PEI Staff
With lending terms shifting and syndicated loan markets largely closed, private equity buyers are turning to direct lenders and preparing for deal activity to pick up, says Mike Fieweger at Baker McKenzie.
Amid fears of a recession, LPs are favouring skilled owner-operators, says Tim Toska, global sector head for private equity at Alter Domus.
Activity within the secondaries market is experiencing a brief lull, but it will bounce back stronger than ever in 2023, says Shane Feeney, managing director and global head of secondaries at Northleaf.
Communication, technology implementation and data visualisation are key to being an effective chief financial officer within the private equity industry, says Kwame Lewis, head of product innovation for fund services at TMF Group.
Education is vital to the growth of Africa’s investment community and ecosystem, says Kolawole Owodunni, chief investment officer at the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority.
This year – the seventh year we’ve run our list of the most impressive secondaries individuals under 36 – the cohort of professionals is no less inspiring than in prior iterations.
With the pandemic upending traditional attitudes towards location, investors are waking up to opportunities outside of the country’s traditional deal hotspots, say Stacey Relton and Maria Von Horvath from Sanne, an Apex Group company.
The flexibility of the secondaries market is helping GPs and LPs alike navigate a volatile macro environment, say Johanna Lottmann and Johannes Groeller at PJT Partners
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EQT is taking its healthcare heritage further afield. Plus: Texas ERS raises its private equity exposure to avoid a major slowdown in commitment pacing; and managers are spending big on cybersecurity this year. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.