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Aug 20, 2026
Why US defined contribution plans could be a $15tn opportunity for private capital
With more retirement plans such as 401(k)s opening up to alternative assets, SEI’s Ben Heidari explains what it means for asset ma...
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Aug 13, 2026
Private markets benchmarks enter their next era
Benchmarks are evolving from performance scorecards into tools that support portfolio construction, governance, and decision-makin...
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Aug 6, 2026
How private equity investment is transforming the global accountancy industry
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Jul 8, 2026
The Preqin Guide to Private Capital Indices and Benchmarks
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Jul 8, 2026
Why investors are turning to the bio-based chemical transition amid geopolitical vola...
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Jul 7, 2026
Continuation Funds in 2026: Deals and Portfolio Companies
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Aug 24
Weekly Private Markets People Moves
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Aug 17
Weekly Private Markets People Moves
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Aug 11
Structured capital: financing growth without giving up control
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Aug 10
Weekly Private Markets People Moves
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Aug 7
Aiming for alpha in mid-market private equity, secondaries, and fund manager acquisitions
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Aug 9, 2026
Continuation Funds in 2026: Beyond Liquidity
Continuation funds have evolved from a liquidity workaround into a portfolio management tool in their own right. In 2026, LPs and ...
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Jun 25, 2026
New growth equity firm backs ‘next generation’ companies in the US and Europe
Debut growth equity fund Ami Capital aims to scale up innovative ventures in longevity, lifestyle, sports, and entertainment by br...
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Jun 25, 2026
LPs steady on private markets allocations as secondaries demand rises – Coller Capita...
Nearly two-thirds of LPs surveyed said the geopolitical environment does not influence current allocations, according to Coller Ca...
Second Look | Preqin First Close
Apr 15, 2026
The strategies and sectors driving private real estate investment in 2026
What resilient fundraising, evolving industrial strategies, living-sector demand, and increasing secondaries activity reveal about...
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Feb 26, 2026
Sustainability-labeled funds raise a combined $167bn in 2025
North America-focused sustainability-labeled funds raised a new record of $63.9bn, while funds focused on Europe raised $94.5bn la...
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Blog | Preqin Primer
Jul 8, 2026
Continuation Funds in 2026: Performance and LP Profile
How are continuation funds performing against market conditions, and what's the emerging LP profile of those most likely to back a...
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Jul 1, 2026
US pension fund CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach
Changes at the public pension, which allocates 36.1% of its $634.1bn AUM to private markets as of May 2026, take effect on July 1,...
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Jun 10, 2026
How Service Providers Can Win Private Markets Business in 2026
Winning new business in private markets is getting harder: sales cycles are longer, decision-making is more complex, and competiti...
Data Drop
Aug 10, 2026
Italy-Based LPs: Private Markets Outlook
LPs in Italy are recalibrating their private markets approach, with non-institutional investors steadily expanding their footprint...
Data Drop
Jul 16, 2026
Latin America Investor Survey 2026
Latin America-based LPs are showing renewed conviction in private markets, according to our recent survey of investors in the regi...
Data Drop
Jul 7, 2026
Canada-based LPs in 2026: Shifting preferences in private markets
Canada-based LPs are reshaping their private markets strategies in response to liquidity pressures and evolving portfolio construc...
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Jun 18, 2026
Tough market encourages buyout firms to prioritize operational value creation
Private equity recovery stalls as deal-making slows and firms shift to operationally-driven strategies
Second Look | Preqin First Close
Jun 16, 2026
National initiatives push quantum investing to the next level
As governments race to build quantum capabilities, venture capital is following – reshaping the global funding map for one of tech...
Factsheet
May 5, 2026
BDCs at $500bn: Enhanced Transparency into Private Credit
Quarterly, audited, and loan-level – as the value of BDC gross assets crosses $500bn, the dataset they generate is setting a new s...
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Aug 16, 2026
Deal Flow Monitor: H1 2026
Geopolitical uncertainties do not appear to have derailed private capital activity, with deal-making momentum in H1 2026 positioni...
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Jul 31, 2026
Private Equity Q2 2026: Preqin Quarterly Update
Private equity capital raised improved, but deal value softened from Q1’s elevated base and secondaries fundraising cooled after a...
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Jul 21, 2026
Secondaries in 2026
Our Secondaries in 2026 report examines how liquidity constraints, investor demand for DPI, and growing GP- and LP-led activity ar...
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