Private Equity

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Pandemic-hit buyout returns dial back to long-term average – report

Buyout funds recorded an average multiple of 1.36x on invested capital in the first half of the year, reverting to the 10-year historical average and down from the near-record 1.45x in late 2019.

3 min read · 07 October 2020

OpEx Awards winner Americas: Riverside Company – Censis Technologies

Riverside’s second accolade is for Censis Technologies, where growth of the sales function was key to market expansion during the GP’s investment period.

2 min read · 01 October 2020

Efficio: Sustaining procurement’s impact on EBITDA

Laying strong foundations for procurement transformation can help organisations create long-term value, write Efficio’s Patrick Traynor and Fabian Bodoky.

5 min read · 01 October 2020

RSM on driving value creation through data analytics

Applying data insights effectively can be key to improving portfolio company profitability or successfully integrating acquisitions, says Rich Davis, growth acceleration leader at RSM

5 min read · 01 October 2020

Operational Excellence Awards 2020: Winners revealed

Private Equity International’s annual Operational Excellence Awards celebrate standout value creation stories in the private equity industry.

3 min read · 01 October 2020

The secret CEO on challenges of working at a PE-backed firm

A seasoned portfolio company chief executive gives the inside scoop on what makes for an effective private equity-management working relationship.

2 min read · 01 October 2020

Simon-Kucher on pricing: PE’s hidden gem?

In the future, private equity professionals will struggle to remember a time when pricing wasn’t high on the value creation agenda, say Simon-Kucher’s Mark Billige and Adam Echter

7 min read · 01 October 2020

Gender diversity: A challenging win

Positive action from every investment firm will help address gender imbalance at the operating partner level, says Gail McManus PER’s founder and managing director.

3 min read · 01 October 2020

Intertrust: Why tech transformation is ‘critical’ to growth

The pandemic has underlined the power of digitisation in the private equity industry, says Intertrust Group’s Chitra Baskar

5 min read · 01 October 2020

Why Asian private equity is worlds apart

The Asian private equity market was grappling with geopolitical rifts even prior to the introduction of global travel bans, yet there are reasons to be optimistic.

10 min read · 30 September 2020

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