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Australia has put the worst of covid behind it, and opportunities for investment in infrastructure-style assets abound, say Pacific Equity Partners managing directors Andrew Charlier and Evan Hattersley.

Fund managers are increasingly outsourcing administrative operations in order to focus on adding value to assets and investor relations, says Ocorian’s head of alternative investments, Simon Burgess.

Buoyed by strong tailwinds from digital disruption and the entrance of new fund managers, the growth equity space offers a compelling proposition for investors, say Moonfare’s Steffen Pauls and Winson Ng.

Will 2021 be the year environmental, social and governance comes of age in finance, as well as in the wider economy? Jill Wilson and Jonas Persson of Lloyds Bank think so.

Technology is empowering managers to outsource with confidence, say BlackRock’s Ludovic Legrand, director and head of business development for asset servicing, and Iain Robertson, vice-president of business development, asset servicing EMEA.

Covid may have accelerated the evolution, but changes to diligence, value creation and exit strategies were already afoot, says WilliamsMarston partner Jon Marston.

From talent to tech, thinking through future scenarios can help private equity firms identify areas that require attention and investment today, explain EY’s Andres Saenz and Pete Witte.

With so much competition for deals and investors, mid-market buyout funds are finding innovative ways to differentiate their offerings, say Baker McKenzie’s Justin Hutchinson and Alex Lewis.