Founded in 2004, New York-based SecondMarket, Inc. (Member FINRA | MSRB | SIPC) is the largest centralized marketplace for illiquid assets, such as auction-rate securities, bankruptcy claims, collateralized debt obligations, limited partnership interests, mortgage-backed securities, private company stock, restricted securities and blocks in small capitalization companies, and whole loans. SecondMarket's online trading platform has 4,000 participants, including global financial institutions, hedge funds, private equity firms, mutual funds, corporations, and other institutional and accredited investors that collectively manage $1 trillion in assets available for investment.

Every week, Hedge Fund Alert delivers the early intelligence you need to anticipate new risks and opportunities facing fund-management firms, their investors and service providers. Be first to identify new capital-raising tactics, investor strategies and competition among industry vendors.

Every week, Private Equity Insider reports on developments you're not supposed to know about -- behind-the-scenes squabbles, hush-hush plans of investors and inside moves of buyout and venture capital funds.

dealReporter offers proprietary intelligence and analysis on live deals, expected deals, special situations, and convertible bonds across the European, pan-American, Asia-Pacific and now EEMEA (Emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa) markets. dealReporter is tailored to hedge funds, proprietary equity and credit trading desks, security lending and institutional fund managers.

Preqin is the leading source of information for the alternative assets industry, providing data and analysis via online databases, publications and bespoke data requests. Preqin also works with fund managers to identify and approach institutional investors for new vehicles via its flagship Fundraising Support Service.

Founded in 1995 when global hedge fund assets were just approaching the $250 billion mark, The Hedge Fund Association™ (HFA) is a not-for-profit international group of industry professionals with a mission to provide a forum for thought leaders, innovators, practitioners and investors who are shaping the way business is conducted in the global hedge fund industry.

Investment Dealers' Digest is designed to provide a forum for communication between all market participants – especially between the sell-side and the buy-side – which is crucial to the process of restoring the financial markets. In addition to the best of IDD's industry-leading coverage of capital markets and key participants like hedge funds, private equity, and investment banking, every issue carries municipal market coverage from The Bond Buyer's editorial staff.

Emerging Manager Focus doesn't just report the fund management news – it provides in-depth analysis, relevant features and knowledgeable insight from premier experts in the field. Emerging Manager Focus is an online magazine published weekly by Focus Point Press, written for emerging managers, hedge funds, institutional investors and research firms. Its readership includes industry leaders, heads of public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, emerging hedge funds, private equity firms, investment banks, CTAs, banks, brokerage firms and more.

PitchBook is an independent and impartial research firm dedicated to providing premium data, news and analysis to the private equity industry. As a specialty-focused information resource, PitchBook's core strength is its ability to meticulously collect, organize and analyze hard-to-find private equity deal data.

Formed in fall 2007, Columbia Business School’s Private Equity Program is dedicated to forging close ties with the private equity industry, reinforcing the School’s commitment to linking theory with practice. The School’s graduates have been leaders in the development of the private equity and venture capital industries and now are shaping the industry’s future, worldwide.