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Robert Nolan of Halyard Capital, John Brittain of Tatum and Lewis Raibley of Castle Harlan discuss the key traits they look for in portfolio company executives, which include adaptability, flexibility and the willingness to recognize limitations

Ralph Keitel of the IFC hails $10bn in exits across Latin America in 2011, but describes vast areas still in need of private capital - like Haiti

The European deal scene must be a disaster, given the economic troubles in the region, right? Wrong, says Marco De Benedetti, Co-Head of Europe Buyout for The Carlyle Group

Experts from The Blackstone Group, Altius Associates, and MVision compare notes and fundraising war stories as they discuss why investors are determined to understand and verify individual team-member contributions to performance

Few people have been active in emerging markets private equity as long as Jonathon Bond of London-based Actis. Bond details the reasons behind Actis’ MBO deal with the UK government and why he remains bullish on emerging markets

The former President of Google China, Kai-Fu Lee, describes his new venture firm, Beijing-based Innovation Works, which backs entrepreneurs by providing them capital and matching them with high-growth investment theses

Will India's bustling technology scene give rise to the next Google? It's the wrong question, say three veterans of the country's private capital market.

Tom Rotherham of Hermes and Jordan Berger of OPTrust continue their conversation about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the private capital portfolio. How do LPs help screen for ESG risk? How important is the UN PRI?

Growth equity firms have been major players in private capital for a long time, and yet, positioned between the venture and buyout asset classes, many have felt they “didn’t really have a home” with regard to regulatory and public awareness

Is the East-West European investment thesis dead? With Baris Gen of IFC, Robert Graffam of Darby Overseas and Ralph Jaeger of Siguler Guff