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Index funds that passively invest in private funds have the potential to outperform portfolios of individually selected private funds, similar to how passive has beaten active in public markets, say NewVest’s Edward Talmor-Gera and Ariel Ezrahi.

Secondaries buyers must be selective as more assets come to market amid liquidity pressures, says Pomona Capital’s Michael Granoff.

Exit events are proving the viability of GP stakes investing, which offers both yield and meaningful potential capital appreciation, says Bradford Pilcher, a partner at Bonaccord Capital Partners.

GPs are seeking partners that can provide a powerful growth engine and expertise around product expansion, say Joshua Blaine, head of GP stakes, and Ward Young, CIO for GP stakes at Blackstone.

Consolidating small and mid-sized Japanese companies is an effective value creation strategy that can also attract talent in a tight labour market, say J-STAR’s Yuki Kashiyama, Huan Zhao and Norio Adachi

Japanese private equity is entering a golden age – and empowering women in the workforce will drive further growth, says NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka and Ryoji Kanamori.

Japanese private equity hit new highs in 2023 as succession deals, corporate carve-outs and take-privates all continued to gain momentum, says Deloitte Asia Pacific’s Satoshi Sekine.

Trust can sometimes trump price in Japanese PE dealmaking, say T Capital Partners’ Koji Sasaki, Shunichiro Nakagawa and Kazutaka Komori.

The key to successful automation is in relying on, and integrating, the people that make manufacturing processes work, according to John Dotson, managing director of operations at MiddleGround Capital.