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Maximising the impact of technology requires swift and strategic action aimed at realising internal and external value creation opportunities, say Graphite Capital senior partners Humphrey Baker and James Markham.

Investors are embracing green solutions in areas ranging from farming to fintech, but early movers with deep domain expertise will have an advantage, says Golding Capital Partners’ head of impact, Dr Andreas Nilsson.

Quantifying trade-offs can help construct portfolios that best serve risk, return and impact outcomes, writes Gwen Busby, head of research and strategy at GreenWood Resources, Nuveen’s forestry investment specialist.

As the fast-changing technology landscape attracts a growing number of private markets firms, managers should be mindful about how they can stand out from the crowd, say EY-Parthenon’s Tim Dutterer and Jeff Vogel.

Impact investing has an important role to play in emerging markets in the wake of the pandemic, offering opportunities for investors, says Schroders Capital’s Maria Teresa Zappia.

‘Our strategy is to buy confusion and sell clarity,’ says Francisco Partners chief executive and founding partner Dipanjan ‘DJ’ Deb.

As the impact investing space continues to expand, stakeholders are increasingly seeking evidence that GP claims about impact hold true, says BlueMark’s Christina Leijonhufvud.

The Chinese dream, original innovation and US-China politics are changing the mosaic of the world – private market investors need to catch up, writes Jackson Chan.

Now a top priority for PE firms, technology should be utilised as a value-creation lever from origination through to exit, say KPMG's Luke Anderson and Dan Reinhold

PE firms are taking an increasingly sophisticated approach to procurement in recognition of its value-creation capabilities, say Procura Consulting’s Richard McIntosh, Brendan McVeigh and Anna Nuttall.