Value Creation

Promoted to IMCO’s head of private equity in 2024, Elia believes that after roughly five-plus years of outsized growth the PE program is now ‘entering a more mature phase.’

The sector-specialist’s formula features a team with a long history and a shared mindset.

Firms that remain resilient in turbulent times allow Pritzker Private Capital to flourish.

Resiliency, repeatability and transparency have become critical as macro shocks intensify, according to panellists from Nest Pensions, Cambridge Associates and Malaysia’s KWAP.

In the age of AI, people-focused leadership is becoming a key differentiator and a route to true value creation, argues Thrive Alternatives chairman and co-founder Chris Lerner.

In an active market, GP stakes investors are differentiating themselves by homing in on private markets firms of particular sizes.

Demographic change and a shift from hospital to community-based care are creating investment opportunities for those with the right expertise, says Nihon PMI Partners CEO Satoshi Hamada.

Fragmented industries and ageing founders create a strong backdrop for private equity-backed buy and build strategies, say J-STAR’s Yutaka Tozaki, Kazumasa Ohara and Kento Nakasako.