White Paper

August 19, 2021
Market Trends: A Surge in Distribution Activity
Data-driven insights1 from Bryan Jenkins, Hamilton Lane’s Head of Private Market Analytics Consider where the private markets were one year ago in August 2020. Q1 2020 valuations had just been published, indicating private equity funds2 had declined 8% in a single quarter. Investment activity and, more importantly, exit activity had[...]

June 18, 2019
Turning Point in Private Equity: Affecting LPs and GPs
The key takeaways from Hamilton Lane’s Digital Transformation in Private Equity Webinar, which addressed this turning point for LPs and GPs.

June 4, 2019
The Digital Transformation in Private Equity
The digital transformation in private equity is upon us as many LPs are turning to technology platforms to keep up.

April 23, 2019
Public Market Equivalent (PME) in Private Equity
The importance of a public market equivalent (PME) analysis and how it allows investors to make direct comparisons between private market funds and public benchmarks.

March 13, 2019
Digital Transformation in Private Equity
2019 trends LPs must consider in private markets and the technologies they should be thinking about to embrace the digital transformation.

February 13, 2019
Now Available: 4Q 2018 Market Insights Using Cobalt LP Data
Explore a sample of the Market Analysis intelligence from the Cobalt LP platform. These 4Q 2018 Market Insights are just a small portion of our comprehensive market data used by investors to drive portfolio construction and investment decisions.

January 23, 2019
Using the Valuation Bridge in Private Equity
LPs can take a deeper dive by using a valuation bridge to analyze how GPs have created value in a company or across multiple companies over a holding period.

January 7, 2019
Cash Flow Fundamentals: An Inside Scoop
As limited partners needs evolve, they need to understand the potential variation in cash flows that a general partner is reporting. Cobalt LP’s Cash Flow Fundamentals white paper covers how to categorize and find the proper values.

December 6, 2018
Benchmarking in the Private Markets: A Webinar Discussion
Preston Connell, Director of Sales at Cobalt LP, sat down with Hamilton Lane’s Bryan Jenkins, to discuss the challenges of benchmarking in private markets.

September 6, 2018
Impact Index: How Technology Solutions Can Help LPs
Key insights from the 2018 Impact Index and how Cobalt LP’s technology solution helps LPs efficiently perform tasks.
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