Webinar: Why Your Next Raise Depends on Your Operating Model

Fundraising for mid-market PE funds now takes a median of 18 months to close. LPs are backing fewer managers. Operational due diligence has become a hard gate, not a formality.

The data from LPs is stark. In a survey of over 400 institutional allocators, 46% said a GP's reputation matters more than investment returns. A separate study of 150 LPs found that 85% had rejected a fund on operational grounds alone. Track record did not save them.

The pattern is consistent. At fund three, four, and five, how a firm manages its investor relationships is a fundraising variable. This session examines what LPs are actually scrutinising, where mid-market firms most commonly fall short, and what fixing it looks like in practice.

Webinar Details

Date
May 21, 2026
Time
12:30 -1:30 PM ET
Produced and hosted by
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Marc Andrew
Sponsored by

Who it’s for

Attendance is curated to ensure value. If you're building, scaling, or optimizing a private credit platform, you’ll be among your peers.

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Who’s coming

COOs and fund operations leads

responsible for investor reporting and data infrastructure

IR and capital formation professionals

at mid-market PE funds (funds 2 to 5)

LPs and allocators

interested in how GP operational standards are evolving

Agenda

12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Presentation: What LPs See When They Look Under the Hood

A short data-driven scene-setter. What has changed in LP evaluation, what operational signals matter most, and why mid-market firms are feeling this shift first.

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Panel: Building the Operating Model That Wins the Next Raise

GPs, an LP, and an operations specialist examine what the transition from informal to institutional IR infrastructure actually involves. What breaks first. What the LP experience reveals. How data and AI fit into a function built on trust. And what firms at fund three to five should be building now.

1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Audience Q&A

Open to all attendees. Submit questions in advance or ask live.

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