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UBS Asset Management: Tech remains a top priorityTechnology will continue to be a core sector in private equity portfolios despite the recent correction, says UBS Asset Management’s head of multi-manager private equity Americas, Nicola Goll.
Helios Investment Partners: Embracing Africa’s investment potentialNew technologies are disrupting traditional industries and catalysing value creation opportunities in Africa, says Tope Lawani of Helios Investment Partners.
Side Letter: Partners Group's Goldman, Microsoft hires; EQT's exits; BCI's bumper yearPartners Group has tapped Microsoft and Goldman Sachs Asset Management for a series of senior tech hires. Plus: Canadian pension giant BCI pumped a record amount into private equity last year; and a Carlyle veteran is retiring. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
How technology can help the ESG data driveTech platforms are helping PE firms to cope with increasing environmental, social and corporate governance reporting demands, but what are the limits to their effectiveness?
Why are buyout firms undeterred by the tech downturn?Falling valuations are failing to cool PE appetite for enterprise software.
PODCAST: Digitising with a purposeMassive spend is targeting digital transformation, but is it really creating value? Find out on the latest episode of the Disruption Matters miniseries.
Side Letter: MetLife's GP pointers; UK's private markets bulls; Sequoia's $3bn haulInsurance giant MetLife says fund commitments will likely get smaller and adding new managers will become trickier, given the state of fundraising dynamics. Plus: why the UK's local government pension schemes are bullish on the private markets; and Sequoia India has unveiled a war chest for the region. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Tech-enabled investing could help firms stand out in a crowded marketManagers that are willing to embrace nascent technologies, such as artificial intelligence, might be in a position to make smarter investment decisions and act more quickly.
Arcesium on holistic data managementPrivate equity has moved from in-house Excel sheets to outsourced services and software point solutions, but modern data infrastructures that bring it all together can deliver the benefits of scale as the industry grows, says Cesar Estrada of Arcesium.
On the minds of ESG leadersSustainability bosses at four private equity firms give their insights into how technology can provide greater clarity around ESG.