Portobello Capital, Fremman Capital and Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in the cover forum of the latest issue of Capital & Corporate magazine

In a year marked by macroeconomic uncertainty and rising interest rates, which has slowed deals and fundraising, GPs have had to be more imaginative than ever to maintain the confidence of their LPs.

Jaime Fernández-Rubies, Managing Director of Freemman Capital; Carlos Dolz de Espejo, Partner of Portobello Capital; Pablo Fernández, Partner of Corporate of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo; and Álvaro Mateo, Coordinating Partner of Corporate of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, analyse at the C&C Forum how the levers of value creation and portfolio management have moved to the forefront of the priorities of the main national asset managers.

Álvaro Mateo points out that “What our clients tell us is that there is liquidity to invest and that there is still investor appetite in Spain, especially in certain sectors or assets that have proven to be more resilient”. On the other hand, Pablo Fernández points out that “We observe a certain trend towards a more active participation in the management of investees, and a growing focus on achieving sustainable growth, which brings added value to portfolio companies.

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