Insights From the Center of Alternatives
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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Event ContentTalent and Track Record: Selecting Emerging Managers
Clear Street, Franklin Templeton, Screendoor, and Valence on selecting emerging managers and where the dispersion pays for LPs.
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PerspectivesHow Institutional Allocators Discover New Fund Managers Between Conferences
Mandates do not follow the event calendar. How institutional allocators source new fund managers in the months between conferences.
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Platform EducationHow Emerging Managers Can Meet Institutional LPs
No track record brand, no warm LP network. How emerging managers get in front of institutional allocators on strategy fit, not firm size.
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Event ContentEndowment and Foundation Strategies: What the Yale Model Looks Like Now
Carnegie, VCU, and a major endowment CIO on endowment and foundation strategies and what the Yale model looks like in 2026.
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Event ContentFamily Offices Reimagined: The a16z Playbook
Andreessen Horowitz’s Perennial family office on the a16z playbook, taxable investor strategy, and why institutional dogmas fail founders.
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Platform EducationManaging Your Investment Pipeline and Organizing Roadshows: A Fund Manager’s Playbook
Track allocator interest and run in-city roadshows from one place. A fund manager’s playbook for LP pipeline management and meeting logistics.
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Platform EducationMandate-Matched Capital Introduction: How Verified Allocator Matching Works
Mandate-matched capital introduction surfaces a manager only to allocators whose live criteria they fit. How verified matching works.
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Event ContentGlobal Energy Paradigm: Power Beats Oil in the New Supercycle
Bloomberg Intelligence, Hawks Point, Tall Trees, and Westwood on the global energy paradigm and why power beats oil in the new supercycle.
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PerspectivesHow Do LPs and GPs Actually Meet in Alternative Investments?
Conferences, contact lists, cold email. A look at how LPs and GPs actually meet in alternatives, and what two-sided matching changes.
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Event ContentPrivate Markets Reset: Banks, Specialists, and Asset-Backed Finance
Orchard Global, BCI, and PGIM on the private markets reset, bank retrenchment, asset-backed finance, and where specialists win.
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Platform EducationHow to Connect With Institutional Allocators Without Cold Outreach
Fund managers can connect with institutional allocators without cold outreach by being discoverable to allocators who are actively searching for their strategy. Instead of pushing a cold list of names, a manager becomes visible on the iConnections platform, where institutional allocators source managers against live mandates and initiate the introductions themselves. Why Cold Outreach Fails…
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Platform EducationWhat Is Capital Introduction? A Guide for Allocators and Fund Managers
Capital introduction connects institutional allocators with the fund managers they back. How the process works, and what to look for in a platform.
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