Jeff Friedman of Mesa West Capital talks about the mentality needed to be a real estate lender.

Steven LeBlanc has backed some of the largest managers in private equity and real estate, yet he argues the best performing funds are often the smallest.

Latin America is not one strategy. For Philip Fitzgerald, CEO of Jamestown Latin America, it’s diverse markets offering real estate investors the potential of growth as well as dislocation.

Steven Barnes of Bain Capital shares his analysis of how the global downturn has affected portfolio performance and exit opportunities.

There are vast opportunities in Brazil, but for some of the best risk-adjusted returns investors need to be eyeing secondary markets. Our panel of experts discusses where they see the best opportunities.

Sonny Kalsi describes GreenOak’s “core four strategy” for pinpointing value in these saturated, major cities. Plus: why cap rates from secondary cities just don’t cut it.

A new crowdfunding platform works to eliminate middlemen and outdated regulations in the commercial real estate market.

An expert overview of the revolutionary changes to the North American energy landscape and what this means for PE investors.

Philipp Freise of KKR shares details about the highly successful investment in music-rights management business BMG.

New Silk Route’s Parag Saxena discusses telecommunications company Augere’s shift in operational model.

How plans of action are devised and executed in private equity carve-out deals.

African Opportunities. Michelle Essome and Dara Owoyemi of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association discuss the association’s work and opportunities in the region.