Forward-thinking managers can safeguard their investments by keeping abreast of emerging risk.
Asian healthcare specialist CBC Group believes specialised debt funds focused on pharma products can be complementary to equity investments.
Jun Qian, head of China private equity at Schroders Capital
A mismatch between the supply of potential deals and the number of institutional buyers has given Schroders significant 'bargaining power', Jun Qian, the firm's head of China PE, tells PEI.
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While PE deal value was down, the number of deals was up slightly, suggesting more activity focused on the lower mid-market, according to data from LSEG.
Lead buyers in some recent transactions have been able to negotiate a less than 1% management fee, according to a paper from Proskauer.
GPs are increasingly viewing environmental, social and governance considerations through a value-add rather than a purely value-preservation lens.
Recent economic and geopolitical events have laid bare the importance of ensuring supply-chain and procurement strategies are both optimised and robust.
As portfolio companies navigate labour shortages, talent strategies are becoming ever more crucial to the successful execution of value-creation plans.
Technology and data are playing an increasingly wide-ranging role in growth initiatives, with AI opening up even more avenues of possibility.
High inflation has prompted sponsors to place more focus on pricing, with many making increased use of data analytics to inform their strategies.
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