Insights on Private Equity & Principal Investors

Issue 7, November 2021

McKinsey on Investing

The newest edition of McKinsey on Investing examines a year of tumultuous change and its implications for investors, businesses, sectors, and the world in which we live.
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Digitally native brands: Born digital, but ready to take on the world
– By applying the right criteria, investors can identify digitally native brands with the potential to outperform.
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A playbook for newly minted private equity portfolio-company CEOs
– 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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The insurance trends private-equity investors should understand in 2021
– The uncertainty that plagued the industry in 2020 is clearing. Here’s where performance is trending—and how private-equity... investors can double down.
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Winning at private-equity integrations
– Private-equity firms use add-ons to scale portfolio companies, but poor integrations impact results. Five practices can ensure... that deals flourish.

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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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Record-breaking global M&A activity continues in first half
– Key sectors, geographies, and large deals animate the market.
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Record-breaking global M and A activity continues in first half
– Key sectors, geographies, and large deals animate the market.
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Five trends reshaping the US home mortgage industry
– More efficient technology and a rise in new kinds of lenders are among the trends creating opportunities for mortgage-industry... investors.
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Global IT services: An often-overlooked opportunity for private equity
– The $1 trillion IT services market offers many untapped possibilities for private capital.
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Winning formula: How Europe’s top tech start-ups get it right
– We studied Europe’s top 1,000 start-ups to learn how they succeed in the region’s fragmented value pool and found... the answers lie in four distinct strategic plays.
Commentary

Climbing the private-equity learning curve
– CEOs who are used to engaging with public-company boards need a different playbook when it comes to private-equity boards. Here’s... what they can expect.
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What’s ahead for biotech: Another wave or low tide?
– Even in tough times, investor expectations and deal making in biotech are surging. Can the sector maintain its strong growth?
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How private equity can catalyze diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
– Private equity has an opportunity to transform the global business community and improve returns.
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Purpose for asset owners: Climbing a taller mountain
– In the wake of the pandemic, the world’s long-term investors are reexamining their purpose.
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Debate: Funding infrastructure investment in a post-COVID-19 economy
– Harvard economists Larry Summers and Ed Glaeser debate how to fund infrastructure investment in a post-COVID world.
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Investing in infrastructure for a ‘green recovery’
– Asset managers must understand the impact of climate change on their portfolios. Doing so can result in a more sustainable built... environment that supports decarbonization technologies.
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