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  Capital Pool

  Not all co-investors want to die on the fee-free hill

  June 1, 2026

  Co-investment funds raised a record $47.3 billion last year, despite charging management fees and carried interest.

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  Capital Pool

  Competition for a spot in the best funds is getting harder, not easier

  May 22, 2026

  As PE returns slip and dispersion widens, established LPs are holding onto their best relationships with an iron grip.

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  Capital Pool

  LPs will be looking for the green light from Trump-Xi talks

  May 18, 2026

  Commitments by US-based LPs into China-focused funds have dropped dramatically since 2022. Now, some are dipping their toes back in.

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  Capital Pool

  LPs fight tooth and nail for foundational AI co-investment share

  May 11, 2026

  Competition for deals involving the largest pre-IPO AI companies, like OpenAI and Anthropic, is separating the strongest LPs from the weakest.

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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

  NYC pensions’ $4B housing plan raises affordability questions

  April 20, 2026

  Comptroller Mark Levine’s new initiative will use pension fund money to invest in affordable housing, but there’s a risk the plan could have the opposite effect than intended.

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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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  Capital Pool

  The PE performance of Canada’s pensions might be better than it looks

  April 6, 2026

  Poor PE returns from Canada’s largest pension funds may be more of a benchmarking issue than a performance one.

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  Capital Pool

  Evergreen funds may cost more than you think

  March 30, 2026

  Prospectuses for these retail-targeted products often don’t disclose the full extent of performance fees that LPs are on the hook for, according to new analysis by Morningstar

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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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  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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  Capital Pool

  Funds-of-funds aren’t dead—but they’re different

  February 24, 2026

  While the fundraising data looks bad, they might not be dying so much as changing shape.

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  Capital Pool

  McKinsey’s MIO sale resurfaces conflict concerns

  February 17, 2026

  The consultancy firm is one of several service providers to invest in its own clients’ deals.

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  Limited Partners

  LPs will use SaaS-pocalypse to separate the good from the lucky

  February 10, 2026

  Many have steeled their portfolios against the AI threat and expect their managers to have done the same

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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

  Early-career allocators push for pay transparency

  January 27, 2026

  Salaries for junior-level investment staff at endowments and foundations are a “black box.”

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