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Advisor Insights

Why Does Manager Selection Matter More in Private Markets Than in Public Markets?

How wide the manager spread really runs in private equity, why the market never corrects it, and what advisors should evaluate before committing capital.

Sep 3, 2026
BIP Capital
Advisor Insights

After the Exit: How Distribution Waterfalls Decide Who Gets Paid, and When

Return of capital, preferred return, GP catch-up, residual split: how each waterfall tier works, and why identical gross returns can pay investors very differently.

Sep 2, 2026
BIP Capital
Advisor Insights

Volatility Laundering and the Efficient Frontier: Why Smoothed Private‑Market Marks Distort Allocation

Volatility laundering is the understatement of private-market risk caused by infrequent appraisals. How much unsmoothing changes volatility by strategy, and what it means for the efficient frontier and the Total Portfolio Approach.

Aug 25, 2026
BIP Capital
Portfolio

Nine BIP Ventures Portfolio Companies Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000

Nine companies in the BIP Ventures portfolio have been named to this year's Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine's annual ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America. Ranking is based on percentage revenue growth over a three-year period.

Aug 19, 2026
BIP Capital
Advisor Insights

When the Signal Breaks: Private Markets and the Erosion of the Standard Diligence Test

Private credit default rates and private equity interim marks have lost diagnostic power. What allocators should evaluate instead in 2026 — PIK trajectory, covenant structure, and DPI.

Aug 18, 2026
BIP Capital
Market Outlook

Future of Organizations Series: The Impact of AI on HR

AI is not an upgrade cycle. It is reshaping every layer of the org chart at once. How C-suite, managers, and individual contributors are being repriced.

Aug 13, 2026
BIP Capital
Advisor Insights

Carried Interest, the 8% Hurdle, and the Terms That Determine Whether a GP's Incentives Align With the LP's

What carried interest, the 8% preferred return, catch-up, waterfall, and clawback terms reveal about whether a fund manager's incentives align with investors.

Aug 11, 2026
BIP Capital
Advisor Insights

Illiquidity in Private Market Investing Is Not a Flaw. It Is the Tradeoff.

The illiquidity premium is the extra return investors may earn for locking up capital. It is not guaranteed. What Cambridge Associates and Cliffwater data show, how it varies by vehicle, and why manager selection matters most.

Aug 5, 2026
BIP Capital
Market Outlook

The Future of Organizations: Five Framework Models for an AI-Driven Company

How AI reshapes organizational structure, the value chain, and the manager's decision to convert freed capacity to margin or redeploy it to growth.

Jul 28, 2026
BIP Capital
Advisor Insights

The J-Curve in Private Markets: What Advisors Need to Know Before the First Statement Arrives

Why early private fund returns dip, how evergreen and credit structures change the J-curve, and how advisors can set client expectations.

Jul 8, 2026
BIP Capital
Market Outlook

The Future of Organizations: This Time, It’s Different

Mark Buffington on why nearly three decades of financial history — from LTCM to COVID — didn't prepare him for AI. The first in BIP Capital's Organization of the Future series.

Jul 1, 2026
Mark Buffington
Advisor Insights

Why the Traditional 60/40 Portfolio Was Built for a Market That No Longer Fully Exists

The 60/40 portfolio was built when public markets captured most value creation. That has changed. A structural look at where private markets now fit.

Jun 24, 2026
BIP Capital
Advisor Insights

Private Markets and the Case Against Public Market Concentration Risk

S&P 500 concentration risk is at historic highs while public companies have nearly halved. What the structural shift means for advisor portfolios.

Jun 9, 2026
BIP Capital
Growth Equity

BIP Capital Welcomes John Gu as Partner

An experienced investor and engaged partner, John Gu has been a driving force on the BIP Capital investment team since joining as Partner in 2025.

Apr 9, 2026
BIP Capital
Market Outlook

The Great Repricing

AI is simultaneously repricing businesses across every sector. BIP Capital's Mark Buffington breaks down which companies are being disrupted — and which are being amplified — and what investors should do about it.

Apr 8, 2026
Mark Buffington
Private Credit

Taking a Deeper Dive into Private Credit

Private credit markets are experiencing a clear division between managers who prioritize disciplined credit underwriting and those focused on capital deployment, leading to varied fund performance and market repricing of risk.

Mar 2, 2026
Mark Buffington
Advisor Insights

The Advisory Firm of the Future

How advisory firms are using AI to enhance human judgment—not replace it. Explore the future of wealth management where technology amplifies what advisors do best for their clients.

Feb 25, 2026
Mark Buffington
Market Outlook

The 2025 State of Startups in the Southeast Investor Implications

The 2025 State of Startups report shows a mature, disciplined Southeast venture market. Discover what it means for private market investors and wealth advisors.

Oct 15, 2025
Mark Flickinger
Market Outlook

Podcast: Private Market Valuations, Fund Access, and Evergreen BDCs

Mark Flickinger joins the BIP Wealth Ahead in the Count podcast to discuss private market valuations, evergreen funds, and how RIAs and HNWIs can expand portfolio access.

Oct 2, 2025
BIP Capital
Market Outlook

Podcast: Why Private Markets Are Reshaping the Future of Investing

Mark Flickinger joins the Money Tree Investing podcast to explain why private markets are reshaping investing for HNWIs and RIAs seeking to diversify their portfolio and align their wealth goals.

Aug 26, 2025
Mark Flickinger
Market Outlook

Mid‑Year 2025 Venture Capital Update

Drawing on data from PitchBook-NVCA and the State of Startups in the Southeast(SM) 2025 report, this mid-2025 review unpacks U.S. private-capital health, stage-by-stage deal shifts, the AI funding wave, and how Alabama-to-Virginia ecosystems stack up against Bay Area, New York, and Boston.

Aug 12, 2025
BIP Capital

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