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SuperReturn Asia
16 - 19 September 2025
Marina Bay Sands Convention CentreSingapore

Michael Barzyk
Managing Director and Global Head of Private Equity at Allstate Investments
Speaker

Profile

Michael manages Allstate's portfolio of corporate and infrastructure private equity investments including funds, co-investments, and other direct investments. He is responsible for overall portfolio management and strategy as well as leadership of Chicago and London-based investment teams. He serves on numerous fund advisory boards and as a director of many private companies.

Prior to Allstate, Michael spent nine years at Pritzker Group Private Capital where he focused on control acquisitions of middle-market companies. Previously he was a Senior Associate with CIVC Partners, a middle-market private equity fund based in Chicago, and an investment banking analyst for Salomon Smith Barney (now Citigroup). Michael earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Agenda Sessions

  • Picking winners: the savoir-faire of manager selection

    09:55