Staff Writer
Electrification and other tailwinds mean that investors can access a host of opportunities in the automotive supply chain, says MiddleGround Capital’s Justin Steil.
Whether transacting on the secondaries market or adapting to new regulations, having access to the right expertise, data and analytics capabilities will help investors keep pace with change, says Alter Domus CEO Doug Hart.
From regulation to fund structures, change is afoot as the private equity industry adapts to an evolving economic environment, says head of McDermott Will & Emery’s investment funds group, Ian Schwartz.
The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive will have direct implications for portfolio companies, fund managers and LPs, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Patricia Volhard and John Young.
The market is only starting to scratch the surface of opportunities around AI and retail capital, but these developments must be approached responsibly, says Pomona Capital chief executive Michael Granoff.
In a high interest rate environment, structured equity is having its moment in the sun, but it is a strategy that works throughout the economic cycle, says Matt Shafer of Northleaf Capital Partners.
The overallocation and liquidity pressures driving LPs to slow new fund commitments are also the reason why now could be an ideal time to be a secondaries buyer, say Adams Street Partners’ Jeff Akers and Joe Goldrick.
Driving change at the leadership level requires a strategic approach to hiring and career development, says Women in Fund Finance global co-head Dee Dee Sklar.
Raising a growth fund as a woman in the Middle East is ‘not an advantage ever’, says Al-Lawati.
PE firms should keep antitrust, national security and data protection issues in mind when executing deals in the technology industry, say Baker McKenzie’s Michael Fieweger and Matthew Jacobson.