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The covid crisis has not only seen alternative assets become more attractive (compared with traditional asset classes), but also highlighted the need for wealth managers to digitise, say Bite Investments’ COO Henry Reynolds and CEO William Rudebeck.

Many parts of the world stood still during the pandemic but Japanese buyout firm Ant Capital has had its busiest year to date, say managing partners Ryosuke Iinuma and John Cheuck.

Private equity has benefitted from strong public financial support in the country but the conditions for fund management growth remain insufficient, writes POELLATH’s Andreas Rodin.

Both LPs and GPs are getting more sophisticated in their approach to raising capital and addressing liquidity challenges. There are now many more options on the table, says Sam Kay, partner and head of investment funds at Travers Smith.

SEC-regulated entities can learn some lessons from the Reddit-linked short-squeeze and its fallout, write Troutman Pepper partners Stephanie Pindyck Costantino, Thao Le, Jay Dubow and Genna Garver.

Private equity legal teams are under pressure to optimise essential, but costly, external counsel budgets. Nicholas d’Adhemar, founder and CEO of Apperio, examines which PE firms are ahead, and whether fund size matters.

The challenges of 2020 caused fund managers to focus on workflows and collaboration tools in a new way. Howard Eisen and Donovin Pombo of TMF Group explain where investment is going.

ESG has come a long way and it’s starting to show in financial performance, say NSSK’s CEO Jun Tsusaka, chief administrative officer Shohei Akiyama and ESG leader Kiyomi Matsuda.

Regulatory complexity, ESG challenges and increasingly demanding investors mean it is time for private markets to finally move beyond Excel, says State Street senior managing director Cesar Estrada.

Sexism, bias, an entrenched power structure and the 'mommy track' are among the reasons why more women have not been promoted into deal leadership roles, according to our readers.