According to MVision CEO Mounir Guen, the allocation increases of big established limited partners will move the market more immediately than investments of new entrants to the market, such as sovereign wealth funds.

Topics include the state of the senior lending market, when to pursue creative deal financing, unlocking real estate value in private equity deals and other creative finance that can drive returns.

In order for private equity to thrive in a region, there must be exits. Turkey hasn’t seen many private equity exits over the years, but they are beginning to occur.

Turkey’s economy is growing, but what does this mean for actual private equity investment opportunities in the country?

Turkey is turning the corner to becoming a much more mature private equity market, according to Jeffrey Leonard, President and CEO of Global Environment Fund.

David Wilton, Chief Investment Officer for Global Private Equity at the International Finance Corporation, discusses the origins of the IFC’s private equity mandate and its track record to date.

A long-term trend in private equity is for limited partners to seek to co-invest directly in deals alongside their general partners.

Three experts discuss the state of lending in the U.S. middle market, the difference between cash-flow and asset-based lending, being transparent with lenders, and the way leverage affects returns.

Experts at Nexxus Capital and the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association discuss the long-term outlook for Mexico, including investor misperceptions and the growing participation of local pension funds in the Mexican private equity market.

Experts at Adams Street Partners, KPMG, and New Mountain Capital discuss the ways their own firms are improving internal operations and investor servicing.

A conversation about the state of the fundraising market with placement expert Hussein Khalifa of MVision.

Three experts discuss the reasons behind, and consequences of, the LP desire for fewer GPs in the portfolio.