Information Technology: The Times They Are A-Changin’

Abstract

Information technology is important to many PE firms and their portfolio companies, and it is one of the largest single expenditures. Given the mindboggling investments in technology, not surprisingly, there has been a change in attitudinal and procedural changes among private equity firms that are major investors in the companies that spend these prodigious sums. For those that deal with both PE firms and their portfolio companies every day, this article provides a valuable discussion on some of the most important attitudinal shifts and procedural changes.

TOPICS: Private equity, portfolio management/multi-asset allocation, analysis of individual factors/risk premia, in portfolio management