8.1 FEWER GENERAL PARTNERS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY BETTER ONES8.2 CORE TARGET: MANAGE THE VOLATILITY OF PERFORMANCE8.3 THE ONLY VALID LEITMOTIV: LONG-TERM THINKING8.4 THE IMPACT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE8.5 A LONG-TERM TREND: THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF PRIVATE EQUITY8.6 PRIVATE EQUITY: FUTURE VICTIM OF ITS OWN SUCCESS?8.7 THE IMPACT OF A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF PRIVATE EQUITY