Perspectives

Responsible AI in Private Equity
Private equity is at a transformative juncture as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integral to both in-house operations and portfolio company strategies. In-house use cases of AI among PE…

Altor and WovenLight to partner with iconic hockey brand CCM Hockey
Altor Fund VI (“Altor”) has signed an agreement to acquire a significant majority stake in the iconic hockey brand CCM Hockey. CCM’s management will reinvest in the company. Altor will…

Composite AI systems : Real-world application within Private Equity
Unless you’ve been under a rock you’ll have witnessed that 2023 was a pivotal year in AI, exemplified by global fascination with Large Language Models (LLMs), which showcased their…

Scaling Portfolio Value Creation — Anatomy of a Template
As keen football fans, we’ve been fascinated by how elite teams are coached to respond to the scenarios and situations the players encounter on the pitch with repeatable patterns-of-play, known…

Building a Precision PE Firm
By harnessing the power of data, analytics and AI, asset managers and their portfolio companies will unlock new opportunities and differentiate themselves in a competitive market…

Transforming Private Equity : The Precision PE Approach
Private equity has recently entered a new phase in its evolution, comprised firstly of a step-change in the industry’s scale and maturity, with secondly an in-tandem shift in the economic…

Next Generation Private Equity : The Prospect Edition
Despite Machine Learning (ML) generating more interest than ever, there are times when the risk of deploying it ineffectively can actually outweigh its benefits, leading to failed investments and…

The world seen through ten thousand lenses
Taking inspiration from nature, WovenLight has built unique technology, DragonFly, to underpin a ‘PE 2.0’ approach throughout the investment life-cycle…

Data-driven PE: value creation with repeatable analytics and ML
DragonFly is a unique set of technology and tools that powers our investment strategy at WovenLight, from sourcing and diligence through to value creation under our ownership. Here, we take a…