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Chart of the Month: June 2023
The Bridesmaid: Secondary Liquidity Investment Trends from 1999-2022 Wedding season is in full swing, and as many are searching for…

Software for Investment Portfolio Management Eliminates Private Capital Busy Work
Software for investment portfolio management eliminates busy work. Here’s how. An overhaul for private capital firms The phrase “investment portfolio…

Chart of the Month: May 2023
Through the Grapevine: A Hypothesis in North American Infrastructure Trends Q1 2006-Q4 2015 Infrastructure is a vertical we often analyze…

The PE Tech Dilemma That Isn’t
Finding the Best Portfolio Management Software The private equity and venture capital world is divided into two groups of people:…

Chart of the Month: April 2023
March Sadness: Assessing the Growth & Venture Landscape After a Tumultuous First Quarter The first quarter of 2023 has come…

Chart of the Month: March 2023
Ambition and Caution: A Comparison of Buyout and Venture Returns from 1998-2021 Given the wild drawdown in 2022, we analyzed…

Chart of the Month: February 2023
Halftime Adjustments: Taking Stock of Alternative Markets Returns in Q1 & Q2, 2022 Cobalt, a FactSet Company, recently published its…

Chart of the Month: January 2023
Alternatives in Private Equity: Examining the Smaller-Exposure Investment Strategies As institutional investors review portfolio makeups amid tight economies worldwide, we…

Chart of the Month: December 2022
The Crypto Winter of Discontent: Examining the Value of Venture Capital Tech over the Past Decade Cryptocurrency values continue to…

Chart of the Month: November 2022
On the World’s Stage: The Middle East & Growth in the 21st century The World Cup is set to kick…

Chart of the Month: October 2022
In for a Penny: Comparing FTSE Performance Against Various Private Market Geographies Last month, pundits boldly claimed that the United…

Chart of the Month: September 2022
Dialed In: Examining Capital Calls Across Varying Market Conditions As the United States just experienced its second straight quarter of…