The adoption of virtualisation has been gathering pace for some time, but covid has helped the industry reach an inflexion point, says Rowena Gracey, director at 3i.
Ambitious firm and industry-wide changes are needed to address the scale of the diversity and inclusion challenge, say Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Karen Hill, Karin Hyland and Shelley Morrison.
Many private equity firms are working hard to attract more women, but they need to take a multi-faceted approach to retain their best female talent, say EY’s Liz de Freitas and Level 20’s Cheryl Potter.
Private equity fundraising and investment remain defiantly active in the wake of the pandemic, say Neuberger Berman’s Susan Kasser, Joana Rocha Scaff and Patricia Miller Zollar
Investors' focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is beginning to have real impact, says Kim Evans, North America head of private capital fund services at Northern Trust.
Teams that are diverse across dimensions may be more important than ever as private equity seeks to build for a post-pandemic future, say Sarah Kim, Diana Moraru and Sandra Peterson.
Creating an inclusive and diverse environment is fundamental to future success, say Lucy Heintz, Actis fund head and chair of the firm’s inclusion and diversity working group, and Actis CFO, Susan Wilkins.
Private equity firms are aggressively competing for Germany’s tech and healthcare success stories but, while currently unloved, the country’s traditional strongholds may also be poised for a comeback.
Regulators and fund managers are adapting to accommodate greater retail investor participation in private markets, say SEI's Ross Ellis and ANZU Research's Steve Unzicker.
Germany is taking steps to address investors’ venture capital concerns but tighter restrictions around foreign investment in critical sectors could pose problems, says P+P Pöllath + Partners’ Andreas Rodin