With 31% of PE professionals citing the state of the stock market and public equity valuations as the top factor impacting dealmaking, firms are recalibrating their investment approaches for uncertain times.

As PE firms evolve beyond traditional investment models, their approach to creating value has become more sophisticated than ever.

As private equity firms evolve beyond traditional investment models, their approach to creating value has become more sophisticated than ever.

Decades of evolution in the private equity space have proven that the most successful firms know how to adapt while staying true to their core principles.

As private equity firms adapt to evolving market conditions, strategies for driving growth and ensuring long-term value have become more crucial than ever.

As private equity firms adapt to evolving market conditions, strategies for driving growth and ensuring long-term value have become more crucial than ever.

As macroeconomic uncertainty continues to shift the private equity landscape, firms are actively re-evaluating their strategies to seize emerging opportunities for growth.

The current market landscape has posed its fair share of challenges to private equity. However, as firms navigate these conditions, opportunities for value creation have emerged.

Private equity continues to approach economic challenges, like the current high cost of capital, through a lens of cautious optimism.

2024 will prove another pivotal year for private equity (PE). The industry is shifting its focus to value creation and portfolio company (portco) optimization through smaller acquisitions and talent prioritization.

The software industry faced its fair share of challenges in 2023, making investment decisions in 2024 more paramount than ever. Private equity firms must take a more proactive approach to deal origination and heavily assess the role they play in helping management teams maximize the potential of their companies.

With the reduction of new platform deals and exits, integrations and portfolio company optimization have remained key focus areas for private equity funds. Historically, proper merger integrations are challenging to get right, but when executed correctly, are a powerful strategy for creating value.

On BDO’s new PE PErspectives podcast episode, Mike Weinberg, Managing Partner of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, and Jeff Roth, Founding Partner of Bruin Capital, join host Todd Kinney.

On BDO’s new Private Equity PErspectives podcast episode, Nick Santhanam, CEO of Fernweh Group, and Scott Spielvogel, co-founder and managing partner of One Rock Capital Partners, join host Todd Kinney.

On BDO’s new Private Equity PErspectives podcast episode, Michael LeTourneau, finance resource partner at Court Square Capital Partners, and Steve Siwinski, senior finance leader at Accel-KKR, join host Todd Kinney to discuss why PE CFOs need a “money-making gene” and “love of controlled chaos.”

On BDO’s new Private Equity PErspectives podcast episode, Patrick Whitehead, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, and Katie Lankalis, Vice President at LLR partners, speak to host Todd Kinney.

On BDO’s new Private Equity PErspectives podcast episode, Matt Smith, Principal at Graycliff Partners, and Dave Affinito, Partner at Victor Capital Partners, speak to host Todd Kinney about deal origination, supply chain, regulatory oversight, and planning an exit.

On the latest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives podcast, host Todd Kinney speaks with Justin Wender, Managing Partner at Stella Point Capital, and Rob Bosco, Managing Director of Stone-Goff Partners on how a recession could impact private equity and what they’re seeing in the GP-led secondaries market.

On the latest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives podcast, host Todd Kinney speaks with Alice Birnbaum, Head of Business Development at BBH Capital Partners and Stephen Connor, Head of Business Development at Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners. Alice and Stephen discuss their firm’s approach to deal origination and how their investment strategies differ for their different focus industries.

On the latest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives podcast , we explore findings from the 2022 Private Capital Pulse Survey, which surveyed 200 fund managers on their plans for creating value, closing deals and pursuing ESG.