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Longer PE timelines, complex transactions, a difficult exit environment and the rise of AI are upending sponsors’ value creation priorities, say KPMG’s Brett Shisler and Carole Streicher.

As private markets become more data-rich, managers need to shift from gathering and reporting it to using it to improve performance, says Karine Litou, head of private capital at BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business.

Every portfolio company is investing in AI, but creating value from that can prove easier said than done, according to Bain & Company’s Brian Kmet, Benjamin Cooke and Roger Zhu.

Clear communication with management teams and a relationship built on trust are vital in these hands-on transactions, argue Helen Williams of Triton Partners and Trench Group’s Bahadir Basdere.

The scale opportunity presented by consumer spending means there are always areas offering growth and resilience, according to Pierre-Axel Botuha, partner and co-head of the French private equity team at 3i.

Investor appetite for co-investment is at an all-time high – but it’s not as easy as it looks.

Exit scenarios are a core part of any due diligence, but in this podcast, we share ways to ensure the investment thesis is built on them. The best laid plans will shift over the years of ownership, but they still need to be tailored to exit routes.

In a more discriminating environment, pressure testing is becoming crucial to getting a sale over the line, says Frank Steinherr, global private equity co-head at McDermott Will & Schulte.

At the heart of every successful sale is a seller that truly understands the buyer. In this podcast, we discuss how to keep the buyer’s point of view front and centre from the initial due diligence during acquisition to final close of sale to a new owner.

While spin-out sourcing and diligence can be challenging, there is significant upside when you back the right managers early in their firm-building journey, says Taproot Capital’s co-founder and CEO, Eric Zoller.