Manager strategy

In a more discriminating environment, pressure testing is becoming crucial to getting a sale over the line, says Frank Steinherr, global private equity co-head at McDermott Will & Schulte.

NB Japan Private Equity Opportunities Fund saw 'strong early demand' from APAC LPs, managing director Kent Chen tells PEI.

The firm has received a licence to deal securities in Hong Kong just months after appointing its first head of Australia.

At the heart of every successful sale is a seller that truly understands the buyer. In this podcast, we discuss how to keep the buyer’s point of view front and centre from the initial due diligence during acquisition to final close of sale to a new owner.

While spin-out sourcing and diligence can be challenging, there is significant upside when you back the right managers early in their firm-building journey, says Taproot Capital’s co-founder and CEO, Eric Zoller.

GPs including Bain and Apollo said at the UK Private Capital Summit that it is difficult to quantify claims around AI's contribution to value creation and cost reduction.

Capital alone is no longer the deciding factor for management teams evaluating potential GP partners, argued CEOs from Eurazeo, Astorg and Ridgepost at an industry event on Wednesday.

GPs must ensure portfolio company boards can answer diligence questions cleanly and quickly at a moment's notice, writes PwC partner Gregory Bournet.