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Investors are in the driving seat when it comes to GPs’ compliance with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Jin-Hyuk Jang and Patricia Volhard.
Increasingly seen as a solution to a range of GP funding needs and as an attractive source of returns, minority GP stake sales are on the rise, says Thomas Liaudet at Campbell Lutyens.
Investors look for managers with the talent, capacity and experience to ride out market volatility, writes James Williams.
In the face of macroeconomic headwinds, investors are readjusting their private equity allocation strategies and eyeing co-investment and secondaries opportunities, says Tim Toska at Alter Domus.
Manager consolidation and developments in private equity regulation and technology will drive service providers to scale up further in response, says David Fowler at Apex Group.
Cycle-tested investors are figuring out ways to stay active in what could turn out to be high-performing vintages, says BlackRock’s Johnathan Seeg.
As private markets continue to evolve, there will be more than enough investment opportunities to absorb new capital flowing in, says Schroders Capital global head of private assets Georg Wunderlin.
Data analytics, ESG and take-privates will all feature heavily as private equity firms seek to create value in the years ahead, say Glenn Mincey and Carole Streicher of KPMG.
The ability to scale up and down the deal size spectrum through co-investment allows for the pursuit of attractive opportunities in an uncertain market, says MiddleGround Capital’s Mandy Kamm.
PE professionals are experts at delivering returns for investors, but there is room for improvement when it comes to personal finance, say Y TREE’s Stuart Cash and Johnnie Hampel.