Most Co-Investment Promises Are Hand-Waving. Here’s What LPs Actually Want.
Most Co-Investment Promises Are Hand-Waving. Here’s What LPs Actually Want. A lot of managers talk about co-investment like it is a magic word. They drop it into a deck, mention it on a call, and assu
Why Separate Accounts Are Raising the Bar for Blind-Pool GPs.
Why Separate Accounts Are Raising the Bar for Blind-Pool GPs. Most blind-pool pitches are getting judged against a market that has changed. LPs are seeing more separately managed accounts, more co-inv
The Co-Investment Squeeze: Why LP Optionality Is Rewriting Fundraising Math
Most fund managers still treat co-investment like a side conversation. It is not. It is becoming part of the main fundraising equation. That matters because LPs are not just underwriting your track re
Pantheon Closes $3.2B PGCO VI: What This Record Co-Investment Close Means for LPs
TL;DR: Pantheon closed PGCO VI at $3.2 billion on July 30, 2026, making it the firm's largest co-investment program in its 17-year history and one of the biggest standalone co-investment vehicles in p
How Accredited Investors Access Family Office Co-Investment Deals in 2026
How Accredited Investors Access Family Office Co-Investment Deals in 2026 How Accredited Investors Access Family Office Co-Investment Deals in 2026 By Jeff Barnes, MBA · July 23, 2026 ·...
Family Offices Are Going Direct: What the 2026 Data Means for Accredited Investors
According to the UBS Global Family Office Report 2026 , direct allocations now make up more than 40% of the typical family office's private-equity sleeve, and that share has been climbing for a...
Long Angle Review 2026: Is a Vetted Investor Community Worth the Dues?
Long Angle built its membership around a simple thesis, according to the community's own site : high-net-worth operators make better investment decisions in a room of peers than alone with a...
Fund-of-One: Inside the Bespoke Single-LP Fund Structures Winning Over Family Offices and Sovereign Wealth Funds
TL;DR: A fund-of-one is a private fund built for exactly one limited partner. According to unefund.com , these vehicles become economically viable for managers once a single investor commits $50...
HarbourVest's $4.75B Co-Investment Close Signals a New High in LP Demand
HarbourVest Partners just closed its seventh direct co-investment program, HCF VII, at $4.75 billion. That's 19% above the fund's original $4 billion target. When a program this size clears its hard c
Hamilton Lane Closes $3.8B Equity Opportunities Fund VI: What It Actually Means for Accredited Investors
Hamilton Lane just closed its sixth direct equity fund, Equity Opportunities Fund VI, at $3.8 billion raised in and alongside the fund — up 81% from the $2.1 billion its predecessor collected. That's
LP Co-Investment Rights in Private Equity: How to Negotiate Them and Why Most LPs Never Use What They Have
Most LPs negotiate co-investment rights into their fund agreements and then never use them. On a $100 million private equity program, a 20% co-invest allocation saves $3.6 million in fees and carry...
Co-Investment in Private Equity: The Insider Track to Better LP Returns
A co-investment lets you put capital directly into a single private equity deal alongside the fund, at zero carried interest and reduced or zero management fees. According to ILPA Principles 3.0, this
Why Family Offices Are Doubling Down on Direct Deals Over Fund Commitments
A seismic shift is underway in family office investing: direct deals now account for 42% of alternative allocations, up from 27% five years ago. The reasons go beyond fees — and the implications are transforming the private markets landscape.
The Rise of Family Office Direct Investing: What it Means for the Startup Ecosystem
Something significant is happening in the private markets that most angel investors aren't paying enough attention to: family offices are going direct.