The Key Role of Demonstrable ESG Success at Exit
- Assessing the increasing importance of ESG considerations in vendor due diligence
- Achieving consistent engagement and robust reporting practises throughout the cycle, for maximum success at exit
- Leveraging added value through ESG at exit
- Sharing lessons learned from integrating impact management from DD to Exit
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Intangible and Invaluable – Mitigating ESG Risks and Their Impact on Reputation, Purpose and Brand Value
- Understanding current guidelines and their meaning to avoid “impact-washing”
- Debating the impact of media and increasingly aware consumer pressure on corporate and investment practises
- Purpose driven companies – Can they deliver higher equity returns?
- Demonstrating ESG commitment to investors and public alike
- Mitigating reputational risks through consistent and rigorous reporting practises
- Sharing lessons learned
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Understanding the Impact of the Current and Future ESG Legislation on the Private Equity Industry
- What does the current political situation in and outside of the UK mean for ESG regulation?
- Understanding EU sustainable finance, taxonomy and disclosure
- How to implement EU Sustainable finance taxonomy and disclosure
- Feeling the pressure – What expectations are levelled at investors and managers across Europe when it comes to responsible investment and ESG?
- Understanding available reporting guidelines and (soft) legal frameworks to avoid greenwashing – TCFD, Modern Slavery Act and more
- Developments in ESG reporting and regulations which will shape investments, transparency, disclosure and SDG in the future
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Futureproofing your Portfolio - Transforming Business Models and Integrating Technology Along the Entire Value Chain
- Exploring the different challenges and opportunities offered by digital transformation in traditional industries, digitally mature sectors and the new world
- All about the timing - Mitigating risks caused by rapid evolution of digital ecosystems and making the right choices in your digitalisation strategy
- Establishing a baseline and integrating digital transformation with existing processes to achieve cohesive growth
- Exploring opportunities offered by digital strategies in turnaround situations and analogue-to-digital buy and build
- Working with management teams to integrate technology into companies
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Panel Discussion: Expanding Internationally in Today’s World
- Understanding and preparing for regulatory requirements and changing legislation abroad
- Discussing the challenges of internationalising local businesses and finding the right tactic for successful international market diversification
- Adapting marketing, sales and overall strategy tactics in new environments
- Mitigating cultural differences - The pros and cons of hiring local market talent
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Building the Workspace of the Future – Human Capital, Skills Shortages and Generational Shifts in Portfolio Company Workforces
- A change in the workforce – Obtaining and retaining the right talent for sustainable business growth
- Assessing the impact of modern employment expectations on value creation – remuneration trends, co-working, flexitime and beyond
- Co-developing human capital strategies early to achieve sustainable value
- Leadership, talent development and organisational culture as crucial growth drivers
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Panel Discussion: Restructuring Portfolio Companies to Increase Social Impact
- Panel Discussion: Restructuring Portfolio Companies to Increase Social Impact
- Working with portfolio management teams to integrate ESG into the supply chain
- Creating transparent reporting guidelines and specific goals to monitor portfolio performance
- From terminology to data and demonstrability - Finding new and innovative ways to measure value created by ESG activities within the portfolio and implementation as the businesses build back up
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Investor Discussion - A Rapidly Evolving Standard - How ESG and Impact affect LP Asset Allocations
- Discussing international approaches and prioritisations of ESG’s component parts
- Debating reporting standards and GP transparency to work towards a unified blueprint for productive reporting
- Taking into account legacy funds as well as new allocations for a thorough review and low-risk investment portfolio
- Role of secondary funds and funds of funds as intermediary agents
- Assessing LP appetite for investment into impact as an asset class
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Refreshing your investment strategy to create a greener, more sustainable portfolio
- Analyzing changing fund structures and longer-term horizons to your ESG strategy
- Building the right team to drive forward your ESG agenda and setting in-house KPIs
- Creating a comprehensive in-house strategy across the entire firm and considering the role of ESG goals in remuneration structures
- Operations or investment team? Debating location of ESG matters within the firm, from the marketing to deal team or dedicated ESG experts
- Formulating policies and provisions in line with current reporting standards and regulatory frameworks
- Training of the PE firm and the portfolio
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Panel Discussion: The Big Picture - Moving from Value Preservation to Value Creation
- Being flexible with internal structures to facilitate value creation to suit your portfolio and investment strategy as things continue to change
- Finding a balance between hands-off and hands-on involvement in the management of your portfolio in the current market environment
- Evaluating supply chains - cost vs security
- Varied needs - Assessing the impact of the economic backdrop on internal hiring decisions and supplementing missing expertise through in-house advisors and external experts
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Panel Discussion: (Re)building trust between GPs & LPs: navigating a murky data world
- Uncertain times demand more clarity, how has the current market environment and recent SEC warnings changed your views on any data deficiencies?
- How do you ensure that you have access to accurate and timely data to assess GP performance?
- What are the practicalities of aligning LP and GP interests, to better measure and demonstrate value
- Beyond core fund and asset financials, have standards of reporting ESG data improved across the industry?
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Panel Discussion - Integrating Innovation into Tech Strategies for your Portfolio Companies to Stay Ahead of the Curve
- The growing importance of technology in the current landscape
- Supporting your portfolio company and making sure they have the right technology to grow their business and keep ahead of their competitors
- Keeping mindful of the future - what new technologies are on the horizon
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Panel Discussion: Discussing Tech-Enabled Portfolio Monitoring Strategies
- Examining portfolio monitoring since February 2020, uncovering why technology in this field has become so essential as the world changes
- Finding and implementing the right system to accurately track and predict portfolio performance
- Centralising data to enable efficient reporting and forecasting across your portfolio
- Integrating ESG data capture into your portfolio reporting strategies
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Refinancing
- What is the overarching appetite and willingness of lenders to offer same or similar terms as before?
- Working with your current lender restructuring/payment holidays – making sure you get the money to move forward
- How to get the best agreement for both sponsors and debt providers
- Analysing the details around debt term sheets, covenants and security
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Case Study Interview - Discussing Tech-Enabled Portfolio Monitoring Strategies
- Examining portfolio monitoring since February 2020, uncovering why technology in this field has become so essential as the world changes
- Finding and implementing the right system to accurately track and predict portfolio performance
- Centralising data to enable efficient reporting and forecasting across your portfolio
- Integrating ESG data capture into your portfolio reporting strategies
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Closeup: The Private Equity Tower of Babel – Creating a Common Data Language to Revolutionise Reporting and Transform the Industry
- Beyond Excel and PDF – Rethinking and evolving modes of data transport
- How to ensure buy-in from investors, managers and solution providers alike to transform the industry - is this easier given the new global landscape?
- Asking the right questions: Navigating reporting challenges through consistent data points
- Learning from the public and listed space to refine PE-reporting standards
- Understanding the ADS’ strategies and vision for the future of PE-reporting
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Panel Discussion The Power of Digital– Understanding the Future of Tech-Tools in the Private Equity Industry and How to Implement Them
- Using AI-based origination strategies to radically disintermediate deal flow
- Tracking the exponential growth of the database and understanding the possibilities for add-on benefits
- Building the right in-house team and vision to facilitate progress
- Exploring the possible integration of innovative new tools in the whole deal-cycle – from sourcing to portfolio management and exit
- A long time coming - Discussing the path to tech-integration and sharing pitfalls to avoid
- AI, RPA, Blockchain and beyond – Cutting through the buzzwords to identify the real changes and developments set to transform the industry over the next decade
- Exploring how dealmakers can take a key part in ensuring their firms are ready for the future
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Panel Discussion Discussing the Impact of Tech Tools on Fundraising and Investment
- Exploring how LPs are using technology to inform asset allocation strategies and manage their portfolios
- Understanding the reporting demands of the modern LP and what GPs can do to attract investment
- Utilising market mapping technology to assess the fundraising landscape and focus your efforts
- Building an investor portal - Mitigating security risks and streamlining communications by centralising deal data from DD to exit
- Finding and implementing the right marketing infrastructure and CRM system for your firm’s resources
- Applying quantitative methods in investment evaluation and monitoring
- Automating routine processes to increase internal efficiencies
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LPs and Private Debt Allocation – Where Does Debt Sit on the LP Radar?
- How long has fundraising been on hold – getting back to business
- Are LPs still allocating to new debt funds or are new commitments on hold?
- Will LPs still expect distributions before making new commitments?
- How/when does the denominator effect come into play for debt funds?
- Does resource/workout infrastructure sit higher on the list of priorities for investors post-CV19
- Is there appetite for LPs to lean in more aggressively as credit supply tightens and terms improve?
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Assessing Changes in Fund Structures and Debt Models
- Assessing changes to fund structures and debt models given market changes – ABL, distressed debt and beyond
- Overview of fund level debt, fund finance, preferred equity and credit funds
- Are volumes available at the same levels?
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What GPs are Asking for? Impact of the Current Climate on Debt Requirements
- What funds are available?
- What debt is available?
- What to do when value is down, and money is needed
- Building relationships – working with one or more debt providers
- Getting the best results when working with business support
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Overview of a Changed Market - Opportunities and Challenges
- What types of deals are being done?
- Analysis of sectors – what opportunities are coming out of the crisis? How to avoid jumping on a fad
- Overview of fund finance options
- New players in debt – are traders likely to take advantage of the economic climate
- Future forecast – what will the next few months bring
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Panel Discussion Cyber Resilience Programmes - The Increase of Cyber Threats as Working from Home Becomes the Norm
- An overview of the latest cyber attacks and what you need to look out for
- Understanding the technology behind cyber security and how this protects your business
- What technologies can be implemented that are timely, cost effective and can be put in place and monitored remotely
- What is on the horizon? New technologies being developed to protect businesses