Best Practice

Those in DEI and impact investment had to get comfortable with the return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025.

The year’s M&A market answered the pressures and volatility of the playing field with creativity and AI-tools, and look to the do the same in 2026, according to Colin Schopbach, Americas chief revenue officer at Datasite.

The population of zombie funds is huge, and likely growing. Detecting early warning signs is the key to value preservation.

In a rebounding biotech market, royalty finance can play a far more strategic role, provided it’s executed with disciplined underwriting, smart structuring and a genuine partnership with innovators, according to Ryan Murr a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

In so many ways, CFOs are now the strategic leaders of a firm’s operations, and that means PE firms are investing more time in hiring, development and succession.

Crisis comms is a vital discipline given the reputational risks the industry faces today, and the best protocols remain simple, nimble and rooted in the truth.

CFOs looking to tap AI’s potential for the finance function should launch a series of experiments, with strict security protocols.

Instead, the industry must start with tried-and-true, face-to-face outreach.

Given GPs’ increasing reliance on technology for every facet of their work, CFOs need effective relationships with their CTOs to make the most of today’s cutting-edge tools.