{"id":16344,"date":"2021-08-27T12:28:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=16344"},"modified":"2022-05-04T21:37:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T21:37:23","slug":"digital-transformation-and-ma-vital-to-achieve-higher-growth-rates-amid-economic-uncertainties-and-ongoing-pandemic-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/digital-transformation-and-ma-vital-to-achieve-higher-growth-rates-amid-economic-uncertainties-and-ongoing-pandemic-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital transformation and M&A vital to achieve higher growth rates amid economic uncertainties and ongoing pandemic challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
New survey of global private equity firms highlights the steps many are taking to get portfolio and private companies back on track as they plot post-pandemic expansions.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u2022 68% of respondents believe their companies and investments will deliver a growth rate of more than 50% over the next one to two years<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u2022 92% say digital transformation will be the leading lever respondents deploy to achieve higher growth rates and position their companies for the future<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u2022 More than half (67%) also feel cross-border deals will be crucial to reinventing companies<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u2022 Economic volatility (92%) and regulatory challenges (90%) will be the main obstacles to higher growth rates in the year ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Digital transformation, JV alliances, reskilling of staff and M&A have emerged as key tactics for private equity firms looking to supercharge the growth of target companies 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
And while growth expectations are slightly down on pre-pandemic optimism, the PE firms targeting high-growth companies are remarkably bullish about their prospects as the world stumbles into recovery.<\/p>\n