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Focusing on growth and operational improvement is the foundation for generating sustainable and consistent long-term returns, say Terry Miu Neeland, Alex Ovchar, Rosie Johnson and Tim Sims at Pacific Equity Partners.
Private equity’s resilience and innovation have allowed it to continuously meet the needs of GPs and LPs, say Proskauer’s Monica Arora, Howard Beber and Nigel van Zyl.
While there are expected to be plenty of new opportunities in the secondaries market over the coming period, success will require experience and a considered approach, says Pomona Capital’s Michael Granoff.
The growth and diversification of private equity’s investor base has required GPs to take an increasingly sophisticated approach to securing capital, say MVision’s Mounir Guen and Hussein Khalifa.
With the regulation due to come into force next year, PE groups must ready themselves for the compliance challenges that are ahead, according to Jay Modrall, senior counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Certain types of fintech are likely to fare better than others in a downturn and a strong focus on subsectors and digitalisation could pay dividends, writes Travers Smith private equity partner Genna Marten.
A market correction for tech company valuations spells opportunity for PE fund investors, writes Keith Button.
Private markets firms are seeking in-house expertise to oversee their portfolio people needs, writes Dean Terry, head of HR, legal and compliance search at recruitment firm PER.
The pace of deal-making recently is notable and it’s the distinct nature of insurance that’s especially enticing, write lawyers from Debevoise.
Competing against the large US buyout firms to attract candidates is no easy feat, but the past year has seen some hiring strategies work out for the mid-market platforms, says Mary Gay Townsend.