Amy Carroll
Talent management remains the most critical operational lever with delivery of a value-creation program and effective cost management second and third.
Public markets volatility, the Biden administration and Brexit all rank above the coronavirus as causes for concern.
Significant investment in technology and data analytics will be required to meet private markets’ escalating ESG obligations.
Remote working has increased cyber-threats, both inside and outside the business.
Private markets regulation continues to proliferate, but not all regulatory changes are bad news.
Investors are demanding accurate and timely information that they can really interrogate.
The remit of fund service providers is widening as a global pandemic and technological and regulatory pressures force managers to turn to outside help.
Investors appear to have adapted quickly to virtual processes. We consider whether some of these changes are here to stay.
But investors express concern over shifting terms, with a significant minority worried about the extent to which GPs are using credit lines.
Talent retention and succession strategies are gaining greater weight in due diligence processes as gripes over key person clauses grow.