Real Deals Private Equity Magazine - February 2024
Real Deals
Europe's specialist intelligence service focused exclusively on midmarket private equity transactions and fundraising.
In February's issue, we looked at the GPs walking an ESG compliance tightrope.
We explore some of the challenges private equity faces with adopting ESG principles and how GPs are overcoming them. We also gauge the temperature from our ESG conference held in London last month.?During the successful two-day conference, it was clear that our industry remains committed to tackling ESG challenges head-on, therefore laying the foundation for a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global economy.
Top stories
With unending developments in ESG reporting, Xhulio Ismalaj asks: just how much transparency is midmarket PE able to live with? And is it all in vain?
Deal activity in 2023 started slow but remained steady throughout the year despite challenges, especially for larger cap brackets, with impressive overall deal volumes. Julian Longhurst investigates the numbers.
Deal origination has come into its own as the macro environment has become challenging, prompting GPs to seek innovative strategies for deal sourcing and execution. Silvia Iacovcich examines how the originators have adapted to the new normal.
Comment and opinion
Pawel Gierynski and Stephen Richmond of Abris Capital Partners talk to Real Deals about capitalising on opportunity in Central Europe with market knowledge, technology and ESG.
Max Cancre, director at TA Associates, and Filip Berkowski, investment partner at MCI Capital, speak to Real Deals about how their collaboration has yielded success.
Real Deals speaks to MidEuropa’s operating partner Alain Beyens about how the Central Europe private equity firm taps into its local expertise to create international success.
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Deals and funds
The fund bucked the market trend by hitting its hard-cap within just three months of its first closing, Bowmark managing partner Charles Ind told Real Deals.
Francesco Orsi of Eurazeo sits down with Real Deals to discuss the GP’s value creation strategy, which included a new product launch and expansion into China.
Real Deals catches up with Alexandra Hess, partner and head of investor relations, to discuss how the GP overcame a difficult macro environment to reach the fund’s hard-cap.
Also in this issue:
? Road to recovery: The CEE region is showing signs of a bounceback?
? Getting down to work: How GPs can capitalise on opportunities in CEE?
? Ask me anything: Advice for managers on foreign currency remuneration
? Vulture: Make bonuses great again! And a doppelg?nger...
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Embracing ESG is pivotal ?? - as Buffett says, it takes years to build a reputation but only minutes to ruin it. Fostering sustainability is key! ?? #ESG #Growth??