Solutions
By Daniel Trentacosta (pictured), Managing Director, Global Head of Private Markets and Change, MUFG Investor Services – As institutional investors recalibrate their allocation strategies in response to prolonged distribution challenges, private equity managers face a new reality: operational sophistication has risen to a critical factor in securing Limited Partner (LP) commitments. While track records will always remain the primary lens through which investors assess managers, today’s environment increasingly demands that operational excellence stand alongside performance history as a prerequisite for earning a seat at the table.
In the world of alternative investments, where milliseconds can separate winners from laggards and where reputation underpins long-term capital flows, technology has moved to the core of value creation. Â
Private credit market tech specialist Oxane Partners is targeting the growing ‘Private Credit+’ market, which extends beyond direct lending to include asset-based finance, fund finance, infrastructure finance, and securitised products.
Not all that’s called AI is true IP – knowing the difference helps investors avoid costly missteps, says Lukasz Lazewski, CEO of LLinformatics.Â
Dynamo Software’s 2025 survey of asset allocators points to a rapidly evolving market with LPs expecting more from their partners whether that be GPs or technology providers. Dynamo’s CEO Hank Boughner (pictured) examines the key findings.Â
Ambarish Srivastava (pictured), Associate Director, Private Markets at Acuity Knowledge Partners, reviews his firm’s latest research on the private markets landscape – evaluating a dynamic 2025 so far and highlighting how firms are stepping up their operational capabilities as a strategic response to market shifts.Â
MSCI has launched two new data and analytics tools – Private Asset and Deal Metrics and RCA Funds – aimed at helping General Partners (GPs) improve decision-making, performance benchmarking, and investor engagement across private equity and real estate markets.
Innova Capital, a Central European private equity firm, has launched a Technology Advisory Board, a counselling body aimed at strengthening the position of the fund’s portfolio companies in the field of new technologies.
Private equity firms are increasingly aware of the growing cyber threat landscape, but many are falling short in translating this awareness into effective risk mitigation, according to new research from global intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM.
By David Barak (pictured), Chief Growth Officer, Athennian – In January 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission handed down more than $63 million in fines to some of the world’s most successful private market firms. Their offence? Poor recordkeeping.  The penalties were not the result of high-stakes fraud or shady dealing. They came down to a compliance mistake: failure to maintain proper books and records, particularly for electronic communications.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
