A Postcrisis Operating Model for Principal Investors
Investors must put the technology, data management, and organizational practices in place to support sustainable growth.
Investors must put the technology, data management, and organizational practices in place to support sustainable growth.
The PE market is growing—and changing—faster¬ in the APAC region than elsewhere. To succeed in this dynamic environment, firms must focus on five key priorities.
For now, corporate sustainability spending may be curtailed. But investors believe that in the long run, ESG will remain a powerful driver of portfolio performance.
Championing inclusiveness at the highest levels of portfolio companies is the right moral choice—and it has practical benefits, too.
And that means owners need to start thinking and acting like private investors.
Is blockchain a source of gold or just a shiny object? Investor interest is high, but so is uncertainty. Here are some guardrails for assessing this exciting but still emerging technology.
The technology has real potential, but it’s no panacea. What to look for when evaluating the immediate and long-term benefits of blockchain-enabled counterfeit protection.
Direct private equity investment can deliver outsize returns, but that comes with a cost. To preserve value, funds must establish strong organizational supports and match their level of engagement with appropriate resources.
The SWF industry is living testing times. Oil-based funds are redefining their long-term strategies in a new environment of declining commodity prices and revenues, while trade-surplus funds are still grappling with the looming consequence of the “great deceleration” of emerging countries. Yet, the last semester shows that this adjustment path is not simple nor linear, as events may abruptly alter the outlook and consequently affect SWF behavior. We have probably reached the end of extrapolation, as the future of SWF cannot be drawn with lines from the past. Bocconi’s SIL and BCG will strive to help our readers to chart this unexplored, fascinating territory by a roundup of recent deal activities, industry trends and outlook.
Private equity firms can deploy digital capabilities to achieve significant differentiation and deliver extraordinary and sustainable returns well into the future.
Companies are using digital technologies to unlock new sources of economic value—but it takes more than technology alone. Leaders have to build a strong digital culture.
Business leaders should consider five questions as they rethink their innovation strategies for the digital age.
Using a three-part approach, companies can redesign processes and choose the right tools to unlock the real value of digital technology in support functions.