February 28, 2019
Evaluate GP Performance Using the Valuation Bridge
How LPs can utilize the valuation bridge to evaluate general partner performance.
February 22, 2019
Chart of the Month: Real Estate Performance in Private Equity
Factors that have benefited industrial real estate growth and observations of property type returns and risks over the past 40 years.
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.
February 11, 2019
MOIC and IRR: An Important Distinction in Private Equity
MOIC and IRR are two different metrics that are used in private equity to calculate an investor’s return on investment. Cobalt LP explains these two important metrics in private equity and their value to investors.
January 25, 2019
Contributions and Distributions, Industry-Level Insight
Cobalt LP shares industry-level insights on contributions and distributions from 2018 data on our January Chart of the Month.
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 16, 2019
Now Available: Q3 2018 Benchmarks
The updated Q3 2018 Benchmarks in Cobalt LP are now live and ready to be used for various analytics and fund benchmarking.
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 14, 2018
Chart of the Month: Trends in 2018 Private Equity
Understanding 2018’s trends in private equity can help clients gain market perspective and adjust their portfolio in the context of the market. The Hamilton Lane dataset shows yearly trends and more.
December 13, 2018
Uses and Drawbacks of DPI in Private Equity
An explanation of the often overlooked distributions to paid in capital (DPI) and how valuable it can be in evaluating private equity investments.
