Strike the right balance
Siloed structures are a huge impediment to private equity firm risk management, and balancing portfolio company autonomy with centralized controls is the key to resilience. Grant Thornton's Cyber & Risk Survey examines how PE leaders can establish appropriate common risk management standards, while giving portfolio companies the flexibility they need to drive growth.
PE leaders rate their risk and compliance as “advanced” or “leading”
say they have integrated or enterprise-wide risk management
What’s in the report?
- Mitigating reputational risk: Some PE leaders are considering more rigorous assessments of the people and parties involved in transactions. Our survey asked PE leaders about their top resilience risk drivers.
- Investing in cyber services: Increasing outsourced capabilities without relinquishing control could help PE firms strengthen resilience. PE leaders report where they outsource cybersecurity threat detection and response.
- Scrutinizing cybersecurity risks earlier: Technology has moved to the center of the way PE firms assess value and risk. PE leaders evaluate their current ability to detect cyber and privacy threats.
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