Coronavirus

In the first part of our A-Z, we examine ancillary healthcare, biotech, covid-19, digitisation and eldercare.

PEI was curious to learn how the private equity community was navigating the complex, and mentally draining, world of business travel.

The current debate about whether the inflation spike we are seeing is ‘transitory’ should be reframed as ‘reflation vs sustained inflation’, according to Commonfund’s Ryan Driscoll.

Australia has put the worst of covid behind it, and opportunities for investment in infrastructure-style assets abound, say Pacific Equity Partners managing directors Andrew Charlier and Evan Hattersley.

Appetite for exposure to assets via co-investments and single-asset secondaries defied the pandemic last year.

With increased creativity on the cards, private equity remains in rude health despite covid. Jonathan Arrowsmith, co-head of Investec’s new private equity team, and colleague Helen Lucas discuss the latest trends and activity in the market.

The mid-market is providing compelling special situations investing opportunities in the wake of covid dislocation, says Ares’ Scott Graves, who eyes more volatility on the horizon.

Managers need to ensure funds are structured in jurisdictions offering both stability and substance, say Elliot Refson and Philip Pirecki at Jersey Finance, the representative body for the island’s finance industry.

Private equity has changed significantly in the 30-plus years that Clayton, Dubilier & Rice chairman Donald Gogel has been in the industry but, he explains, the critical ingredients for outperformance remain the same.