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May 3, 2023

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…

Finding the Best Portfolio Management Software
April 27, 2023

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:…

April 4, 2023

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…

March 8, 2023

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…

February 9, 2023

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…

January 10, 2023

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…

December 6, 2022

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…

November 2, 2022

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…

October 4, 2022

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…

September 4, 2022

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…

August 3, 2022

Chart of the Month: August 2022

From Small Things: North American Venture Capital Compared to the Russell 3000  Last September, we did a study examining buyouts…

July 7, 2022

Chart of the Month: July 2022

MENA Reversion: The Roots of Current and Future Trends in Emerging Markets The recent break in the years-long trend of…