Twenty-eight closed-end real estate funds held final closes in Q4 2012, raising an aggregate USD 22.6bn; this is a significant increase on the USD 10.7bn raised in Q3 2012. Much of this increase can be attributed to the final close of the USD 13.3bn Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII during the quarter.

In this edition of the PE digest, DealMarket looks at five trends in successful PE fundraising in 2012, the drop in Latin American investment and 2013's tech IPO pipeline.

In this edition of its private equity spotlight, Preqin looks at the role of investment consultants, the latest data on mid-market buyout fundraising, and development finance institutions, as well as taking a look at all the latest industry news.

In this 17th edition of its bi-annualar overview of the plans and opinions of limited partners (LPs), Coller Capital captured the views of 131 private equity investors from around the world on topics ranging from LPs' return expectations and appetite for PE, the most attractive areas for general partner investment, the IPO and debt markets and the Asia-Pacific PE market, among many others.

In this edition of hedge fund spotlight, Preqin looks at liquidity in the market place, performance benchmarks for October 2012, and details of upcoming hedge fund conferences, as well as all the latest industry news.