Insights on Private Equity & Principal Investors
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McKinsey Global Private Markets Review 2024: Private markets in a slower era
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According to McKinsey’s latest Global Private Markets Review, private markets entered a slower era in 2023, with macroeconomic headwinds, rising financing costs and an uncertain growth outlook weighing on fundraising, deal activity and performance.
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Bridging private equity’s value creation gap
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Amid a slower deal environment, private equity buyout managers can adapt their approach to value creation—and, as a first...
Interview
How institutional investors can gain a performance edge
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Christopher Ailman, chief investment officer of the California State Teachers’ Retirement Fund, explains how performance...
Podcast
Perspectives on a slower era in private markets
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This episode of Deal Volume highlights insights from McKinsey’s most recent Global Private Markets Review, including...
Podcast
Identifying value in family-owned businesses
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Outperforming family-owned businesses use a combination of value-creating mindsets and actions. Private equity firms looking...
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Issue 9, November 2023
McKinsey on Investing
The best of our recent research and ideas for investors.
McKinsey on Investing draws on the perspectives and experience of McKinsey consultants who advise investors, and other sources from around the world.
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How is a portfolio company CEO’s job unique? An interview with Claudy Jules
Unprecedented private equity deal flow means more leaders than ever are stepping into the portfolio-company CEO role. Here’s guidance from the experts on the role’s unique challenges and demands.
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Five paths to TSR outperformance
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It’s hard for companies to significantly beat long-term market TSR, harder still for the largest corporations, and hardest...
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Applied AI: Six growth considerations for private markets
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As applied AI heats up, we identified key six findings for stakeholders, including investors, to keep in mind as they think about...
Report
Performance edge: Investors hone their strategies for a new era
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Institutional investors are rethinking their strategies across three areas of fundamental importance: purpose, portfolio construction,...
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Where could $374 billion in dry powder go? Six themes to watch
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Private capital activity in software will likely pick up after a short-term dip. Here are the key considerations.