Value Creation

Opportunity abounds in the small and mid-cap space, where companies are ripe for transformation initiatives, say Koji Sasaki and Toshihide Matsuda at T Capital Partners.

A series of market developments and reforms have unleashed the full potential of private equity in Japan, says NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka.

Experienced and well-resourced GP stake investors can bring large-cap tools and skills to smaller GPs, positioning them for long-term success, say Investcorp’s Anthony Maniscalco, Ravi Thakur and Amir Rezvani.

GP stakes strategies are reaching an age where exits are no longer theoretical. Thankfully, there are now more routes available than ever before, note Hunter Point Capital’s Brian Blaney and Ross Sarraf.

Secondaries technology is increasingly proving its worth as a multi-faceted tool for GPs and LPs, says Churchill Asset Management’s head of secondaries, Nick Lawler.

Firms with deep sector expertise and direct underwriting experience are reshaping the single-asset continuation vehicle market, say TPG GP Solutions co-managing partners Matt Jones and Michael Woolhouse.

The continuation fund market remains popular because it can provide solutions for both GPs and their LPs, and increasingly robust performance data will likely further boost its growth, says AltamarCAM Partners’ Derek Snyder.

Claus von Hermann, co-head of Triton’s mid-market funds, and Helen Williams, head of Triton’s dedicated value creation group, share what it takes to deliver a stellar exit.

Now that multiple arbitrage is a thing of the past, PE firms must embrace complexity in order to deliver returns, says American Securities senior partner Kevin Penn.

The impact of flooding, heatwaves and rising sea levels on business continuity is pushing climate risk – and effective ratings – up the agenda for PE dealmakers, says Rémy Estran-Fraioli, CEO of Scientific Climate Ratings.