The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive will have direct implications for portfolio companies, fund managers and LPs, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Patricia Volhard and John Young.
From regulation to fund structures, change is afoot as the private equity industry adapts to an evolving economic environment, says head of McDermott Will & Emery’s investment funds group, Ian Schwartz.
Whether transacting on the secondaries market or adapting to new regulations, having access to the right expertise, data and analytics capabilities will help investors keep pace with change, says Alter Domus CEO Doug Hart.
The market is only starting to scratch the surface of opportunities around AI and retail capital, but these developments must be approached responsibly, says Pomona Capital chief executive Michael Granoff.
The overallocation and liquidity pressures driving LPs to slow new fund commitments are also the reason why now could be an ideal time to be a secondaries buyer, say Adams Street Partners’ Jeff Akers and Joe Goldrick.
In a high interest rate environment, structured equity is having its moment in the sun, but it is a strategy that works throughout the economic cycle, says Matt Shafer of Northleaf Capital Partners.
PE firms should keep antitrust, national security and data protection issues in mind when executing deals in the technology industry, say Baker McKenzie’s Michael Fieweger and Matthew Jacobson.
Burgeoning investor appetite and fast-paced innovation suggest a significant influx of capital is on the horizon for impact investing, say EQT’s Andreas Aschenbrenner and Jen Braswell.
Private equity firms remain focused on issues that could pose risks or value-creation opportunities for their portfolio companies, says Elizabeth Ming of KPMG.