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Embarking on the Science-Based Targets initiative can seem like a huge undertaking, but you can make significant progress by taking it step by step, say CVC’s Jean-Rémy Roussel and Chloë Sanders.

The last 12 months have seen more ups and downs in the secondaries market than ever before. With GPs and LPs chasing liquidity against an uncertain macro backdrop, activity looks set to unlock in 2024, says our panel of industry veterans.

Sophisticated impact measurement and management is a core imperative, not a side hustle, say Kelly McCarthy and Jon Samuels of Vistria Group.

The Gulf region is defying a global economic downturn with extraordinary growth and a buoyant exit market, say Gulf Capital’s Dr Karim El Solh and Asaad Salhab.

It’s not unusual for new products to come under scrutiny in their ‘growing up’ phase, but some concerns around NAV loans may be misplaced, write Samantha Hutchinson, Brian Foster and Mike Hubbard at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

This is an ideal time for LPs to revisit their approach to disciplined allocation management, says co-head of Hamilton Lane’s portfolio management group, Bryan Jenkins.

Electrification and other tailwinds mean that investors can access a host of opportunities in the automotive supply chain, says MiddleGround Capital’s Justin Steil.

The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive will have direct implications for portfolio companies, fund managers and LPs, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Patricia Volhard and John Young.

From regulation to fund structures, change is afoot as the private equity industry adapts to an evolving economic environment, says head of McDermott Will & Emery’s investment funds group, Ian Schwartz.

Whether transacting on the secondaries market or adapting to new regulations, having access to the right expertise, data and analytics capabilities will help investors keep pace with change, says Alter Domus CEO Doug Hart.