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Ares: Adapting to a new reality

Managers will need to focus on delivering alpha as the private equity industry faces a more volatile market, say Ares’ Matt Cwiertnia and Scott Graves.

Jersey Finance: The emergence of super-IFCs

With investors placing more scrutiny on domiciling decisions, international finance centres must stay ahead of future trends or risk being left behind, say Elliot Refson and Philip Pirecki at Jersey Finance.

Apex Group: CFOs seek support as LP demands grow

Investor requests for data and transparency are driving managers to ask for more assistance from service providers, say Apex Group’s Henk Pieter van Asselt and Georges Archibald.

Neuberger Berman: Broadening access to private equity

The asset class should welcome more private individual investors, but products must be carefully tailored to their needs, say Neuberger Berman’s Peter von Lehe, Maura Reilly Kennedy and José Luis González Pastor.

CD&R: Staying the course

A clear, well-executed strategy that focuses on customer needs can help portfolio companies come out of challenging environments stronger, say senior advisers to CD&R funds Sir Terry Leahy, Jim McNerney and David Taylor.

Debevoise & Plimpton: How SFDR is impacting LPs

Investors are in the driving seat when it comes to GPs’ compliance with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Jin-Hyuk Jang and Patricia Volhard.

Campbell Lutyens: A slice of the action

Increasingly seen as a solution to a range of GP funding needs and as an attractive source of returns, minority GP stake sales are on the rise, says Thomas Liaudet at Campbell Lutyens.

LPs double down on due diligence

Investors look for managers with the talent, capacity and experience to ride out market volatility, writes James Williams.

Alter Domus: LPs look to diversify amid uncertainty

In the face of macroeconomic headwinds, investors are readjusting their private equity allocation strategies and eyeing co-investment and secondaries opportunities, says Tim Toska at Alter Domus.

Apex Group: A bigger, more complex industry

Manager consolidation and developments in private equity regulation and technology will drive service providers to scale up further in response, says David Fowler at Apex Group.