08
Mar
Global outlook: Rewriting the playbook
Private equity faces significant headwinds globally. Geopolitical unrest, inflationary pressure, and rising interest rates have contributed to a highly uncertain investment environment. Even where there is conviction around an opportunity, financing it can be a challenge. At the same time, GPs continue to position themselves for long-term strategic growth, identifying new products and innovations and tapping new streams of capital. Our panel of industry experts discuss how they are approaching investments, from underwriting to exit.
- What makes this cycle different from the last?
- Portfolio management – storm-proofing or futureproofing?
- How are GPs evolving to remain globally competitive?
- What products and strategies are attracting most LP interest?
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SpeakersRune Munk Partner COLLER CAPITAL
Alicia Gregory Deputy Chief Investment Officer FUTURE FUND
Simon Kinzett Senior Director PERMIRA
Nick Sammut Senior Vice President, Investments BROOKFIELD
Nicholas Macksey Partner BPEA EQT
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Rune Munk is a Partner responsible for origination and execution and is based in the firm’s London office.
Prior to joining Coller Capital in 2007, Rune was a Senior Management Consultant with the Corporate Strategy team at Deloitte.
Rune has a BA (Hons) in Economics and Japanese from SOAS in London and an MSc in Economics and Technological Innovation from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a Chartered Management Accountant.
Alicia joined the Future Fund in 2019 as the Head of Private Equity. She was appointed Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets in June 2022 where she held responsibility for managing the strategy for the Private Markets portfolio including Private Equity, Property, Credit, and Infrastructure and Timberland. In October 2023 Alicia’s role expanded to oversee all physical asset classes.
She has over 23 years' experience in the financial services sector including 17 years at MLC. She is also Chair of the Australian Investment Council Board and a Non-Executive Director on the Tilt Group Board.
Alicia holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney, is a CFA charter holder, and has completed the General Management Programme at INSEAD.
Simon is head of sales at Permira and has primary responsibility for Australasian and Middle East investor coverage across the private equity and private credit businesses.
Prior to joining Permira, Simon worked for Campbell Lutyens as an LP relationship manager focused on Australasia and the Middle East for three years. Before that, he spent time with Babcock & Brown and Macquarie in the Middle East, and with the private equity team at ANZ based in New Zealand.
Nick Sammut leads investing activities, including sourcing, executing and managing investments for Brookfield’s Growth team, part of Brookfield’s $121B private equity platform.
Mr. Sammut joined Brookfield from Generate Capital, where he sourced, structured, underwrote and closed principal investments in the energy infrastructure, waste, water and renewables sectors. Previously, he was a private equity investor at Fortress Investment Group and was in equity research at Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Sammut holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University.
Nicholas Macksey is a Partner in the BPEA EQT team. Nicholas worked for BPEA from 2006 until 2022, when the company joined forces with EQT and was renamed BPEA EQT.
Prior to joining BPEA, Nicholas was a Senior Associate at Westpac Institutional Bank and also worked as a Senior Associate at Deloitte.
Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland and is also a CFA charterholder.