ESG has arguably been the most talked-about topic in private equity – publicly, at least – says Andrew Green, a corporate partner at Addleshaw Goddard. But what is being said and what does it mean in the buy-out world?
Lisa Wootton, PwC director, explains that with private equity in intense competition for prized assets, there is ever-increasing adoption of a more bespoke approach.
Jon Moulton argues that the idea that big buy-out funds can keep growing doesn’t make sense. But then again, he thought that 10 years ago, too.
Matching an investor’s USP with a management team’s priorities was a big challenge, says Claire Davis, partner at LAVA Advisory Partners.
A degree of inflation is welcome, says Jon Moulton. He explains how it can be a friend to dealmakers rather than an enemy.
Investment in rugby in the past three years reflects pandemic-affected sport's bid to get back on a stable commercial footing. Nicholas Neveling asks why private equity is attracted to sport and finds rugby is one that is seen to have untapped potential.
As Henry Kravis and George Roberts step away from their giant investment company KKR, Sean Beaney reflects on Barbarians at the Gate, the book written about their $25 billion takeover of RJR Nabisco and the hyper capitalism of the late 1980s.
Interest in employee ownership is growing. Gerry Young and Tom Lethaby of RVE Corporate Finance, specialist advisers on employee ownership trust deals, talk about their experience of EOTs and the implications for CGT and M&A.