From my Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Yuanyuan Shang at BlackRock. We modelled #network effects in LP and GP matching across various asset classes in the alternative assets industry (real estate, private debt, #PrivateEquity, etc) using #TERGM. #SNA #AcFinance #ERGM #CSS #CompSocSci #NetSci
New paper in Social Network Analysis and Mining (2026) by @leifeld.bsky.social @socialstats.bsky.social & Yuanyuan Shang. The study looks at how investors & fund managers find suitable partners in private capital markets when information is limited
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🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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February 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
From my Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Yuanyuan Shang at BlackRock. We modelled #network effects in LP and GP matching across various asset classes in the alternative assets industry (real estate, private debt, #PrivateEquity, etc) using #TERGM. #SNA #AcFinance #ERGM #CSS #CompSocSci #NetSci