In this latest issue of the magazine:

• Funds in Focus: Real Deals speaks to ACP’s Christian Stix and Longship’s Kai Jordahl about their latest fundraising efforts.
• Steely Resolve: Jennifer Forrest gauges the mood on the ground one year on from the invasion of Ukraine
• Q&A: Abris Capital Partners discusses ESG transformation, value creation and navigating macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds.
• Q&A: MidEuropa managing partner Robert Knorr discusses the opportunities for local players.
• Q&A: MCI Capital managing partner and founder Tomasz Czechowicz on opportunities in the CE region
• Case Study: EI partner Michał Kędzia and Studenac CEO Michał Seńczuk discuss their journey post-acquisition
• Secondaries: Managers must get ready for pickier LPs increasingly querying their motives on GP-leds
• Conference Roundup: ESG professionals from across the industry convened at the 'ESG: Explore, Strategise and Grow' conference in London
• Comment: Bruce Douglas, director at Confidas People, explores best practices to conduct successful management referencing
• Conference Roundup: Industry participants convened at the Real Deals Mid-Market conference in London earlier this month to ponder the outlook for mid-cap PE
• Venture Views: bValue banks on maturing startup scene
• IPEM 2023: Greg Gille rounds up key insights from the latest IPEM conference, held in Cannes earlier this year
• Data Insight: French dealflow on the rebound
• Roundtable: A group of private equity professionals and experts share their experiences of engaging with end users and prioritising profitability in challenging times
• Deals in Focus: Real Deals dives back into key deals announced in recent weeks
• Vulture: The ‘Real Deals fold’, socialist investors and cocktails in Cannes