Conference programme

Workshop will focus on (i) the flavours of multi-fund and umbrella arrangements that sponsors are using to attract capital in a challenged environment and (ii) what is aggregated carry and how does it affect how professionals are paid.

This workshop will focus on the use of innovative structures like rated note feeders, NAV facilities, collateralized fund obligations and subline portfolio needs as fundraising and liquidity challenges intensify. 

Topics to Include: latest trends in:
•    Rated Note Feeders (RNFs) 
•    NAV loan structuring for new funds are pushing back
•    Collateralised fund obligations (CFOs)
•    Subline feeder structures 
•    Preferred Equity as a fundraising bridge 
•    Hybrid liquidity facilities

We will discuss how GPs are increasingly turning to transformative solutions as private markets mature to drive growth, enhance stability and navigate key inflection points. This session will explore the evolving toolkit available to managers— including asset management M&A, minority stakes transactions, financing transactions and strategies, and a range of secondaries and continuation fund, and other exit strategies.

Topics to Include: 
•    Asset Management M&A 
•    Minority stakes and financing transactions
•    End of life/exit strategies
•    Secondaries and continuation funds
•    EMG

Please join us for an “interactive” panel including the conference organizing committee who will discuss the current state of the private investment funds industry. Based on real time feedback from conference participants, panelists will share their insights regarding how the private funds market has evolved and how they expect to see it grow in the future.

Participants can join at slido.com #1350073

This panel will involve an informal discussion on issues that fund managers are facing in the current marketplace. The panelists will discuss their views on the state of the industry, regulatory challenges and evolving strategies and business lines. 

We will discuss how technology continues to transform private funds as well as legal services generally. Participants will discuss how GPs, LPs and law firms are currently leveraging AI, plans and predictions regarding the impact of AI on law firms, as well as current thoughts on, and potential approaches to addressing, the security, ethical and regulatory concerns raised by AI.

Topics to Include: 
•    How is AI currently being leveraged on the speakers’ funds work to date? Plans for future expansion?
•    Client expectations & approvals around law firm AI use
•    AI adoption by in house legal teams versus law firms 
•    Risks and concerns around use of AI in legal work
•    How AI may change law firm billing

We will discuss the emerging opportunities shaping the next decade of investing—from crypto and digital assets to sports, media, and other high-growth sectors. Panelists will discuss the trends driving these markets, key risks, and how investors are positioning to capture future returns.