Back at the gate – From boom to bust, the private equity industry is attempting to reinvent itself for a much-changed world.

Reaching out – Can a globalising investor market for private equity help the leading houses fulfil their funding needs?

Lessons from a rollercoaster – Travers Smith's Philip Sanderson asks what lessons deal professionals should take from private equity's years of turbulence.

Swings of the pendulum – Weil Gotshal's Marco Compagnoni charts what it takes to close deals in a much-changed environment and finds a market that refuses to conform to expectations.

Rainy day returns – SJ Berwin's Josyane Gold and Joshua Gregory survey the global funds market for 2011.

Private equity outlook: rays of hope for 2011 - Freshfields' Christopher Bown and Victoria Sigeti on the prospects for the year ahead.