Manager strategy

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 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.

Private Equity International sits down with the Blackstone president and COO to discuss Ukraine, what inflation and rising rates could mean for private equity and the firm's path to $1trn in AUM.

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.

The private equity giant has brought in around 40 staff for its private wealth unit in the last six months, as it seeks to grow to a 300-strong team by year-end.

Will a new rulemaking proposal from the SEC slow down the use of blank-cheque companies, which raised a record $162.5bn through 613 IPOs last year?

A tumultuous 2021 saw records set in deal and exit value, while US listings of Chinese companies tumbled due to regulatory upheaval, the report found.