In this edition of Hedge Fund Spotlight: Amidst the ongoing eurozone sovereign debt crisis, will European institutions remain committed to investing in hedge funds? How to proceed as a UK long/short equity manager looking to come to the market with a UCITS-compliant fund; plus the latest industry news and key facts regarding European investors that invest in North America.

Featured in this digest from DealMarket: M&A activity in Latin America is down, but exits and fundraising are up, Thomas H. Lee buying Party City, and the increase in global private equity deal activity in Asia.

In this issue of the digest: The new trend of raising capital from customers in 'crowdfunding', how the media often overlook family-owned businesses in favour of companies like Facebook, and the effect of sovereign wealth funds on the pace of private equity investment.

This latest edition puts the spotlight on private real estate fundraising focused on emerging markets, UK-headquartered real estate fund managers, US private sector pension funds, plus the latest industry news and fundraising updates.

In this report on funds of funds, Preqin examines a number of issues including geographical preferences, changes in allocations to different fund types, co-investment, secondaries and first-time funds, and gets an insight into how fund of funds managers are viewing the private equity industry at present.