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The industry is on the cusp of significant innovation, ranging from capital relief structures to securitisation, say SMBC’s Sammy Asoli, Stuart McIntosh and William Wallace

Fund finance will have a key role to play in addressing the capital overhang ratio within the secondaries market, writes Ian Wiese, portfolio manager at Barings Portfolio Finance

As regulation proliferates, GPs are increasingly turning to scenario analysis and taking a more integrated approach to sustainability and impact considerations, say KPMG’s Elizabeth Ming and Simon Weaver

Demand for fund financing solutions has increased and become more complex, according to Jill Wilson, Edward Fry and Varun Sarda at Lloyds Bank Corporate & Institutional

In this podcast, Abhishek Gupta and Tim Whittaker from Scientific Infra and Private Assets discuss the growing demand within private markets for accurate and robust data.

LPs are asking more questions about diversity during fund due diligence, helping to move the needle on the gender balance in private markets, say Sijia Cai and Alisa Waxman at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Private equity’s business model makes it a vital player in energy transition and sustainable transformation efforts, according to Schneider Electric’s Diana Chen, Irina Gilfanova and Cristy House.

New investor channels, demand for private capital, and structural mega-trends are opening up new opportunities for fast-growing private markets, says Manulife Investment Management’s Anne Valentine Andrews.

An expanding investable opportunity set and the rise of institutional investors into impact are fuelling market growth and sophistication, says LGT Capital Partners’ head of impact co-investments, Natalie Sediako

Talent remains one of the most underleveraged tools for driving PE returns, say Deloitte’s Kristen Anderson and Kuma Sordzi.