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Last year saw record levels of manufacturing and industrial sector dealmaking and 2022 has started in the same vein despite recessionary fears, says John Stewart, founding partner at MiddleGround Capital.

Private equity has moved from in-house Excel sheets to outsourced services and software point solutions, but modern data infrastructures that bring it all together can deliver the benefits of scale as the industry grows, says Cesar Estrada of Arcesium.

Natural language processing and machine learning technologies can enhance the scale and efficiency of data processing and offer investors and managers an informational advantage, says BlackRock’s Sunil Dalal.

Investing in technology can provide a first-mover advantage in private markets and has the potential to transform the investment life cycle, say Darren Cohen and Luke Flemmer at Goldman Sachs.

Managers will feel the impact of new proposals on both sides of the Atlantic, say Sam Kay and Will Normand, partners in the funds department at Travers Smith.

Managers are looking for increasingly sophisticated data automation strategies, but cybersecurity and functionality must come first, say TMF Group’s Andrew O’Shea and Oliver Sinclair.

Time to value is the key determinant when choosing an ERP system for private equity-backed businesses with a defined hold period, says Epicor chief executive Steve Murphy.

End-to-end digitisation for GPs reduces administrative costs, streamlines investor processes and provides them with the tools to access an ever-expanding wealth management market, says Bite Investments CEO William Rudebeck.

A robust process is vital to any GP-led transaction, say Proskauer’s Howard Beber and Warren Allan.

Sponsors are increasingly turning to GP-led deals to manage their portfolios and more capital is needed to meet growing demand, says Scott Humber at Landmark Partners, an Ares company.