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Claus von Hermann, co-head of Triton’s mid-market funds, and Helen Williams, head of Triton’s dedicated value creation group, share what it takes to deliver a stellar exit.

As the tailwinds that have long powered performance fade – from cheap leverage to multiple expansion – the industry can no longer rely on a rising tide, says Hugh MacArthur, chair of Bain & Company’s global PE practice.

Now that multiple arbitrage is a thing of the past, PE firms must embrace complexity in order to deliver returns, says American Securities senior partner Kevin Penn.

Investor attitudes are shifting regarding African markets as urbanisation and a population boom drive economic growth, says Albert Alsina, founder and CEO of Mediterrania Capital Partners.

The impact of flooding, heatwaves and rising sea levels on business continuity is pushing climate risk – and effective ratings – up the agenda for PE dealmakers, says Rémy Estran-Fraioli, CEO of Scientific Climate Ratings.

PE firms have a unique role to play in steering portfolio companies’ sustainability efforts, according to 3i’s Sophia Walwyn-James and Sasha East.

Initiatives focused on enhancing stakeholder welfare can be a valuable route to returns and are already reshaping corporate Japan, according to NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka and Kiyomi Matsuda.

Nature-related disclosures are becoming vital for investors but require careful calibration, according to Paine Schwartz Partners’ CEO Kevin Schwartz and head of sustainability Rachel Hurley.

A higher-governance form of growth capital investing is gaining popularity as young companies are forced to navigate an intensely volatile world, says head of Permira growth opportunities Stefan Dziarski.

For growth capital firms, first-rate value creation tools are becoming an increasingly important differentiator, says Martín Escobari, co-president and head of global growth equity at General Atlantic.