Private equity
October 2024 | SPECIAL REPORT: PRIVATE EQUITY
Financier Worldwide Magazine
October 2024 Issue
Q&A: Value creation: the impact of AI on private equity
Portfolio optimisation tools can help to improve efficiency, drive higher profitability, identify new sources of revenue and reduce risk. FW discusses value creation and the impact of AI on private equity with Alberto Fumo, Jan Timmermann, Sumit Malhotra, Ben T. Smith IV and Evan Gutoff at Kearney.
Achieving a successful exit through an auction process in today’s market
Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP Careful planning, a comprehensive understanding of the existing business and the motivations of its management team, and awareness of the perspectives of the potential buyers of the business, are all crucial for a successful exit.
Looking beyond leverage to drive sponsor returns
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP The macroeconomic backdrop and depressed dealmaking environment has challenged key levers for return often relied on by sponsors, particularly highly levered capital structures built upon cheap debt and anticipated multiple expansion prior to exit.
Recent trends in the German private equity market
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP While there are still challenges in the deal and regulatory environment, it seems that PE investors are adapting to the new reality and finding ways to get transactions done, including some big ticket deals.
From crisis to confidence: leveraging alternative assets and data for investment security
Oxylabs In 2024, alternative assets and alternative data are enjoying another big year, particularly for those who effectively use these alternatives.
Q&A: Private equity-backed M&A
It is important to be ready to sell when valuations fall into line with the expected return. When opportunity knocks, you want to open the door to a sale without delay. FW discusses private equity-backed M&A with Patrick Donoghue at BDO USA, Jonathan See at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, George Gray at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP, Tom Hartwright at Travers Smith LLP and David A. Katz at Wachtell Lipton.
CONTRIBUTORS
BDO USA
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP
Kearney
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Oxylabs
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Travers Smith LLP
Wachtell Lipton