HR / talent management
3 October 2022
5 minutes with… Sita Kolossa, CEO of Nordbridge
We caught up with CEO and founder of Nordbridge, Sita Kolossa, to find out her drivers for establishing the executive search firm and her take on the evolution of PE recruitment over the past decade
22 September 2022
Column: Reality check
You are the creator of your own reality, writes Thomas Woodland, The Private Equity Coach
5 September 2022
Daring to be different
Having enjoyed several years of stellar growth, have Asian fund managers done enough to ensure their firms are operating in a robust enough manner to weather the gathering global macroeconomic storm?
30 August 2022
TDA 2022: Technology Professional of the Year: Christopher Conradi, FSN Capital
Conradi explains what enabled him to achieve a number of goals in 2021, which led the judges to describe him as difficult to rival in PE
26 August 2022
TDA 2022: HR & Talent Professional of the Year: Mandi Akali, Capital Dynamics
Akali discusses her proudest achievements and increased push on D&I which impressed the judges
8 August 2022
Champions league
The Drawdown Awards recognise the very best in private equity operations, awarding outstanding service provision and operational leaders.
18 July 2022
Role call: occupational psychologist
With more importance placed on the minds of PE practitioners in order for them to perform at their very best, should GPs consider hiring an occupational psychologist?
22 June 2022
Gen Z call for PE to boost ESG credentials
Private equity firms should better highlight their ESG credentials if they want to secure the next generation of top talent within a fiercely competitive candidate market, new research finds.
16 June 2022
Profile: Laurent Marvy, PAI Partners
The head of HR discusses the key differences of HR & talent across the globe, PAI’s HR set up and advice for firms wanting to maintain culture in a hybrid environment
26 May 2022
PE firms must educate non-traditional recruits to secure talent
The industry must educate individuals about how their firm operates in order to enable recruitment from non-traditional backgrounds
26 May 2022
PE must consider generational differences when approaching carried interest
Private equity must account for a generational difference when it comes to financial incentive schemes, including carried interest and bonus packages
26 May 2022
Column: A song of ice and fire
SOFOS Associates’ Natalia Ramsden continues her series of detailing various techniques and treatments for enhancing cognitive performance - this time looking at hot and cold therapies
26 May 2022
Column: The illusion of two paradigms and its impact on performance
Depending on whether you’re in the outside-in or the inside-out paradigm, your behaviour will vary significantly. But only one of them is real and understanding this leads to considerable outperformance, writes executive coach Thomas Woodland
12 May 2022
Profile: Susan Wilkins, Actis
The COO discusses her pathway from Actis portfolio company to the GP, taking over management of Abraaj funds and her role as a member of the inclusion & diversity committee
11 May 2022
BWAM names first 40 under 40
The list was created to recognise Black women who are shaping the future of asset management
9 May 2022
City Hive launches D&I reporting framework
The new framework aims to assess company culture in a bid to prevent greenwashing diversity
9 May 2022
And the nominees are…
SyndicateRoom’s Graham Schwikkard recounts his journey from COO to CEO by bringing the firm’s tech function from Portugal to the UK, leading to the creation of a bespoke nominee platform to run its EIS fund
29 April 2022
Mayfair’s CFO Pabari becomes partner
CFO Tushar Pabari has been promoted to partner, while Jenny Collins has been hired as chief talent officer
28 April 2022
The oxygen effect
Natalia Ramsden of SOFOS Associates details the cognitive improvements that can be achieved with hyperbaric oxygen therapy
13 April 2022
CTOs: Dealing with (unfair?) pressure
Alex Tyler and Ingolv Urnes of psKINETIC look at the challenges and successful coping strategies
12 April 2022
Techwork 2022: Victor Davies, Bregal Investments
“We want to build in more automation and use data in a more intelligent way to make decisions, across our IT and investment teams.”
5 April 2022
Techwork 2022: Marc Boullier, PAI Partners
“I want to digitalise deal sourcing, taking into consideration finance, ESG and procurement”
4 April 2022
The Techwork 2022
Our annual Techwork report charts the industry’s digital progress by focusing on a select group of individuals responsible for this crucial work
1 April 2022
“Every PE firm should have a CTO” - Jolt Capital
The need for PE firms to have a CTO is becoming increasingly important, and could become key to a firm's survival
31 March 2022
Profile: Kristy Trieste, Motive Partners
The CFO & chief compliance officer discusses being a founding partner, plans for the compliance function going forward, as well as how she interacts with IR
30 March 2022
Nominations open for the Most Influential Fund Finance Experts
The Drawdown is launching a new report, celebrating the most influential players in the fund finance market - nominations are now open
28 March 2022
“C-Suite and non-competes in the age of the tweet” – restrictive covenants and social media
Proskauer Rose’s Dorothy Murray and Nicola Bartholomew discuss the increasingly blurred lines when it comes to non-competes and personal social media accounts
21 March 2022
The DEI is cast
Riverside Europe's Dörte Höppner gets under the skin of private equity's diversity, equity and inclusion problem
17 March 2022
Team recharge
Following two years of continued disruption to routines and ways of working, private equity professionals are facing an ongoing feeling of fatigue. As we move into hybrid models, what are firms across the globe doing to re-energise their employees?
14 March 2022
Ares, BlackRock among new BWAM partners
Helios, JP Morgan AM, M&G, Maniyar Capital, Morningstar and State Street Global Advisors also join BWAM as industry partners
10 March 2022
Profile: Devin Glenn, Blackstone
The managing director, global head of diversity, equity & inclusion discusses how Blackstone collects and measures DEI metrics, where DEI sits within the firm and what she's achieved so far
8 March 2022
PE & VC firms failing to meet industry EDI standards
Equality Group’s latest D&I index ranked Advent International in first place for the second year in a row, with a top score of 65%
7 March 2022
5 minutes with… Monel Amin, DiligenceVault
“One of the biggest friction points we see is the lack of standardisation. Diligence standards have emerged, but adoption remains sub-scale.”
7 March 2022
Actis promotes Nissan to partner
Shami Nissan has led the firm’s approach to responsible investment, sustainability and impact since 2014
3 March 2022
State of mind
The final undiscovered competitive advantage in business, writes transformative coach, Thomas Woodland
28 February 2022
Profile: Richard Drover, Apis Partners
The CFO discusses his responsibilities outside the finance function, his 100-day plan of action to improve and enhance Apis' processes as well as the challenges of joining a new firm
25 February 2022
Finance function seeks tech talent
Intertrust’s latest survey found most CFOs expect to hire professionals with this skill set over the next three years
23 February 2022
CFOs: cost and resource constraints prevent ESG integration
Intertrust’s latest survey found this to be the biggest obstacle CFOs face when integrating ESG into their investment processes
17 February 2022
Profile: James Harper, Apposite Capital
The CFO discusses why he has taken over the IR function, what processes and frameworks he's put in place since joining, as well as how the firm's bespoke DD for ESG differs from their peers
14 February 2022
5 minutes with… Mark Coppin, Standish Management UK
“It’s not just about having a relationship manager, it’s about knowing the intricacies of each other's preferences, styles and ways of working, to get the best experience and standard of service possible.”
8 February 2022
The performance missing link: intelligence
Natalia Ramsden of SOFOS Associates charts the rising trend among private equity professionals of boosting performance by adopting innovative medicines to increase intelligence
7 February 2022
PRI: DEI is more than just gender and diversity
According to PRI, LPs have a vital role in affecting systemic change on DEI issues, not only within their own organisations but also wider society
7 February 2022
Carried Away
Could the ever forceful push for ESG break carried interest, the heart of private equity?
2 February 2022
GPs need more clarity to create ESG funds
EY’s latest report found the majority of GPs don’t plan to offer ESG products this year, citing lack of standardised methodologies and appropriate risk/returns profiles as reasons why
1 February 2022
Dawn appoints three
The VC has hired Josh Clift as senior fund accountant, Kyriakos Souroulla as financial analyst and Chloe Dodson as talent associate
31 January 2022
Hybrid work models are here to stay
EY’s latest report found the majority of GPs expect hybrid models to be a permanent fixture for the future
17 January 2022
PE vs ESG
The mindset required to genuinely achieve ESG aims inherently conflicts with the numerical and return-driven mindset needed to deliver private equity success. How can these mindsets converge to achieve both?
13 January 2022
Profile: James Yates, IK Partners
The CFO & managing partner discusses how the firm has professionalised and institutionalised its processes, his thoughts on Luxembourg as a domicile as well as his hopes for IK's operational functions in the future
10 January 2022
Operational forecast for 2022
We take a look at Alpha FMC’s predictions for PE operations this year, as well as individual forecasts for CFOs, COOs, CTOs, CDOs and heads of compliance
17 November 2021
MV Credit names CFO and COO
Natixis’ private credit affiliate has appointed Roland Toppen as CFO and Tina Page and COO
15 November 2021
5 minutes with… Stephen Millard, Included VC
“If organisations do not have high permission, high trust or are not open and conscious to allowing their employees to be their true selves, nothing will change.”
15 November 2021
Private equity’s great resignation
PE practitioners are on the move; is the industry's slow start around diversity and inclusion coming back to haunt it?
12 November 2021
LPs: PE needs stricter oversight and regulation
According to Edelman, 74% of LPs believe there needs to be stricter oversight and regulation of PE
9 November 2021
AIMA CEO Jack Inglis: Community and interconnectedness have never been more important
AIMA’s CEO Jack Inglis was appointed as HFC’s chair in January 2020. He reveals how the charity responded to initial fundraising challenges brought about by the pandemic, the uncomfortable positions he found himself in, and why HFC plays such an important role in building a peer-based community
8 November 2021
Cyber psychology
With cyber attacks increasing, the matter can no longer be an IT problem. It's time for private equity to see cyber threats as a major business risk, and with that, human behaviour needs to be front and centre.
6 October 2021
UK male managing partners earn €200k more than female counterparts
UK male managing partners earn €774.30k on average, while UK female managing partners earn €545.83k
5 October 2021
Two-thirds of ethnic minority financial services employees experience discrimination
“There is more work for all of us, and the problems and challenges that remain will only be solved if we address them collectively. This must have everyone’s attention.” -- Joerg Ambrosius
30 September 2021
Taxation of partners: Changes expected
Alex Conway of Crowe UK details expected changes as to how partners will be taxed following the government’s current consultation
28 September 2021
IPEM 2021: The future of Europe
Rafaèle Tordjman, founder & CEO of Jeito Capital discusses Europe’s biggest challenges, and how Covid led to more investment in funds and companies