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    Alpha Alternatives’ 2026 Global Operations Survey

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    Alpha Alternatives’ 2026 Global Operations Survey

    Help shape the future of Private Markets Operations. Alpha Alternatives is inviting Private Markets firms to participate in its 2026…

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    Alpha FMC
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    Beyond the Equity Stake: What GPs’ New Financing Playbook Means for LP Alignment Diligence

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    Beyond the Equity Stake: What GPs’ New Financing Playbook Means for LP Alignment Diligence

    Limited Partners have long used a GP’s commitment to its own fund as shorthand for alignment: bigger number, more skin…

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    Dan Senkler
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    Don’t let bad slides spoil your presentation

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    Don’t let bad slides spoil your presentation

    Attention spans are now a scarce and diminishing resource. If you need proof, look no further than the TV scripts…

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    Noah Lach

    Agency

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    How do you build brand equity with AI?

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    How do you build brand equity with AI?

    Asset managers want their marketing teams to drive growth, not just support it. For CMOs, that means showing how spending…

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    Alpha FMC
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    Private Market Valuation – The technology is ready, is your operating model?

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    Private Market Valuation – The technology is ready, is your operating model?

    The technology landscape for portfolio monitoring and fund valuation is constantly evolving. No surprise, as the major Fintech players in…

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    Jackson O'Brien
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    Navigating fund administration oversight in private markets

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    Navigating fund administration oversight in private markets

    Why Firms Are Outsourcing As pressures mount, private markets firms are increasingly looking to outsource fund administration functions to drive…

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    Matthew Semenza

    Alternatives

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    Modernizing Real Estate Operations: Practical Steps for ERP Success​

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    Modernizing Real Estate Operations: Practical Steps for ERP Success​

    Investors expect timely, accurate reporting. Regulatory requirements keep growing in complexity. Portfolios now span more geographies and asset classes than…

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    Neil Elliott

    Alternatives

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    Saudi Arabia – a market at scale, with room to grow

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    Saudi Arabia – a market at scale, with room to grow

    The Saudi asset management industry has more than tripled in under a decade. Assets under management reached SAR 1.29 trillion…

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    Tom Whitson +4 Others
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    Who’s doing the talking on LinkedIn?

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    Who’s doing the talking on LinkedIn?

    What stops you scrolling when you’re on LinkedIn? An informed guess tells me it’s one thing… People. So, why does…

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    Sofia Di Adamo