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Even in choppy markets, big opportunities remain for tech investors, say Adams Street partner and co-head of global venture fund investments Brijesh Jeevarathnam, and primary investments partner Saguna Malhotra.

Supply and demand in the secondaries market is a key focus as LPs look to tap liquidity, according to Ed Ford and Sacha Gofton-Salmond, partners in the funds and secondaries team at Travers Smith.

The liquidity offered by the secondaries market has a critical role to play in opening up the asset class to a new set of investors, say UBS Asset Management’s Jochen Mende and Tanja von Ehrlich.

With lending terms shifting and syndicated loan markets largely closed, private equity buyers are turning to direct lenders and preparing for deal activity to pick up, says Mike Fieweger at Baker McKenzie.

Amid fears of a recession, LPs are favouring skilled owner-operators, says Tim Toska, global sector head for private equity at Alter Domus.

Activity within the secondaries market is experiencing a brief lull, but it will bounce back stronger than ever in 2023, says Shane Feeney, managing director and global head of secondaries at Northleaf.

Communication, technology implementation and data visualisation are key to being an effective chief financial officer within the private equity industry, says Kwame Lewis, head of product innovation for fund services at TMF Group.

With the pandemic upending traditional attitudes towards location, investors are waking up to opportunities outside of the country’s traditional deal hotspots, say Stacey Relton and Maria Von Horvath from Sanne, an Apex Group company.

The flexibility of the secondaries market is helping GPs and LPs alike navigate a volatile macro environment, say Johanna Lottmann and Johannes Groeller at PJT Partners

Granular intelligence is key to navigating the continent’s ESG landscape, say Kathryn Fletcher and Shawn Duthie at Control Risks.