People

Employee ownership programmes, which seek to build wealth among company workers, are gaining traction in the private equity industry. Are investors losing out on upside, or benefitting from increased value creation?

The move comes as New Jersey and other public systems struggle to retain private equity talent in the face of generally higher compensation in the private sector.

Competing against the large US buyout firms to attract candidates is no easy feat, but the past year has seen some hiring strategies work out for the mid-market platforms, says Mary Gay Townsend.

Private Equity International speaks to five of the previous top-ranked Next Gen individuals to get their insight on current trends within the secondaries market.

For the GP, internal alignment is another opportunity to manage team dynamics. Third parties will want to see that the right people participate in the economics.

This year – the seventh year we’ve run our list of the most impressive secondaries individuals under 36 – the cohort of professionals is no less inspiring than in prior iterations.

An incentivised management team is crucial to ensuring ultimate success in GP-led secondaries deals.

Former co-CEO William Conway will serve as interim chief; newly formed office of the CEO will help find a permanent successor.

The sovereign wealth fund has lost 13 investment staff since 2017, including head of alternatives Stephen Moseley in June.

Layton continued to head up Partners Group’s private equity business after being made co-chief executive in 2018 and sole CEO of the firm in 2021.