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Investment bankers will handily beat PE pros in 2026 bonus battle

November 10, 2026

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.

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

November 9, 2026

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.

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University endowment return tracker

November 2, 2026

See investment returns for the 50 largest university endowments in the US.

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Endowments are not out of the woods despite a banner year

November 2, 2026

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

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Blackstone buys part of $1.3B co-investment portfolio

October 27, 2026

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

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Secondary buyers dispute the notion that continuation funds are a fad

October 22, 2026

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

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Duration risk is the secondary market’s big underwriting challenge

October 19, 2026

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

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

October 16, 2026

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

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Texas Teachers sold $1B PE portfolio to Coller EQT

October 12, 2026

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

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Do GP valuations hold up? Check the secondary market

October 12, 2026

Some LPs are using secondary-market pricing to assess the accuracy of managers’ reporting, then using it to decide on who to back.

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Liquidity, private credit and the regulatory environment keep LPs up at night

October 9, 2026

Three takeaways from the 2026 Greenwich Economic Forum, an annual gathering of fund managers, institutional investors and corporate executives in Greenwich, CT.

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LPs should take account of GPs’ words, not just the numbers

October 5, 2026

New research finds that negative sentiment in investor letters, particularly about macro conditions, is the strongest early warning sign of weak returns.

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LPs that want out of software are finally finding buyers

October 1, 2026

Sellers are increasingly willing to cut their losses, while buyers’ appetite for risk is starting to return.

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The ex-CEO of Canada’s largest pension fund is now investing in ‘AI-pilled’ startups

September 28, 2026

Intrepid Growth Partners, founded by former head of CPP Investments Mark Machin, has raised a $525M fund to back businesses outside of Silicon Valley.

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Texas Teachers’ CIO warns AI capex boom echoes past busts

September 21, 2026

Though Jase Auby is optimistic that AI development will look more like the US highway buildout than the collapse of the railroads.

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How Alpine and Shore Capital build CEOs instead of hiring them

September 17, 2026

Inside two PE executive training programs that take an unorthodox approach to finding leadership talent.

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Four charts: Private capital fundraising remains bleak through H1 2026

September 14, 2026

Fundraising is on pace to decline for the fifth consecutive year, with private credit the sole bright spot, PitchBook data shows.

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Family offices are winning over PE’s rising talent

September 3, 2026

Earlier opportunities to collect carried interest and a better work-life balance are pulling junior talent away from traditional private equity jobs.

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