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Technology, the rise of entrepreneurs, and globalised business models have transformed the growth equity space in recent years, say Bill Ford and Graves Tompkins of General Atlantic.
In a world of unprecedented innovation and technology advancements, demand for growth capital is soaring, says Phil Guinand, partner and head of Permira Growth Opportunities.
Growth investing should be about forming deep relationships with a small number of great companies, says Dave Welsh, partner and global head of tech growth at KKR.
In a saturated fundraising market, GPs adopting a consumer mindset in their marketing can achieve a competitive edge, writes Greenbrook's Anna Jerstrom.
Amid heightened scrutiny over data privacy and disclosure requirements, private equity firms should know the basic housekeeping on compliance, writes Ashurst’s UK data protection head Rhiannon Webster.
High-value stakes in private equity firms are increasingly easy to convert into equity and debt, driving firm expansion, own-fund investment and more, write Victor Quiroga and Antoine Dréan of Triago.
Jon Bennett and Alan Borenstein of executive search firm Roar Group share the most important considerations when seeking leadership for a troubled company.
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.
Although secondaries investors have limited influence on underlying assets, there are steps they can take to engage with ESG issues and promote science-based targets, says Tim Clare of Anthesis.