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    October 5, 2020
    Transcript- A Private Equity Perspective on Legal Services
    A Company in Your Portfolio Requires Legal Counsel – What Are Your Options? Protiviti Managing Director Rob Gould and Robert Half Managing Director Joel Wuesthoff discuss options for PE firms to access legal counsel and services. It is common for companies expanding through acquisitions to outgrow their in-house capabilities. This is often the case with legal services during acquisitions, when…

  • Newsletter

    March 15, 2022
    Private Equity Insights: Top Risks for 2022
    In this issue of Private Equity Insights, we take a deep dive into the top risk issues facing companies owned by private equity (PE) in 2022 and over the next 10 years. These insights were obtained from our 10th annual survey of top risks by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative.Of the global boards of directors and executives surveyed, respondents from PE-owned company leaders…

  • Whitepaper

    June 11, 2020
    The Impact of COVID-19 – A Guide for Private Equity
    June 2020 The COVID-19 global pandemic is forcing organisations everywhere to confront challenges never before considered – and private equity firms are no exception. Given that private equity firms have investments in a wide variety of companies, it’s critical for them to understand the many challenges that have surfaced in this new COVID-19-driven landscape and gather the proper information to…

  • Whitepaper

    July 27, 2021
    Private Equity Imperatives – ESG, Effective Due Diligence and FP&A
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  • Newsletter

    July 4, 2022
    Private Equity Insights: PE Challenges with ESG, Future of Work, and Cybersecurity
    As we head into the second half of 2022, it’s a volatile business climate in private equity. Inflation is on the rise, fueled by strong consumer demand. The labor market has stayed hot and unemployment levels low, with the gap between job openings and available candidates in the millions. PE deal activity and exits have slowed but they remain above longer-term trends. That said, public listings…

  • Whitepaper

    October 5, 2020
    Private Equity and Hedge Funds: Methods of Choice for Money Laundering Threat Actors
    Private investment funds under management have grown over the past 25 years into a several trillion-dollar industry in the United States. In a leaked Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unclassified but sensitive bulletin, the FBI concludes, with high confidence,[1] that threat actors (both financially motivated criminals and foreign adversaries) are using the private placement of funds,…

  • Newsletter

    October 22, 2021
    'Times Are A-Changin' — Shifting Risks and Priorities in the Private Equity Landscape
    From geopolitical, regulatory and policy risks to disruptive technology and cyberattacks to fraud, workplace violence and lawsuits, today’s private equity firms must have embedded capabilities to address threats that vary in scope and severity and are emerging at ever-increasing speed. They must be adept at addressing risks far beyond unpredictable business cycles and volatile markets.

  • Whitepaper

    October 6, 2020
    Back to Basics for Private Equity – Four Longer-Term Areas That Warrant Renewed Focus Post-COVID-19
    October 2020  As the global economy slowly emerges from COVID-19 lockdowns, it is important for companies to focus once again on some of the longer-term challenges that may have taken a backseat in recent months. Private equity managers can partner with their portfolio companies to ensure these areas are receiving appropriate attention.  Recently, we have published a number of resources…

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    September 22, 2023
    Sustainability and Private Markets: A Structured Approach to Value Creation
    The ESG regulatory landscape is starting to form: In the public markets worldwide, companies are trying to determine how to respond to and incorporate stringent sustainability-related disclosure requirements from the EU. Meanwhile, the International Sustainability Standards Board has completed its work on a set of voluntary standards for public companies globally. In the U.S., the SEC is poised…

  • Flash Report

    May 14, 2021
    President Biden executive order to strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity will impact federal agencies and public and private sector organisations
    On May 12, President Joe Biden issued the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. This executive order (EO) is the most recent action by the administration to strengthen U.S. national cyber defenses and address cybersecurity threats and attacks that continue to grow in magnitude, impact and frequency. It is intended to protect networks in the federal, public and private sectors,…
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