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  Capital Pool

  Canada pension’s new PE head shakes up continuation fund formula

  June 15, 2026

  Jon Salon wants to buy into fund rollovers out of British Columbia Investment Management’s own GPs—and others.

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  Sports

  University of Utah finalizes landmark PE deal

  June 12, 2026

  The partnership with PE firm Otro Capital closed weeks after the state auditor highlighted a host of potential risks.

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  Capital Pool

  University of Utah PE foray highlights athletics profitability dilemma

  June 8, 2026

  The state auditor has warned that the university’s tie-up with Otro Capital could bring more opacity and minimal financial upside at a time when attracting sporting talent is more expensive than ever

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  Middle Market

  LPs are lowering their return expectations, but don’t expect fundraising to get easier

  May 8, 2026

  Institutional investors are coming to the realization that the era of easy, outsized returns is over.

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  Capital Pool

  Carlyle’s pending Russian oil, gas deal exposes LPs to war risk

  May 4, 2026

  US Treasury officials hold the keys to a risky and potentially highly lucrative bid for Russian-owned oil and gas assets.

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  Capital Pool

  When LPs act badly

  April 13, 2026

  Pension fund misconduct has a deep historical precedent, invariably shaped by the political moment.

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  Secondaries

  Secondary market stands as clear loser from the government’s 401(k) proposal

  March 31, 2026

  The rule put forth Monday by the Labor Department would exclude continuation funds from retirement accounts while allowing seemingly riskier assets.

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  Capital Pool

  Can private market talent evolve? The industry isn’t so sure

  March 23, 2026

  Only 20% are very confident in their organization’s ability to stay competitive, per a CAIA survey.

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  Allocators

  UC Investments’ Bachher sounds alarm on disruptive threat of AI

  March 18, 2026

  AI development represents “the biggest technological revolution at the fastest pace” in history.

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  Capital Pool

  Australia’s superannuation giants have US infrastructure on the mind

  March 16, 2026

  IFM Investors has a plan to wean US local governments off municipal bonds and embrace institutional capital.

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  Capital Pool

  Some LPs hate them, but GP stakes can work in allocators’ favor

  March 9, 2026

  LPs have historically been skeptical of GP stakes. But during challenging fundraising periods, the mechanism could actually improve LP-GP alignment.

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  Capital Pool

  Kill that zombie, before it’s too late

  March 3, 2026

  New research suggests LPs should spot zombie funds by year seven. If they don’t get out quickly, they may lose more money than they realize.

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  Commentary

  The problem isn’t democratizing private markets. It’s confusing access with liquidity

  February 24, 2026

  Retail investors should have access to private markets, but the path to entry matters.

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  PE Fundraising

  Freebies to LPs are hitting fund managers in the pocket

  February 24, 2026

  Co-investment rights are driving down revenues at a time of rising costs for PE firms, Bain & Co. survey shows.

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  PE Exits

  Bob’s Discount Furniture defies consumer IPO odds

  February 6, 2026

  PE-backed consumer and retail services listings dropped to a new low in 2025.

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  Capital Pool

  M&A’s $5 trillion year was buoyed by mega-deals

  February 3, 2026

  There is cautious optimism that this momentum will spread to the rest of the market in 2026.

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  Capital Pool

  Fund-of-funds doing secondaries adds conflict on top of conflict

  January 20, 2026

  When a secondary investor is both an LP and a buyer in a continuation fund, the sales process needs to be squeaky clean. In many cases, it’s not.

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  Capital Pool

  Utah endowment’s OCIO contract raises conflict of interest concerns

  January 13, 2026

  Cynosure Capital Management, its new outsourced chief investment officer, is founded by members of one of the state’s richest families.

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