Amy Carroll

Digital transformation has become one of the most powerful value creation tools available to operating partners. Artificial intelligence has only increased its importance.

Portfolio companies are increasingly embracing AI, but few have imposed formal governance and security frameworks.

Deal origination has so far failed to feature highly among the early use cases for generative AI in PE, but that is beginning to change.

LPs conducting due diligence on private equity managers are delving into the detail of back-office operations and funds’ third-party administrators.

Private equity CFOs are increasingly taking the strategic lead at a management company, fund and even portfolio company level.

In spite of shockwaves from Trump’s on-again-off-again trade war, the secondaries industry is gearing up for yet another record year.

The sheer volume of management company, fund and portfolio-level data involved in GP stakes investing means the asset class is ripe for an AI revolution.

GPs are looking to hold on to their prized assets for longer than ever, but repeated continuation vehicles are bound to invite questions from existing and prospective investors.

As traditional private equity houses enter the secondaries market en masse, more GPs are building up their capabilities to run ‘DIY’ continuation vehicle processes in-house.

The fee treatment of co-investments varies dramatically from fund to fund.