The pandemic accelerated private equity fundraising and deployment in the technology sector but this year’s tech stock crash is forcing a recalculation among some GPs… Last year, during a keynote address in Berlin, one of the founders of Thoma Bravo, Orlando Bravo, declared: “Software is not an industry… software is the business of every industry”.  The pandemic was making technology more ubiquitous, he argued. Today, almost every business is on its way to becoming a technology company or, at the very least, a tech-enabled service company. But the crashing volatility of tech stocks during Q1 this year has forced a

Third-party service providers were once focused on fund administration and accounting, but they are fast extending into the middle and front offices of private equity firms. Operational efficiencies and pressure from LPs will accelerate the shift… After more than three decades of transforming their portfolio companies, private equity firms are bringing new operational solutions into their own businesses. In many cases, the answers lie with a new generation of technology service providers.  In a survey by Private Equity Wire in June, almost half of more than 50 respondents said they had outsourced part of their firm’s operations over the past

Within private equity fund portfolios and across the economy lie treasure troves of valuable financial information. GPs are feeding it into algorithms and prediction models to bolster their strategy…

Not-for-profit investors see private markets as the biggest opportunity for higher returns in the coming years, according to Mercer’s first Global Not-for-Profit (NFP) Investment Survey.

In an effort to recruit and retain new talent, PE firms of all sizes have prioritised talent management above everything aside from asset growth.

The proportion of female investment professionals working at private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms across Europe now stands at 20%, according to Level 20, However,  that figure falls to just 10% when looking at women employed in senior level positions.

Private equity fund managers are turning inwards to draw value from the decades of data held in their portfolios.

The value of VC investment in UK businesses remained steady in Q2 2022, as global VC investment dropped to a six quarter low, according to new research by KPMG.

An outsourcing trend is sweeping through the offices of fund managers and investors, as new technology solutions and providers emerge.