Challenges continue for private equity funds seeking to deploy unfunded capital and competition for good assets remains fierce. As these macro-dynamics remain unchanged, financial buyers looking to distinguish themselves, particularly in hot auctions, are adjusting their strategies. In a PE Hub Canada feature article, Torys LLP's Stefan Stauder, Michael Akkawi, Amanda Balasubramanian, Jonathan Wiener and Sophia Tolias examine three strategies that PE funds are successfully putting to use.