Most private equity firms cannot show meaningful returns from AI in many of their portfolio companies.
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Trends in Principal Investors and Private Equity
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January 22, 2025
As the world takes on massive challenges like climate change and the digital revolution, family offices and private principal investors are uniquely positioned to capitalize.
Article
March 17, 2025
As the business evolves and its mandate changes, private investment in infrastructure is showing signs of recovery from last year’s downturn.
Article
December 9, 2024
Principal investors and the general partners that manage much of their capital must understand market trends and adapt to the shifting dynamics across asset classes.
Article
March 18, 2024
Recent macroeconomic headwinds have slowed investment and dealmaking in private infrastructure, but new investment is primed to grow, with strong and stable results likely.
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Portfolio Acceleration
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June 9, 2026
AI-enabled zero-based redesign gives portfolio companies a faster, more durable path to margin—and a repeatable playbook across the fund.
Article
December 3, 2024
Transforming a portfolio company’s ERP system can drive substantial value across the investment life cycle.
Article
October 14, 2025
By combining the strengths of humans and AI, companies can fully reimagine the way they sell, making it faster, more intelligent, more empathic, and more data driven.
Article
February 21, 2025
Few industrial goods firms invest enough in the pricing function to achieve sustainable above-average revenue and profit growth, according to our 2024 Pricing Maturity Assessment.
Tech Capital
Article
July 30, 2025
A new wave of AI-powered attacks is pushing companies to adjust their cybersecurity spending, according to a new survey of chief information security officers worldwide.
Article
May 20, 2025
To succeed, B2B SaaS businesses must balance growth with profitability. Our recent benchmark of more than 100 private companies shows what works and what doesn’t.
Article
October 15, 2024
Cyber threats are increasing in severity, frequency, and creativity. New research shows how CISOs are shoring up their defenses—and where they need to redouble their efforts.
Article
April 24, 2023
A survey of chief information security officers reveals how advanced companies gain cyber maturity and what best practices they use to prepare for emerging threats in economically uncertain times.
Sustainability in Private Equity
Article
May 18, 2026
AI can produce both attractive investment returns and material sustainability outcomes in a wide range of industries. Our new report maps opportunities where the same efficiency gains deliver both commercial value and environmental or social impact.
Report
May 6, 2025
A comprehensive map of opportunities in Climate A&R solutions shows that the market is primed for investors to act now.
Slideshow
October 9, 2025
Our third annual report outlines how privately held companies continue to make progress across key sustainability metrics—and are creating value as they do so.
Article
September 23, 2025
Headlines may suggest climate investing is dead, but a confluence of tailwinds is creating opportunities in low-carbon technologies as well as in circularity, adaptation, and resilience solutions.
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