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.

In this edition of the PE digest, DealMarket looks at how venture capital investment ended the year on a high, a report on the Italian PE market, cleantech predictions for 2013 and US brokerage Knight Capital targeted by buyout funds in a deal worth USD 1.1bn.

In this edition, DealMarket looks at November's drop in M&A activity, the growing sustainability focus of the PE market, and a possible buyout of Springer Science that is reportedly attracting the interest of private equity players.