Maintaining a high level of transparency within a business represents a value-add proposition in the current PE environment, say Apex Group’s Agnes Mazurek and Georges Archibald.
Firms that integrate advanced technologies into their investment decision-making processes will be better able to compete in the alternatives marketplace, says Alter Domus’s global head of data and analytics products, Gus Harris.
The days of a near exclusive focus on revenue expansion are over as the emphasis shifts to profitable growth, say Matthew Hobart and David Trujillo, co-managing partners at TPG Growth.
With the industry under increased scrutiny, sponsors must be more active on legislative and regulatory engagement, say Baker McKenzie’s Michael Fieweger and John Fedele.
As the PE investor base becomes increasingly global and diverse, GPs and LPs are harnessing data to mine more investment strategy and portfolio performance insights, says State Street’s Jesse Cole.
In the face of macro headwinds, asset quality and price are more important than ever, says Pomona Capital chief executive Michael Granoff.
The industry has been slow to adopt technology, but democratisation is rapidly driving change and is altering the way the industry operates, says Hamilton Lane’s Erik Hirsch.
The private markets onboarding process must continue to evolve in order to support private wealth investors as they seek access to the asset class, say IDR’s Tim Andrews and Mark Quigley.
PE firms are doubling down on ESG to boost portfolio companies’ resiliency and their appeal to buyers, customers and talent, say Tania Carnegie and Glenn Mincey at KPMG.
Secondaries investors are anticipating a golden vintage – just so long as buyers and sellers can agree on price