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Investor demands for liquidity are driving fund managers to use the secondaries market in creative ways, say Sam Kay and Edward Ford of Travers Smith.

Cultural fit is crucial to the success of projects. That’s why the choice of consultant is vital for value creation, says Charlotte Gregson, managing director, COMATCH, an online marketplace for industry experts.

Machine learning solutions can play a key role in any firm’s value creation arsenal, with a minimum investment of time and resources, says RSM’s Dave Noonan.

Value creation starts in pre-deal due diligence, say Friederich von Hurter, partner, M&A Integration, and Filip Debevc, senior manager, Deals at PwC Germany. And the role of the advisor does not stop there.

Private equity firms are leveraging tech advances to drive transformative value creation, say Sean Epstein, SVP and head of private equity at SAP, and Georgette Kiser, operating executive at the Carlyle Group.

Amy O’Brien, head of responsible investment at Nuveen, and Rekha Unnithan, co-head of impact investment at Nuveen, chart PE’s responsible investment journey.

Pantheon partners Helen Steers and Alex Scott outline the firm’s evolving approach to environmental, social and governance best practice.

Delivering what today’s ethically minded consumers want is opening up opportunities for private equity to find and build businesses with ESG at their core, explains Dennis Ever of L Catterton.

Peter Wirtz, co-head of 3i’s private equity business, and Anna Dellis, partner in its infrastructure business, discuss how the sustainability agenda is changing and how it can bring opportunity.

Permira’s head of ESG Adinah Shackleton discusses the firm’s evolving approach to environmental, social and governance issues.