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Market trends, allocator research, fundraising intelligence, and thought leadership — from the network where capital actually moves
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Reports & DataPrivate Credit Outlook 2026: LP Demand Holds as Scrutiny Rises
Allocators aren’t leaving private credit, they’re raising the bar. LP interest, meeting data, and survey results from the Private Credit Report 2026.
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Ron Biscardi opens Global Alts New York 2026 on 3,500 meetings, Violet AI, iConnections Roadshows, and the Paris debut.
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Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa discuss recent developments in the tech and AI sectors on the Risk Reversal podcast. Deirdre returns after a three-month maternity leave to a significantly changed…
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PerspectivesThe Midyear 2026 Global Investor Report: What Five Findings Mean for Managers
59% of LPs plan to increase alternatives allocations and 11% are now unsure. Five findings from the Midyear Global Investor Report 2026.
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Platform EducationInbound vs Outbound Fundraising: A List to Call vs Allocators Who Book the Meeting
Outbound fundraising works a list. Inbound fundraising captures allocators already looking. What each motion costs, and how to run both.
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Reports & DataHow Many LP Meetings Does It Take to Close a Fund?
How many LP meetings does it take to close a fund? The answer is a funnel, and the two levers that move it are meeting quality and continuity.
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PerspectivesWhat 70,000 Allocator Searches Tell Us About Q4 2026 Demand
Allocators ran 70,000 manager searches in 90 days. Here is what that live demand signal says about Q4 2026 and how managers should raise into year-end.
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PerspectivesHow to Choose a Capital Introduction Platform
Five tests that separate a real two-sided capital introduction platform from a directory with a login, plus the questions to ask before committing budget.
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Platform EducationMeet Violet: The AI-Powered Platform Behind Modern Capital Introduction
The iConnections platform is now Violet. Here’s what it does for allocators and fund managers, from AI matching to meetings, and why the name changed.
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Event ContentGlobal Alts Europe 2027: The LP-GP Meeting Format Arrives in Paris
The Global Alts LP-GP meeting format debuts in Europe: 400+ allocators, 300+ managers, and 4,000+ pre-scheduled meetings at the Carrousel du Louvre.
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Reports & Data
Private Credit Outlook 2026: LP Demand Holds as Scrutiny Rises
Allocators aren’t leaving private credit, they’re raising the bar. LP interest, meeting data, and survey results from the Private Credit Report 2026.
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PerspectivesHow AI Is Changing Capital Introduction: The Agentic Shift
Agentic AI is changing capital introduction from a place you search to a system that works the network with you. Here is what Violet does day to day.
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Event ContentHow Family Offices Discover and Vet Fund Managers
Family offices are the largest allocator audience in alternatives, and the least visible one. They discover managers through networks, platforms, and referrals rather than public processes, and they vet with an endowment-trained lens: team quality first, structure and tax efficiency close behind, and a deep skepticism of anything that looks expensive, illiquid, and undifferentiated. Here…
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Event ContentFive Managers Out of a Thousand Meetings: What GANY26 Allocators Told Us
Allocators at Global Alts New York 2026 explained how they pick managers: five hires from a thousand meetings, fit over pedigree, and nonstop diligence.
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PerspectivesThe LP Roadshow Playbook: Planning, Scheduling, and Meetings That Convert
The working LP roadshow playbook: route against live allocator density, schedule before wheels up, prepare with live signals, and convert with same-week follow-up.
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Event ContentGlobal Alts Miami 2027: The Largest Capital Introduction Event
Global Alts Miami 2027: February 22 to 25 at Miami Beach. 21,000+ pre-scheduled meetings, 1,500+ allocators, 1,200+ managers, 200+ speakers.
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Platform EducationHow Emerging Managers Get in Front of Institutional LPs Without Cold Outreach
Emerging managers lose on access, not performance. The playbook for reaching institutional LPs without cold outreach: profile, proof, visibility.
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Perspectives
The Midyear 2026 Global Investor Report: What Five Findings Mean for Managers
59% of LPs plan to increase alternatives allocations and 11% are now unsure. Five findings from the Midyear Global Investor Report 2026.
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