The powerful pause: The lesser-known traits of high performers
29.07.2025 – Articles
Pausing before a tough conversation, creating space for disagreement, and making someone feel like they truly belong.
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Dean Leak on navigating high-pressure environments
29.07.2025 – Articles
In this episode of On The Line, Alice sits down with high-performance coach Dean Leak, to explore the lesser-known traits that underpin sustainable high performance: communication, belonging, clarity, and the ability to handle conflict well.
Diamonds are formed under pressure: emerging manager GTO Partners
28.07.2025 – Articles
“These challenges forced us to stay focused. Today, we have portfolio companies at the right entry multiples and no issues in the portfolio. Not everyone can say that.”
Syz Capital’s Cutrignelli on backing emerging managers
25.07.2025 – Articles
At the British Emerging Manager Institute Summit 2025, we sat down with Andrea Cutrignelli of Syz Capital to explore how his firm is backing the next generation of private capital managers.
Spinning multiple plates: life as an emerging manager
23.07.2025 – Articles
“We’ve left comfortable jobs with income to being literally a start-up. We’re doing advisory work to keep the lights on, while also building out the asset management strategy.”
Pioneers in private markets: Passing on the baton
21.07.2025 – Articles
A recent conversation with Steve Darrington, former CFO and CRO of Phoenix Equity Partners, and Matthew Maguire, CFO of Park Square Capital, provided valuable insights into this evolution and what the future holds for up-and-coming finance professionals in the industry.
Spotlight on emerging managers: RAIM’s Anthony Peters on finding value and building relationships
16.07.2025 – Articles
In a candid conversation at the British Emerging Manager Institute Summit 2025, Anthony Peters, Partner at Real Asset Investment Management (RAIM), shared insights into the opportunities and challenges of life as an emerging manager in the infrastructure and energy space.
Why insurance is private equity’s biggest blind spot
15.07.2025 – Articles
Bruce Hepburn and Steve Darrington of Mactavish dive into why insurance is one of the most overlooked, and potentially dangerous, blind spots in private equity.
The rise of Independent Sponsors in Europe
01.07.2025 – Articles
Jan Gruter and Ben Cocoracchio, co-leads of Addleshaw Goddard’s Independent Sponsor practice discuss the rapid rise of ISPs in Europe and the importance of these deal-doers when it comes to the overall health of private markets.
Pioneers of 2025: The Yearbook
30.06.2025 – Articles
These Pioneers of Private Markets represent not just the future of the industry’s finance function, but the leadership that will shape it; innovators, visionaries, and leaders who are rethinking the role of finance in a rapidly changing world.
The offshore shift
17.06.2025 – Articles
Why more and more GPs are moving entire functions to offshore locations.
Turning up the tech in times of uncertainty
09.06.2025 – Articles
Firms focused on upgrading and automating their finance and ops functions will win out in these stubbornly uncertain and volatile times, write Andre Boreas of Quadsight.
Making it pay: The rise and realities of employee co-investment schemes
04.06.2025 – Articles
Done right, employee co-investment schemes are more than just a perk. They can serve as a talent magnet, a retention tool, and a trust signal to LPs.
Three key fund admin trends GPs need to stay on top of
03.06.2025 – Contributors
According to Holland Mountain’s Eunice Cho, by leveraging advanced data solutions and improving their partnerships with administrators, fund managers more effectively position themselves for scalability, efficiency, and adaptability amidst increasing complexity.
Survey says: tech to the rescue
13.05.2025 – Articles
Comparing and contrasting recent surveys from CSC and Dynamo highlight the industry’s intensifying focus on increasing its tech capabilities.
Making it pay: Performance related bonuses
12.05.2025 – Articles
The first instalment of a new series focused on rewards, remuneration and incentives for private markets professionals; here we explore the growing trend of performance related pay.
George Ralph on AI’s double edged sword in cybersecurity
24.04.2025 – Podcasts & Videos
“The risk is now very real.”
Column: Brand values
25.03.2025 – Contributors
Columnist and HR specialist Laura Callahan explores what the next generation cares about most – including authenticity, sustainability and purpose – and how this applies at work.
Ed Stubbings: A new era for emerging managers
18.03.2025 – Podcasts & Videos
In this broad and multi-faceted discussion, Ed Stubbings shares his journey from studying theology to becoming a prominent figure in the emerging manager space.
Have your say: Take part in IQ-EQ’s CFO survey
19.02.2025 – Articles
The Line is collaborating with IQ-EQ to better understand emerging trends and challenges faced by private markets’ CFOs.