Value Creation

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.

PE firms have a unique role to play in steering portfolio companies’ sustainability efforts, according to 3i’s Sophia Walwyn-James and Sasha East.

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.

For growth capital firms, first-rate value creation tools are becoming an increasingly important differentiator, says Martín Escobari, co-president and head of global growth equity at General Atlantic.

The slowdown in fundraising, deal activity and exits, combined with wider market pressures, is creating opportunities for PE investors, especially in less efficient market segments, writes Schroders Capital’s Nils Rode.