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The Gulf region is defying a global economic downturn with extraordinary growth and a buoyant exit market, say Gulf Capital’s Dr Karim El Solh and Asaad Salhab.

It’s not unusual for new products to come under scrutiny in their ‘growing up’ phase, but some concerns around NAV loans may be misplaced, write Samantha Hutchinson, Brian Foster and Mike Hubbard at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

This is an ideal time for LPs to revisit their approach to disciplined allocation management, says co-head of Hamilton Lane’s portfolio management group, Bryan Jenkins.

Electrification and other tailwinds mean that investors can access a host of opportunities in the automotive supply chain, says MiddleGround Capital’s Justin Steil.

The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive will have direct implications for portfolio companies, fund managers and LPs, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Patricia Volhard and John Young.

From regulation to fund structures, change is afoot as the private equity industry adapts to an evolving economic environment, says head of McDermott Will & Emery’s investment funds group, Ian Schwartz.

Whether transacting on the secondaries market or adapting to new regulations, having access to the right expertise, data and analytics capabilities will help investors keep pace with change, says Alter Domus CEO Doug Hart.

The market is only starting to scratch the surface of opportunities around AI and retail capital, but these developments must be approached responsibly, says Pomona Capital chief executive Michael Granoff.

The overallocation and liquidity pressures driving LPs to slow new fund commitments are also the reason why now could be an ideal time to be a secondaries buyer, say Adams Street Partners’ Jeff Akers and Joe Goldrick.

In a high interest rate environment, structured equity is having its moment in the sun, but it is a strategy that works throughout the economic cycle, says Matt Shafer of Northleaf Capital Partners.