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The 2014 Preqin Global Private Equity Report is out, and the 128 page document is important reading for any limited partner with an allocation for general partners in the following key verticals: private equity, real estate, natural resource, mezzanine debt, infrastructure and venture capital. Preqin is a UK-based research and consultancy firm focusing on alternative asset classes, with offices in New York, San Francisco and Singapore. Preqin’s Performance Analyst database contains information for over 70% of all funds raised historically, which would amount to hundreds of billions of dollars of investor capital.

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