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LISTEN: Top of the ops: Is the grass evergreener?

A conversation with Eurazeo's Luc Maruenda on setting up evergreen fund structures

Video: Unravelling ESG

What better time to unpick key ESG trends than at the Real Deals ESG Conference 2024? Silvia Saccardi speaks to Investindustrial’s Dr Serge Younes, IP Group’s Bran Pathmanāban and Ambienta’s Fabio Ranghino

LISTEN: Top of the ops: Operational utopia

The Drawdown team tackles the concept of a PE firm that entirely outsources the investment function

LISTEN: Tick-tock. Time to tokenise?

Tokenisation use cases for private markets

LISTEN: Exploring the culture of ESG

How can GPs create a culture of ESG internally?

WATCH: Liquidity strategies in a high interest rate environment

Our recent webinar discussion, exploring liquidity management and counterparty risk

LISTEN: Changing approaches to liquidity management

How are private fund CFOs evolving their approach to liquidity management?

IPEM 2022: “This is just the beginning”

Orlando Bravo, Founder & Managing Partner of Thoma Bravo, says private equity is only at the beginning of its journey into software investing

IPEM 2022: “We need to act with intentionality”

Johnny El Hachem, CEO, Edmond De Rothschild Private Equity, discusses the origins of their conviction investment approach

IPEM 2022: “We have to fight the fight”

FRANCE INVEST's Claire Chabrier discusses PE's role in tackling climate change and social inequalities

LISTEN: Lessons learned with Steve Darrington

Our latest podcast details his approach to risk management, walking the line between optimism and realism, and thinking the unthinkable.

LISTEN: Talking tech transformation

Hear the insights and expert views of five PE and VC finance and tech professionals on key tech trends

WATCH: Mind the liquidity gap: How to hedge

A recent webinar discussion explored the purposes of FX hedges, who is best placed to do them, tackling liquidity constraints and setting up hedges internally or using an outsourced provider

LISTEN: Private debt’s next stage of maturity

Direct lending has come a long way in a short period of time

LISTEN: The Drawdown speaks to Private Equity Technology Podcast

Alice Murray, editor of The Drawdown, speaks to Lisa Weaver-Lambert and Alex Agran of the Private Equity Technology Podcast

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

IPEM 2021: Sustainability as value creation 4.0

André Frei, chair of sustainability at Partners Group talks about the main trends within sustainability and why he doesn’t think the private markets will focus entirely on impact investing

IPEM 2021: Adapting to a virtual world

Klas Tikkanen, COO of Nordic Capital talks about adjusting to remote working through the pandemic, as well as the process of raising two funds virtually

IPEM 2021: Lessons learned from Covid

Philippe Poletti, CEO of Ardian France talks about how the firm managed the Covid crisis, and why sustainability is now at the core of every business strategy

IPEM 2021: Sustainability’s increasing importance

Alain Godard, CEO of the European Investment Fund talks about the increased importance of sustainability as well as EIF’s contribution to the sustainability agenda

IPEM 2021: Europe leads the way for ESG

Magnus Billing, CEO of Alecta talks about Europe being a leader for ESG, and why PE firms have a great opportunity to be catalysts in reaching the sustainability goals

IPEM 2021: PE’s big challenge

Cornelia Gomez, head of ESG & sustainability at PAI Partners talks about why measuring the carbon footprint of the portfolio is not enough

IPEM 2021: PE must embrace decarbonisation

Mathieu Chabran, co-founder of Tikehau Capital talks about decarbonising certain sectors and why those firms which only do it because they are forced to, will fail

IPEM 2021: The LP view

Michael Lindauer, MD of Allianz Capital Partners explains why LPs should stay calm and invest consistently

IPEM 2021: PE is ready

Claire Chabrier, president of France Invest discusses how the Covid pandemic has accelerated innovation, climate issues and social responsibility

WATCH: What do LPs do with all the data?

A recent webinar discussion explored the way in which data is being communicated, how technology is helping both GPs and LPs, and what LPs are doing with all the information

LISTEN: Do we even need standardisation? Episode 2

The second instalment of a recent podcast discussion examined industry body reporting efforts, and asked if standardised reporting is still necessary?

LISTEN: Do we even need standardisation? Episode 1

A recent podcast discussion explored technological advances in data transmission, and asked if standardised reporting is still necessary?

WATCH: Cybersecurity, and ESG concern

Cybersecurity is a matter of good governance, as well as reputation and risk management - putting it at the heart of ESG practices

WATCH: Perfect match: finding the ideal fund finance solution

Mohith Sondhi of OakNorth Bank and Emilio Di Spiezio Sardo of Bluegem Capital Partners discuss a how a recent subscription line facility was put in place

LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on the future

Troy Pospisil explores how the regulatory landscape for private capital funds is evolving, how investor demands are changing and how InCloudCounsel’s offerings aim to support these developments

LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on document abstraction

Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about what it is, how it works and how it supports private equity legal teams, as well as the wider organization.

LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on private equity roots

In the first instalment of our mini podcast series, Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the company’s origins: what drove him to set up the firm and how it has developed over the past seven years.

WATCH: The productivity puzzle: maintaining motivation and collaboration

Watch our recent webinar, exploring where private equity needs to go next when it comes to their technology infrastructure

WATCH: Technology…and how it’s shaping the operating models of tomorrow

The pandemic has been a catalyst for digital transformation, but there are major challenges still to face

WATCH: No place like home: finding the right fund domicile

Predictability, reliability and quality are key components, according to our expert panel

LISTEN: MUFG’s Mike Dickey on ESG reporting

Alice Murray talks to Mike Dickey, head of product at MUFG Investor Services, about the data flow of ESG information between GP and LP

LISTEN: MUFG’s Mike Dickey on steadying the partnership

Alice Murray talks to Mike Dickey, head of product at MUFG Investor Services, about how GPs are managing their third party relationships and focusing on increased oversight efforts

WATCH: Data strategies for a digital world

Alice Murray speaks to eVestment’s Katey Bogue about how private capital funds are harnessing data to improve operations and performance

LISTEN: RFA’s George Ralph on data pt3

Our third and final instalment of The Drawdown’s conversation with RFA’s George Ralph looks as LP expectations when it comes to data management and ways to boost transparency.

LISTEN: RFA’s George Ralph on data management pt2

This second instalment discusses data warehousing, the infrastructure that sits around it, data governance, data ingestion, data analytics and how these components impact cybersecurity

LISTEN: RFA’s George Ralph on data, pt1

This first instalment explores the nuances of developing data strategies, depending on the firm’s size, focus and willingness to to adopt new technologies

LISTEN: Stick or twist? How to manage on-going tech upgrades

Alice Murray speaks to MUFG's Danny Trentacosta about why now is a great time for GPs to revisit tech infrastructure upgrade projects put on hold by Covid-19

The Private Equity Editor’s Podcast 4

Through our combined expertise of PE investments to operations - and everything in between - this snappy podcast neatly distils the need-to-know market developments of the last week.

The Private Equity Editors’ Podcast 2

Hosted by Talya Misiri of Real Deals and Alice Murray of The Drawdown, these podcasts aim to provide insight into what we’re hearing, reading, discussing and discovering through our coverage of the private equity market.

Introducing the Private Equity Editor’s Podcast

Hosted by Talya Misiri of Real Deals and Alice Murray of The Drawdown, these podcasts aim to provide insight into what we’re hearing, reading, discussing and discovering through our coverage of the private equity market.