Author's Profile

Jessica Hamlin

Senior Funds Columnist

Senior funds columnist Jessica Hamlin writes about limited partners for PitchBook News, based in New York. Jessica is also the lead writer of the Capital Pool weekly newsletter. Previously she wrote about private equity for Institutional Investor in New York. Jessica is a graduate of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.

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Articles by Jessica  Hamlin

Investment bankers will handily beat PE pros in 2026 bonus battle

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Banking year-end incentives are projected to grow up to 30% compared with 2025, while buyout executives will be lucky to see a modest increase.
November 10, 2026

University of Illinois has underperformed. The endowment’s explanations are incomplete, academics argue.

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Researchers estimate the endowment would be about $771 million larger had it matched its benchmark. The foundation has blamed legacy private investments and a leadership overhaul.
November 9, 2026

University endowment return tracker

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See investment returns for the 50 largest university endowments in the US.
November 2, 2026

Endowments are not out of the woods despite a banner year

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Endowments are showing their strongest returns since 2021, PitchBook’s endowment tracker shows, though PE and taxes are a longer-term drag on performance.
November 2, 2026

Blackstone buys part of $1.3B co-investment portfolio

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The 22-deal package was priced at around a 20% discount, with KKR the largest sponsor represented.
October 27, 2026

Rolling your co-investment into a CV? That might cost you.

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Trade body ILPA has published new guidance for LPs that want to invest in a CV without losing their favorable economic terms.
October 26, 2026

Secondary buyers dispute the notion that continuation funds are a fad

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Investors say continuation funds will keep growing, even if sponsor-to-sponsor M&A and IPOs bounce back tomorrow.
October 22, 2026

Duration risk is the secondary market’s big underwriting challenge

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Secondary buyers are taking on the illiquidity burden of the buyout market and need to ensure they are adequately compensated for the risk.
October 19, 2026

GI Partners CEO leaves the firm after a year in the job

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Travis Pearson was also head of private equity at the $49 billion San Francisco-based investment manager.
October 16, 2026

Texas Teachers sold $1B PE portfolio to Coller EQT

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The $200B-plus pension plan has been trying since 2024 to lower its target allocation to PE from 14% to 12%.
October 12, 2026