Capital Calls: What Happens When Your Fund Manager Wants More Money (And You Don't Have It)
Capital Calls: What Happens When Your Fund Manager Wants More Money (And You Don't Have It) In 2022, 67% of large LPs cut new private equity commitments because they couldn't meet existing capital calls. Pension funds —...
Key Person Risk in Private Equity: What LP Agreements Actually Protect You From
TL;DR 97% of private equity LPAs automatically suspend the investment period when a key person event occurs, but the strength of that protection depends entirely on how the provision is drafted
Capital Calls in Private Equity: What LPs Need to Know Before Committing Capital
TL;DR: When you commit $5M to a PE fund, you don't wire anything at signing. Over the next three to five years, the general partner calls that capital in pieces, typically four to eight times during
Private Equity Secondaries in 2026: How the $240B Exit Market Actually Works
TL;DR: The global PE secondaries market hit $240 billion in 2025 transaction volume , up 48% year-over-year and the largest annual figure ever recorded. That was not a fluke. The structural
GP Stakes Investing: How to Own a Piece of the Fund Manager, Not Just the Fund
TL;DR GP stakes investing means buying a minority ownership interest in the management company of a private equity or venture capital firm, not a limited partner interest in the fund itself. You own
Blackstone Asia Fund III Closes at $13.1 Billion: What Accredited Investors Need to Know
Blackstone Asia Fund III Closes at $13.1 Billion: What Accredited Investors Need to Know TL;DR: On June 2, 2026, Blackstone officially closed Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III (BCP Asia III) at $13.1 billion , making...
TZP Group: Inside the Lower-Middle-Market PE Firm That Just Settled with the SEC
TL;DR TZP Group is a New York-based lower-middle-market PE firm with approximately $2.0 to $2.4 billion in AUM across buyout, growth equity, and SBIC debt strategies. In August 2025, the SEC...