One of the most important roles in any organization is that of CFO. Picking the right CFO can put a private equity deal on the fast track to success, and keeping the wrong one can put performance in a rut. With Robert Nolan, Managing Partner at Halyard Capital, John Brittain, Senior Partner at Tatum, and…

Plotting the correct technology strategy is critical for any business. But how do you identify people who can take private equity portfolio companies to the next level of tech sophistication?

Experts at Hermes Equity Ownership Services and Canada’s OPTrust discuss their roles in bringing ESG risk-screening to bear in the private capital asset classes.

Chenggang Jerry Wu, Principal Investment Officer and Lead for Climate Change Funds in the Global Private Equity Funds Group of the World Bank’s IFC on battling climate change via the private markets.

What does it take to be a successful distressed investor? Mark Patterson of MatlinPatterson Global Advisers explains.

Mark Patterson, chairman of one of the world’s largest distressed investment firms, MatlinPatterson Global Advisors, shares his candid analysis of the economic crisis gripping the world.

Why are increasing numbers of LPs adopting “ESG” programs with regard to their private market portfolios? Experts from Hermes Equity Ownership Services and Canada’s OpTrust discuss.

Far from being viewed as parasitic force, private equity in emerging markets is understood to be a builder of businesses, a promoter of innovation and a raiser of corporate-governance standards.

Spencer Fleischer, President of private equity firm FFL (Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe) says one of his key jobs is to make “fine judgments about people.”

In “Candid Advice for Sellers,” three veterans of the private equity middle market offer valuable guidance for anyone considering doing a deal with private equity firm.

Partners at New Mountain Capital, KPMG, and Adams Street Partners discuss the challenges of registering as an investment advisor with the SEC, Form PF, Europe’s AIFM, as well as the hard costs of compliance as estimated by the NVCA’s CFO Task Force.

Topics include why U.S. middle-market companies must face global opportunities, what tools GPs can bring to their portfolio companies to help them go global, and more.

Anthony Zecca, a Managing Partner at CohnReznick, speaks with Privcap about how his firm helps middle-market companies through the challenges of growth.

Three experts share insights about the ways private equity firms are transforming themselves in order to meet the challenges of a more exacting middle-market investment opportunity.

Executive summary of the Privcap thought-leadership discussion series, “Value Creation & Corporate Governance in the Emerging Markets.”

A long-term trend in private equity is for limited partners to seek to co-invest directly in deals alongside their general partners.

In “Excellent Investor Reporting,” William Hupp, a Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Adams Street Partners, Daniel Reid, a Partners at New Mountain Capital, KPMG, and Adams Street Partners discuss trends among their investors and clients, as well as how they are rising to meet the challenge of increased transparency.

Josh Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, explains that a better understanding of private capital is critical to effective regulatory oversight.