Exits

Darren Cohen of Goldman Sachs discusses the recalibration occurring in the technology market and how digital innovation is driving change across industries.

Private markets investments will take 'twice as much effort' to generate returns similar to those seen over the past 15 years, says Texas Municipal Retirement System CIO Yup Kim.

If you build A-grade businesses through a growth-focused, product-first value creation strategy, it is still possible to pull off great exits, says Permira’s co-CEO Brian Ruder.

Strategic sales accounted for 26% of all private equity exit transactions recorded between January and June.

CFOs are at the core of maximising value on exit – but a lack of exit experience could be a cause of concern for private equity investors, say Chris Donovan of Deloitte UK and Emma Cox of Deloitte Global.

An uncertain global environment means it has never been more important to start laying the foundations for exit earlier in the investment lifecycle, say KPMG’s Paul Pan and Gavin Geminder.

‘LPs now would favor a slightly lower return with a current distribution than a potential higher return in a future distribution,’ says managing partner William Barrett.

Multiple signs point to a brighter exit and DPI outlook in a historically tricky market.