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Private fund managers and companies are picking up the pace on digitalisation, but a bespoke approach to tech enablement can help to set a firm apart, says Bite Investments’ William Rudebeck.

The value proposition for separately managed accounts is as high as it’s ever been in today’s investment environment, say Jonathan Shofet and Yoshi Yagisawa at Neuberger Berman Private Markets.

Today’s dealfow dynamics offer a rich source of value-creation potential for investors in Japanese private equity, says Mark Chiba at The Longreach Group.

Japanese PE firms can contribute to the local economy by investing in industry consolidation, say J-STAR’s Hideaki Sakurai, Kazumasa Ohara and Takashi Fukui.

GPs are finding new ways to navigate a cooler fundraising climate, says Sam Kay, head of private funds at Travers Smith.

An ageing population is driving Japan’s business succession market and the targets are only getting larger, say NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka, Ryoji Kanamori and Makoto Iwami.

Broad market trends are defined by uncertainty, but LPs won’t be lowering their standards for asset service providers anytime soon, says Claudia Bertolino, head of private equity and private credit, fund services of the Citco group of companies (Citco).

Secondaries investors can find unparalleled alignment in GP-led transactions with lower mid-market managers, says Christiaan van der Kam, head of secondaries at Schroders Capital.

A fairness opinion from an independent provider will offer greater assurance to all parties in a GP-led deal, say Stout’s Kim Randolph and TJ Hope.

The Gulf and Southeast Asia are two of the fastest-growing regions in the world today, making the corridor connecting the two a rich seam of investment opportunities, say Gulf Capital’s Karim El Solh and Shantanu Mukerji