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Investing in technology can provide a first-mover advantage in private markets and has the potential to transform the investment life cycle, say Darren Cohen and Luke Flemmer at Goldman Sachs.

Managers will feel the impact of new proposals on both sides of the Atlantic, say Sam Kay and Will Normand, partners in the funds department at Travers Smith.

Managers are looking for increasingly sophisticated data automation strategies, but cybersecurity and functionality must come first, say TMF Group’s Andrew O’Shea and Oliver Sinclair.

Time to value is the key determinant when choosing an ERP system for private equity-backed businesses with a defined hold period, says Epicor chief executive Steve Murphy.

End-to-end digitisation for GPs reduces administrative costs, streamlines investor processes and provides them with the tools to access an ever-expanding wealth management market, says Bite Investments CEO William Rudebeck.

A robust process is vital to any GP-led transaction, say Proskauer’s Howard Beber and Warren Allan.

Sponsors are increasingly turning to GP-led deals to manage their portfolios and more capital is needed to meet growing demand, says Scott Humber at Landmark Partners, an Ares company.

The GP-led market is growing at record speed, making insightful due diligence and investment discipline more important than ever, say Neuberger Berman’s Boriana Karastoyanova, Philipp Patschkowski and Ben Perl.

Strong partnerships are critical to developing businesses at scale throughout key markets in Europe, say Marco Herbst, Greg Laï, Christian Rochat and Eric Rouzier at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

As corporates face pressure to divest non-core assets, private equity firms remain willing and attractive buyers, say Baker McKenzie partners Steven Canner and Michael Fieweger.