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The mid-market is providing compelling special situations investing opportunities in the wake of covid dislocation, says Ares’ Scott Graves, who eyes more volatility on the horizon.

Nimble data systems can help managers keep pace with regulatory, tech and operational developments while they focus on growing their portfolios, says IHS Markit’s Dalen Chow.

Managers need to ensure funds are structured in jurisdictions offering both stability and substance, say Elliot Refson and Philip Pirecki at Jersey Finance, the representative body for the island’s finance industry.

Private equity has changed significantly in the 30-plus years that Clayton, Dubilier & Rice chairman Donald Gogel has been in the industry but, he explains, the critical ingredients for outperformance remain the same.

Secondaries managers will excel if they remain focused on key market fundamentals while continuously adapting, says Pomona Capital’s Michael Granoff.

From deal origination to portfolio construction to investor reporting, technology is poised to revolutionise private markets fund management, says Arnab Mazumdar, managing director and chief digital officer at BlackRock Alternative Investors.

Growing expectations around data analytics, transparency and process automation are giving rise to a greater role for tech in private equity fund services, say Apex Group’s Elaine Chim, Kartik Shah and Gareth Smith

Ryan Lanpher at Permira says partnering with strong management teams is the best way to capture value during these unprecedented times.

Amendments to Ireland’s limited partnership regime establish it as a leading jurisdiction for private market funds to raise and deploy capital, write Dillon Eustace partners Shane Geraghty and Derbhil O’Riordan.

Some of the most attractive opporuntinities in Japan are in areas where private equity firms wouldn’t normally look, say J-STAR’s Kenichi Harada, Yutaka Tozaki and Takanori Unami.