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Investors cannot afford to ignore a GP set that has largely outperformed industry benchmarks, even during a pandemic.

'Many millennia of bias' make it vital that PE firms actively promote candidates from underrepresented groups, said Nic Humphries.

The sector must follow in responsible investment's footsteps, says Jean-Philippe de Schrevel, founder and managing partner at impact investing platform Bamboo Capital Partners.

Negative headlines are causing some LPs to review their relationships with Vista Equity Partners and Apollo Global Management. This has implications for the secondaries market.

The private equity industry must decide how its long-established fiduciary duty fits with a crisis like this.

Environmental stakeholders are accustomed to thinking about natural benefits such as pollination as a ‘service’ – investors will need to do the same to grasp the natural capital opportunity.

Whether you condone a carrot or stick approach, implementing a rigid recruitment policy makes sense for a sector still sorely lacking in diversity.

Recent police killings of African Americans are forcing a national reckoning over how minorities are treated in all parts of society – including in private markets, says the firm’s founder.

A statement from pensions with combined assets of nearly $2trn is a clear warning to sceptics.