A combination of macro headwinds and competition from established firms is making capital raising an uphill battle for new managers, says Jeff Gendel, principal at Gen II Fund Services.
Even in choppy markets, big opportunities remain for tech investors, say Adams Street partner and co-head of global venture fund investments Brijesh Jeevarathnam, and primary investments partner Saguna Malhotra.
A successful ESG strategy requires focus on the voices that matter and assembling cross-functional teams to take action, says Chris McClure, partner and ESG services leader at Crowe LLP.
Financial returns and positive societal impact can go hand in hand, say Mona Sutphen, partner and head of investment strategies, and Jon Samuels, partner, head of impact and co-head of Vistria PRG, at The Vistria Group
As ESG moves from niche to mainstream, the discussion is shifting from ‘intentions’ to ‘actions.’ Sarah Borg-Olivier, George So and Morty White of Instar Asset Management discuss how businesses can make a real difference.
Demand for ESG and impact talent is on the up as generalist funds build centralized teams and specialist GPs look to scale, says Acre’s Ian Povey-Hall.
The secondaries market will continue on its growth trajectory and play an increasingly important role despite the threat of a market correction, says global co-head of private capital advisory at Jefferies, Scott Beckelman.
David Markson, a managing director with Evercore’s private capital advisory, explores the dynamics driving the strong LP secondaries market and how long they are likely to remain in play.
It is important to be able to flex between traditional LP secondaries and GP-leds, say Fort Washington Capital Partners managing directors Rob Maeder and Steve Baker.
With so many GP-led deals coming to market, activity drivers vary in key markets, but demand is struggling to keep up, say LGT Capital Partners’ partner and co-head of secondaries André Aubert and partners Andrew DiGeronimo and Brooke Zhou.