The American Investment Council came up with ESG guidelines for PE in 2009. The organization’s president and CEO explains why it’s at the forefront of the movement.

Investors are eyeing real estate debt instruments as a way of capitalizing on Brazil’s distress, but PGIM Real Estate’s Alfonso Munk and GID International’s Ken Munkacy urge caution, saying the country could prove a double-edged sword.

The availability of capital from Asia’s big institutional investors is expected to grow in the coming five to 10 years.

The impasse between private equity buyers and potential sellers of oil and gas assets might finally be easing as the realization about commodity prices sets in.

Pressure from the SEC and limited partners for both compliance and transparency is weighing on general partners.

Sacha Ghai, a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, discusses the firm’s recent survey of limited partner, and why the future looks bright for alternatives.

Mike Sommers, president and CEO of the American Investment Council, one of private equity’s leading trade associations, discusses the political climate and its impact on the industry.

Experts from PGIM Real Estate and GID International explore Mexico’s first multifamily portfolio exit and the potential growth, and challenges, of this emerging real estate property type.

Private equity is increasingly looking to specialized areas of healthcare such as dermatology for investments because of their resistance to reimbursement pressures, but shying away from other areas thought to be more popular.

Consumer-facing businesses need to throw out the old rule book of marketing in the era of social media.

A Wharton professor of marketing tells Privcap why he believes subscription commerce companies, like Dollar Shave Club, are the future of retailing, meaning tough times for legacy players that don’t adapt.

The value of a consumer-facing business can be predicted by the life-time value of its customers, says a pioneering Wharton professor.