LP engagement report, Brightpoint Group partner spotlight and Private Market Gladiators EP2

Latest at Vestlane

• Should fund admins build in-house? The answer is in our latest partner spotlight with Benjamin Bellmann from the Brightpoint Group.
• What's hiding behind the subscription curtain? We analysed LP activity on Vestlane and prepared the most interesting insights for you.
• Private Market Gladiators Episode 2 is out with Speedinvest, AQVC, and Pitch Me First.

Private Market Gladiators – Episode 2: How Can GPs and LPs Align Interests in an Evolving Landscape?

In this episode of Private Market Gladiators, we dive deep into one of the most defining topics in private markets: how GPs and LPs can build long-term, trust-based partnerships—even in the face of uncertainty, exit slowdowns, and evolving expectations.

🎤 Featuring:

• Tülin Tokatli, CEO, Pitch Me First
• Tony Meadows, VC & LP Investment Strategist
• Oliver Holle, Founder & Managing Partner, Speedinvest
• Marius Weber, Founding Partner, AQVC
• Ivo Schmiedt, Co-founder & CEO, Vestlane

Brightpoint Group: A Tech-First Approach to Fund Administration

In the evolving landscape of European private markets, fund administrators face mounting pressures: increasing regulatory complexities, heightened investor expectations, and the imperative for operational efficiency. 

While some firms embark on extensive internal tech development, Brightpoint Group charts a different course—leveraging specialized external platforms to enhance their services without the overhead of building in-house solutions.

📌 Read more here.

More than one in five investors on Vestlane is a repeat LP

The resilience of private markets in the face of economic challenges is evident. Despite ongoing economic and political instabilities, COVID, changing consumer preferences, global AUM has more than doubled in the past decade—up from $4.08 trillion in 2015 to about $15 trillion in 2025.

The same decade brought changes in investor preferences and behaviours.

Our goal with this report is to transform the complicated reality of fundraising—document counts, collaborator networks, investor profiles—into clear, useful insights that fund managers can use to prepare effectively for their next fund.

📌 Open the report.

Invest in the World You Want to Live In

When Cilian Jansen Verplanke co-founded a private equity firm in 2010 with her two female co-founders, she had two goals: to change the tone of private equity and to answer a question that had followed her for more than 20 years in finance—where are all the women?

What followed was the creation of Karmijn Kapitaal, a private equity firm that invests in Dutch SMEs led by diverse management teams both in gender and in leadership styles, with a particular focus on gender balance and sustainability.

📌 Read the interview here.

Expert takes

• Fostering Long-Term Relationships in Private Markets: The Case for Rebuilding Trust
• A Tech-First Approach to Fund Administration—Without Building In-House
• How to Invest in Private Equity Funds: A Beginner’s Guide for LPs
• Private Equity Continuation Funds: GP-Led Secondaries in 2025
  

Community News

👏 Picus Capital did the final close of the oversubscribed Picus Venture Fund II at €250 million.

👏 Blanca Gallego Jené and Moritz Poewe were representing Vestlane at the Catapult: Future Foundation Program in Luxembourg — contributing to the next generation of data and document exchange in financial services.

👏 Charlotte Hogg appointed CEO of Alter Domus. Charlotte’s appointment underscores our ambitious vision and commitment to driving innovation for private markets asset managers and their investors worldwide.