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Four female industry veterans talk about what it takes for women to thrive in private equity, and how mentors, company culture and other factors can bolster recruitment and retention.

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.

Burgeoning investor appetite and fast-paced innovation suggest a significant influx of capital is on the horizon for impact investing, say EQT’s Andreas Aschenbrenner and Jen Braswell.

Private equity firms remain focused on issues that could pose risks or value-creation opportunities for their portfolio companies, says Elizabeth Ming of KPMG.

Natural capital investing is opening new frontiers for impact-minded investors, say Manulife Investment Management’s Christoph Schumacher and Brian Kernohan.

Private equity has made great strides with regards to its gender balance over the last decade. However, much work is yet to be done.

Liquidity constraints are behind a great deal of innovation in the debt finance market, says Tim Toska, global sector head for private equity at Alter Domus.

While impact and Article 9 should not be conflated, SFDR is influencing impact funds’ processes and priorities, as well as LP expectations, say Cority’s Anne Matusewicz and Giorgia Davidovic.

Technology 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.

Impact investing has been built on an ethos of collaboration, and only through sharing both successes and failures can the industry continue to learn, says Schroders Capital’s and BlueOrchard’s Maria Teresa Zappia.