging markets. But what is the right way to allocate to emerging markets private equity?

Assessing the skills of a GP team is the hardest and most critical task in alternative investing and even more challenging across borders and cultures, and in developing economies.

Scott Higbee, a Partner in global private investment management firm Partners Group, discusses the reasons why LPs are now more interested in separate accounts, and provides details on the trend and opportunities.

Topics include why U.S. middle-market companies must face global opportunities, what tools GPs can bring to their portfolio companies to help them go global, and more.

Anthony Zecca, a Managing Partner at CohnReznick, speaks with Privcap about how his firm helps middle-market companies through the challenges of growth.

Three experts share insights about the ways private equity firms are transforming themselves in order to meet the challenges of a more exacting middle-market investment opportunity.

An 11-minute video primer by Privcap.com CEO David Snow that explains the basic fundamentals of the private equity industry.

A look at the U.S. office sector and to what extent it got “out of hand”; the effects of dislocation and “exogenous shocks” around the world; the effects of low interest rates on return prospects; and more.

Sonny Kalsi, a Founder of GreenOak Real Estate and the former co-head of Morgan Stanley’s real estate investment business, describes to Privcap why he is cautious about office property investments that are in the suburbs or are tied directly to financial services tenants.

Jason Fox, Head of Global Investments at W. P. Carey, speaks with Privcap about sale-leasebacks and how they benefit investors and about W. P. Carey’s footprint in the global private equity market.

Topics discussed include the limits of macroeconomic growth in driving returns, the need for managers to create alpha, and more.