Summits Day
Location: Forum
What is the current and future value proposition of the asset class?
Location: Forum
- Maria Gonzalez - Managing Director & Chief of Staff, Prosek Partners
- Paul Newsome - Partner, Head of Portfolio Management (Private Equity), Unigestion
- Nachiketa Rao - Managing Director, Co-head of Credit Secondaries & Portfolio Finance, Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- Christophe Nicolas - Managing Director - Partner, Secondary Investments, Carlyle AlpInvest
Giving investors access to an increasingly nuanced liquidity toolkit - what are the pros and cons of single asset continuation funds, minority recaps, NAV loans, securitisations, preferred equity financings, semi liquid funds?
Location: Forum
- Michael Schad - Partner, Head of Coller Credit Secondaries, Coller Capital
- Peter Sandberg - Founding Partner & Managing Director, Nordic Secondary Fund (N2F)
- Joseph B. Marks - Senior Managing Director, Head of Secondaries, Capital Dynamics
- Beatrix Thaler - Investment Manager, European Investment Fund
Location: Forum
- Sebastien Burdel - Partner, Secondaries, Ares Management
- Veronica Mayer - Managing Director, Head of Product Management and Investor Relations, Private Equity Secondaries, Ares Management
Will GP led transactions continue to dominate as more deals come to market? Which segments of the GP-led market offer the better risk/return profile and how can investors navigate the competitive environment and leverage the opportunities to achieve their desired diversification?
Location: Forum
- Kelly DePonte - Managing Director, KD Advisory LLC
- Nick Lawler - Managing Director, Head of Secondaries, Churchill Asset Management
- José Luis Molina - Global CEO and Co-founder, AltamarCAM Partners
- Valérie Handal - Secondaries - Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
- Robin Muerer - Co-Managing Partner, FSN Capital Partners
What are today’s opportunities for buyers of limited partner-led secondaries? Examining the dynamics driving the current LP-led deal activity and the benefits these transactions can offer both buyers and sellers. What are the opportunities and challenges of customized LP-led offerings?
Location: Forum
- Johanna Lottmann - Partner, PJT Park Hill
- Philippe Ferneini - Partner, StepStone Group
- Benjamin Wilson - Managing Director, Global Head of Secondaries, HQ Capital Private Equity
- Martha Heitmann - Partner, LGT Capital Partners
- Jerry Newman - President & Founder, Willowridge Partners
Aligning price expectations to bridge the valuation gap between the sell-side and the buy-side and successfully negotiating the allocation of transaction expenses. How can investors protect their interests? How effective are the existing regulatory and market mechanisms in addressing continuation fund conflicts as best practices for continuation funds continue to evolve?
Location: Forum
- Joseph Smith - Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel
- Charles Aponso - Partner (Primaries, Co-investments & Secondaries), Quilvest Capital Partners
- Cyndi Mosquera - Head of Europe Private Equity, MetLife Investment Management
- Antony Anastasiadis - Managing Director, Secondary Investments, Hamilton Lane
- David Wachter - Founding Partner & CEO, W Capital Partners
More flexibility, diversification and ease of investment, plus enhanced market access, driving the democratisation of the asset class
Location: Forum
- Christoph Wedegaetner - Managing Director, Private Client Practice, Cambridge Associates
- Joel Sandhu - Managing Partner, Top Tier Access
- Olav Ostin - Managing Partner, TempoCap
- Neil Andrew - Managing Director, Overbay Capital Partners
How is the market faring in 2025? Examining risk and return and comparing different segments of the market
Location: Forum
- Adrian Lopez de Armentia - Vice President - Secondary Advisory, Ely Place Partners
- Nassim Cherchali - Managing Partner, AnaCap
- Mercedes Fernandez Elias - Head of European Private Equity Secondaries, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
- Marion Peiridier - Managing Director, Five Arrows
- Cameron Graham - Partner and Deputy Head of Secondaries, Private Equity Solutions, Patria Investments
Location: Forum