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[What fund redemptions really mean](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/what-fund-redemptions-really-mean/) - [Where innovation meets opportunity](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/where-innovation-meets-opportunity/) - [StepStone Private Venture and Growth Fund Announces September Distribution](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/de/news-insights/stepstone-private-venture-and-growth-fund-announces-september-distribution/) - [StepStone Private Venture and Growth Fund (SPRING) September Distribution](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-private-venture-and-growth-fund-spring-september-2026-distribution/) - [The next test for growth equity](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/the-next-test-for-growth-equity/) - [StepStone Group to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-present-at-the-barclays-global-financial-services-conference-7/) - [StepStone Group Closes its Infrastructure Secondaries Fund, Raising $1.7 Billion Across the Fund and Related Separate Accounts](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-closes-its-infrastructure-secondaries-fund-raising-1-7-billion-across-the-fund-and-related-separate-accounts/) - [Evergreen private debt: why it matters now—and how to evaluate it](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/evergreen-private-debt-why-it-matters-now-and-how-to-evaluate-it/) - [Recent trends in corporate direct lending 1H26](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/recent-trends-in-corporate-direct-lending-1h26/) - [RPM Ep. 62 | 2H26 Real Estate house views](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-62-2h26-real-estate-house-views/) - [StepStone Group Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Results](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-reports-first-quarter-fiscal-year-2027-results/) - [Evergreen funds: A compelling tool for private market asset allocation](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/evergreen-funds-a-compelling-tool-for-private-market-asset-allocation/) - [StepStone Group to Announce First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results on August 6, 2026](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-announce-first-quarter-fiscal-2027-results-on-august-6-2026/) - [RPM Ep. 61 | Beyond top quartile: what deal-level benchmarking unlocks for private market investors](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-61-beyond-top-quartile-what-deal-level-benchmarking-unlocks-for-private-market-investors/) - [StepStone & PitchBook Launch Deal-Level Benchmarking Solution for Private Markets ](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-pitchbook-launch-deal-level-benchmarking-solution-for-private-markets/) - [RPM Ep. 60 | Venture’s shifting landscape: liquidity, selectivity, and secondaries](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/ventures-shifting-landscape-liquidity-selectivity-and-secondaries/) - [Beneath the headlines: German private equity](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/beneath-the-headlines-german-private-equity/) - [StepStone Group to Present at the Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-present-at-the-morgan-stanley-us-financials-conference-2/) - [StepStone Real Estate Spring 2026 House Views](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-spring-2026-house-views/) - [StepStone Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Results](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2026-results/) - [StepStone Group Hires Taylor Benson to Lead New U.S. Defined Contribution Business](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-hires-taylor-benson-to-lead-new-us-defined-contribution-business/) - [Introduction to specialty credit](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/introduction-to-specialty-credit/) - [StepStone Launches Evergreen Strategies on LSEG’s Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI)](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-launches-evergreen-strategies-on-lsegs-digital-markets-infrastructure-dmi/) - [RPM Ep. 59 | Finding an edge in UK private equity: Scarcity, specialism, and succession](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-59-finding-an-edge-in-uk-private-equity-scarcity-specialism-and-succession/) - [StepStone Group and PitchBook Announce Partnership to Deliver Deal-Level Performance & Operating Metrics to Private Market Participants](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-and-pitchbook-announce-partnership-to-deliver-deal-level-performance-operating-metrics-to-private-market-participants/) - [StepStone Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 Results on May 20, 2026](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-announce-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-2026-results-on-may-20-2026/) - [RPM Ep. 58 | Implementation framework with Miguel Sosa and David Robbins](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-58-implementation-framework-with-miguel-sosa-and-david-robbins/) - [1,000 words or less: A practical framework for implementing allocations to private markets](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/a-practical-framework-for-implementing-allocations-to-private-markets/) - [2025 responsible investment report](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/2025-responsible-investment-report/) - [Venture capital in the age of AI: Standing on the shoulders of giants (and GPUs)](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/venture-capital-in-the-age-of-ai-standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-and-gpus/) - [Not all private equity GP-leds are created equal: Why the next phase will be defined by access and discipline](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/not-all-private-equity-gp-leds-are-created-equal-why-the-next-phase-will-be-defined-by-access-and-discipline/) - [Not all private equity GP-leds are created equal](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/not-all-pe-gp-leds-are-created-equal/) - [Stewardship Policy](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stewardship-policy/) - [Climate Policy](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/climate-policy/) - [Responsible Investment Policy](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/responsible-investment-policy/) - [Private Markets Insights: Manager Selection & Custom Portfolio Strategies](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/private-markets-insights-manager-selection-custom-portfolio-strategies/) - [RPM Ep. 57 | Power, planets and the abyss — How AI, space, and the deep sea are shaping private markets](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-57-power-planets-and-the-abyss-how-ai-space-and-the-deep-sea-are-shaping-private-markets/) - [Power play: Data centers and the AI-energy nexus](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/power-play-data-centers-and-the-ai-energy-nexus/) - [StepStone Real Estate 2026 APAC Research Outlook](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-2026-apac-research-outlook/) - [StepStone Group Closes Structured Solutions Vehicle for Private Market Secondaries](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-closes-structured-solutions-vehicle-for-private-market-secondaries/) - [UK private equity: How scarcity, succession and specialism drive outperformance](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/uk-private-equity-how-scarcity-succession-and-specialism-drive-outperformance/) - [StepStone Real Estate 2026 Europe Research Outlook](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-2026-europe-research-outlook/) - [PIK interest — widespread, but not free](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/pik-interest-widespread-but-not-free/) - [Valuations — conservative by design   ](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/valuations-conservative-by-design/) - [Redemptions — A real time stress test](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/redemptions-a-real-time-stress-test/) - [Shadow default rate — a signal, not a verdict](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/shadow-default-rate-a-signal-not-a-verdict/) - [Cutting through the noise in direct lending](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/cutting-through-the-noise-in-direct-lending/) - [StepStone Real Estate 2026 US Research Outlook](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-2026-us-research-outlook/) - [Implementing AI for limited partners](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/implementing-ai-for-limited-partners/) - [RPM Ep. 56 | The case for emerging managers with Ted Panarese and Aditya Fontana-Raina](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-56-the-case-for-emerging-managers-with-ted-panarese-and-aditya-fontana-raina/) - [StepStone Group Announces 2026 Partner and Managing Director Promotions](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-announces-2026-partner-and-managing-director-promotions/) - [StepStone Group Announces $100 Million Stock Repurchase Program](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-announces-100-million-stock-repurchase-program/) - [StepStone Private Equity 2026 House Views](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-private-equity-2026-market-outlook/) - [Bain & Company and StepStone Group Release 2026 Private Equity GP Outlook](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/bain-company-and-stepstone-group-release-2026-private-equity-gp-outlook/) - [RPM Ep. 55 | Fall 2025 Real Estate House Views with Jeff Giller and Margaret McKnight](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-55-fall-2025-real-estate-house-views-with-jeff-giller-and-margaret-mcknight/) - [StepStone Real Estate Awarded Global Indirect Firm of the Year & European Deal of the Year in PERE 2025 Awards](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-awarded-global-indirect-firm-of-the-year-european-deal-of-the-year-in-pere-2025-awards/) - [Investing beyond boundaries: Space and deep sea](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/investing-beyond-boundaries-space-and-deep-sea/) - [StepStone Group to Present at the RBC Capital Markets Global Financial Institutions Conference](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-present-at-the-rbc-capital-markets-global-financial-institutions-conference/) - [In Conversation | Private Wealth Solutions: CRDEX](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/in-conversation-private-wealth-solutions-crdex/) - [Cutting through the noise in direct lending headlines](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/cutting-through-the-noise-in-direct-lending-headlines/) - [Recent trends in corporate direct lending 2H25](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/recent-trends-in-corporate-direct-lending-2h25/) - [StepStone Group partners with Utmost, unlocking private market diversification and growth potential for British savers](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-partners-with-utmost-unlocking-private-market-diversification-and-growth-potential-for-british-savers/) - [The case for emerging managers](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/the-case-for-emerging-managers/) - [Evergreen Funds](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/evergreen-funds/) - [In Conversation | Private Wealth Solutions: STPEX](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/in-conversation-private-wealth-solutions-stpex/) - [StepStone Group Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-reports-third-quarter-fiscal-year-2026-results/) - [Finding alpha in a shifting return landscape](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/finding-alpha-in-a-shifting-return-landscape/) - [Private equity secondaries](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/pe-secondaries-continuation-vehicles-2/) - [The re-emergence of core real estate](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/the-re-emergence-of-core-real-estate/) - [Market opportunities: small buyouts](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/market-opportunities-small-buyouts/) - [StepStone Real Estate Adds Veteran Investor Jennifer Jones as Partner; Announces Launch of S-Core to Expand its Core/Core+ Real Estate Investment Offerings ](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-adds-veteran-investor-jennifer-jones-as-partner-announces-launch-of-s-core-to-expand-its-core-core-real-estate-investment-offerings/) - [Inside co-invests: private equity and debt](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/inside-co-invests-private-equity-and-debt/) - [StepStone Group to Announce Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results on February 5, 2026](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-announce-third-quarter-fiscal-2026-results-on-february-5-2026/) - [The art of smart diversification and portfolio construction](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/the-art-of-smart-diversification-and-portfolio-construction/) - [StepStone Recapitalizes Blue Moon Senior Housing Portfolio](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-recapitalizes-blue-moon-senior-housing-portfolio/) - [Market opportunities: infrastructure and real assets](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/market-opportunities-infrastructure-and-real-assets/) - [Is fund size growth a red flag?](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/is-fund-size-growth-a-red-flag/) - [LP roundtable: Deal flow and multi-manager approach](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/lp-roundtable-deal-flow-and-multi-manager-approach/) - [PE secondaries: continuation vehicles](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/pe-secondaries-continuation-vehicles/) - [Magnificent 7 across markets: Comparing private and public company performance](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/magnificent-7-across-markets-comparing-private-and-public-company-performance/) - [AI use cases](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/ai-use-cases/) - [Asia: PE strategies in a complex global landscape](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/asia-pe-strategies-in-a-complex-global-landscape/) - [Three themes in global infrastructure investing](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/three-themes-in-global-infrastructure-investing/) - [Quick Takes: State of the market: What the data really tells us](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/state-of-the-market-what-the-data-really-tells-us/) - [Quick Takes: Liquidity issues & solutions in the current environment](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/quick-takes-liquidity-issues-solutions-in-the-current-environment/) - [RPM Ep. 54 | Private equity discipline in uncertain conditions with Lisa Larsson and Akash Chitrey](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/rpm-ep-54-private-equity-discipline-in-uncertain-conditions-with-lisa-larsson-and-akash-chitrey/) - [StepStone Group Recognized Among Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for Third Consecutive Year](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-recognized-among-best-places-to-work-in-money-management-by-pensions-investments-for-third-consecutive-year/) - [StepStone Group Appoints Lindsay Creedon as Head of Private Equity](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-appoints-lindsay-creedon-as-head-of-private-equity/) - [StepStone Infrastructure and Real Assets 2H25 House Views](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-infrastructure-and-real-assets-2h25-house-views/) - [Diversifying your Asia exposure: Australia private equity](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/diversifying-your-asia-exposure-australia-private-equity/) - [StepStone Real Estate Fall 2025 House Views](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-real-estate-fall-2025-house-views/) - [Nature credits: Releasing private markets capital into the wild](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/nature-credits-releasing-private-markets-capital-into-the-wild/) - [StepStone Group Opens Office in Madrid, Ninth in Europe](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-opens-office-in-madrid-ninth-in-europe/) - [StepStone Private Wealth Solutions Launches StepStone Private Equity Strategies Fund](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-private-wealth-solutions-launches-stepstone-private-equity-strategies-fund/) - [StepStone Group Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-reports-second-quarter-fiscal-year-2026-results/) - [FTSE Russell and StepStone Group launch global fund-level daily private market indices](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/ftse-russell-and-stepstone-group-launch-global-fund-level-daily-private-market-indices/) - [StepStone Group Opens Office in Riyadh](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-opens-office-in-riyadh/) - [StepStone Group to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results on November 6, 2025](https://www.stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/stepstone-group-to-announce-second-quarter-fiscal-2026-results-on-november-6-2025/)