Wellbeing
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
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?
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%
3 March 2022
State of mind
The final undiscovered competitive advantage in business, writes transformative coach, Thomas Woodland
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
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.”
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
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
27 September 2021
Profile: Hina Ahmad, Capital Dynamics
The COO discusses moving from the legal and compliance team to her current role, how the team has leveraged technology to keep up with rapid growth, as well as plans for evolving the firm's pandemic sub-committees
23 September 2021
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
5 August 2021
The evolution of HR
Attracting talent in an increasingly competitive landscape, nurturing and developing teams, navigating the post-Covid landscape - today's HR and talent practitioners have plenty on their plates
13 July 2021
FCA, PRA & BoE outline D&I initiatives
“Regulators and industry need to work together to increase diversity at senior levels and ensure the UK’s financial services firms are best equipped to serve the economy”
7 July 2021
PE career satisfaction remains strong
Majority of GPs are either more or equally satisfied in their jobs as they were 12 months ago
5 May 2021
A guide to improving gender diversity
What can PE houses do to better their employee ratios? Sasha Graham of Equality Group provides her top insights
11 February 2021
5 minutes with… Guy Battle, Social Value Portal
As ESG’s visibility continues to increase, finding ways to measure and report efforts remains tricky. Social Value Portal’s CEO Guy Battle explains how their framework attributes monetary values to social impact
22 December 2020
2020 in review: D&I firmly on the agenda
A look back at our diversity & inclusion highlights in PE during 2020
14 December 2020
Class of 2020
A cross-section of industry practitioners share their greatest lessons of this year
7 December 2020
ILPA launches diversity initiative
Following the launch of its ‘Diversity in Action’ initiative, ILPA has announced the founding signatories; 46 GPs and LPs.
7 December 2020
Comment: The unconscious biases that affect deal success
Iain Butler, partner at Royds Withy King showcases recent research undertaken in partnership with Professor Scott Moeller, director of the M&A Research Centre at The Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London
23 November 2020
Comment: Stepping back (rather than looking back)
Nicola Morgan of The North Star Partnership urges leaders to take a step back and consider the potential opportunities of re-invention and innovation brought about by the pandemic
12 November 2020
Culture shock: ESG, compliance and LPs
We caught up with representatives from PE houses across Europe to find out how ESG, compliance and investors have impacted culture
2 November 2020
Comment: Preparing for the second wave
Dörte Hoppner, COO of Riverside Europe, highlights the importance of people and talent management as we face more months of uncertainty
26 October 2020
Comment: The ‘new office politics’
IC Intelligence chief strategist Dr Desné Masie, says the worst isn't over for real estate funds
20 October 2020
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
1 October 2020
Private equity’s return to work
Taylor Wessing partners Emma Danks and Helen Farr outline the key litigation risks of returning to the office
24 September 2020
Comment: Culture drives results
Riverside COO Dörte Höppner believes culture is intrinsic to performance, and now is the time to talk about it
3 September 2020
Culture shock: Recruitment and D&I
We asked representatives from PE houses across Europe how recruitment and D&I has impacted culture
1 September 2020
Culture shock
Culture's intrinsic link to behaviour means private equity must think carefully about how it navigates the crisis
17 August 2020
Culture shock: Covid-19 and WFH
We asked representatives from PE houses across Europe how Covid-19 and working from home has impacted culture
21 July 2020
Investcorp creates D&I champion role
Jordana Semaan acts as the diversity representative at the HR council as well as actively promoting all aspects of equality and diversity across the global business
4 June 2020
PE won’t make full office return until 2021
PER found 23% of respondents expect to make a complete return to the office between July and August while 37% are planning a full return between September and December
21 May 2020
MJ Hudson’s WFH survey predicts permanent change
The preliminary findings reveal the ways in which new working conditions are impacting the industry, as well as an about-turn on remote working mind sets.
13 May 2020
Join us: HR networks
Part two of our mini series on networks in PE: this instalment explores HR networks and finds they've been especially supportive during the crisis
8 April 2020
How fund admins are supporting staff wellbeing amid WFH
Here are some examples of how fund admins are supporting their employees' wellbeing during this time
6 April 2020
WFH best practice: Life in lockdown
Consultants 3LDC return with their next instalment, this time looking at the longer term impacts of remote working and how to adapt processes
3 April 2020
Time to bring in the (remote) experts
With private equity firms moving to remote working set ups, now is the time to bring in experts adept at this way of working
2 April 2020
Tech is key to solving work-life imbalance
An eVestment study into private capital work-life balance points to dangerous stress levels and higher risk of burnout
20 March 2020
The new PE playbook
McKinsey urges sponsors and their portfolio companies to adjust quickly to the COVID-19 outbreak
9 March 2020
A balanced breakfast
Highlights from our recent Breakfast Briefing event, which explored the work/life balance within private equity
10 February 2020
Becoming superhuman
From life-coaching to hypnotherapy, we delve into the increasingly weird and wacky world of personnel development
16 January 2020
Blurred lines
The private equity industry requires its high performing professionals to be on their best form and achieve those sought after returns for investors. But how much should a firm try to support its employees' mental health without overstepping personal boundaries?
13 January 2020
The Profile: Ruby Biring, Livingbridge
Livingbridge’s head of talent Ruby Biring discusses the uniqueness of the talent role within a private equity firm, how each role is entirely different and the changes still to come