ESG

Investor appetite and regulatory imperative are creating demand for net-zero investments and low-cost debt. The private equity sector can benefit from both, say Deniz Harut and Gavin Templeton.

Mandatory regulations oblige asset managers to weigh portfolio exposure to climate change.

In the future, private markets firms can expect to benefit from risk management tools, unstructured data collection and advanced analytics, says BlackRock’s Sloane Collins

Gender-lens investing is just the start of the conversation when it comes to equity in private market investments, says DEG’s Katharina Thier.

As strategies and fund structures become more sophisticated, service providers must step up to support managers’ increasingly complex needs, say Apex Group’s Aman Bahel, David Ries and Kartik Shah

As private equity firms battle to stay abreast of the latest regulatory, ESG and dealmaking changes, PEI asks senior lawyers from Cinven, Triton and Nordic Capital how their roles are changing.

The asset class has made notable strides on ESG, with the drive towards standardisation, the focus on ESG as a value driver, and a shared industry voice as priorities moving forward, say KPMG’s Tania Carnegie and Glenn Mincey

More issues are falling under the ESG umbrella and private equity firms need to develop better programmes to avoid potential issues, experts say.

Managers that are willing to embrace nascent technologies, such as artificial intelligence, might be in a position to make smarter investment decisions and act more quickly.