Inside: 

4

Alphabites 

Superficial ESG reports, three fundraises and a PwC spinout.

6

Smooth Sailing 

LPs and GPs embrace technology in the fundraising process.

9

Capstone Q&A

The role of tech and digitisation in fundraising. 

10

Webinar: FIS

Transforming pain points into technology future-proofing. 

12

GP Workshop

How to approach special situations targets. 

14

Navigating a distressed market

Roundtable: The special situations market in 2020. 

22

Co-investment analysis

LPs remain on the lookout for co-invest opportunities. 

24

ESG vs. impact investing

Why it’s important to differentiate between ESG and impact investing. 

26

Webinar: LP preferences

LPs discuss market preferences for the next cycle. 

28

Organic growth 

Four examples of organic growth success. 

30

Corporate Finance Corner: ICON

ICON Corporate Finance’s Brian Parker on PE and trade sales processes. 

32

DIBS

A round up of deals from the last few weeks. 

34

People

Appointments at Graphite Capital, Riverside, Alantra and more. 

35

Vulture 

Chief of staff; friends in high places and emotions run high.