GPs are urged to be more realistic about fund returns by changing their target for each successive fundraise, to reflect changing market conditions.

LPs in value-added and opportunistic RE funds should demand GPs report unlevered returns, a panel of performance experts tells PrivapRE.

Three fundraising experts discuss how to get noticed when you first come to the U.S. to fundraise.

Off-market real estate deals don’t exist, given the massive capital flows targeting U.S. real estate, but there are ways for firms to gain an edge over rivals.

CD&R partner Tom Franco interviews Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School about co-investments among sovereign wealth funds, many of which are base in emerging markets.

Deborah Byers of EY explains why oil price volatility is the norm, what players in each subsector are ripe for M&A, and what will drive the rise in oil prices.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice partner Tom Franco interviews Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School about China’s unsettled economic environment being ripe for PE.

Three executives from NGP discuss its recent $5.3B fundraise—its 11th—and share why NGP’s 26-year track record allows it to weather oil-price volatility.

Diversification in real estate has fundamentally changed, says Courtland’s Michael Humphrey, and even the largest investor can end up with a “lumpy” portfolio.

Experts discuss fees charged by affiliates of private equity firms to portfolio companies that fall outside the traditional “deal-fee” arrangements.

Z Capital’s Jim Zenni on how falling oil prices are affecting casinos and gaming, and where he sees investment opportunities in the space.

Experts from Houlihan Lokey and ICG Strategic Secondaries discuss the challenges with older PE funds and how techniques from the M&A market are useful for PE.