24th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds
8 Mar - 10 Mar 2026
The Grand Ballroom
Session information
Plenary session 3: GP solutions – how transformative transactions (AM M&A, stakes, end of life/exit strategy, secondaries, continuations funds)
Monday 9 March (1645 - 1730)
The Grand Ballroom
Description
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
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Robert Blaustein | Kirkland & Ellis, New York, New York, USA |
Speakers
| Matthew Collin | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, New York, USA |
| Tom Hodge | CVC Capital Partners, London, England |
| John Kelley | Latham & Watkins, New York, New York, USA |
| David Lee | Eldridge Industries, New York, New York, USA |
| Emily Mathews | Blackstone, New York, New York, USA |
| Rosanna Shapland | EQT Group, London, England |