2009 Panel Topics

 

10:00 – 11:00 : TheEver-Crowding "Middle-Market"
Middle-Market fund managers have experienced pressure froman abundance of new funds entering the market and larger funds looking atsmaller deals.  Middle-Market funds were not as hard-hit as the largefunds in the economic downturn, but have still felt the impacts.  How isthe landscape changing?

 

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10:00 – 11:00 : RealAssets: From Inflation Hedge to Safe Haven
Investing in identifiable assets like timberland, oil &gas, metals and real estate has always been a part of a diversified strategyand a key hedge against inflationary pressures. Going forward, what is the roleof these assets in a diversified portfolio and what are the relative values inthese asset classes? Are the markets deep enough to absorb increasedinvestment?

  

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11:30 – 12:30 : Mindset of the Limited Partner
Many investors have lost big on poor tradingstrategies by hedge funds, aggressive leverage in PE deals, and poor investmentdecisions by managers.  What has changed in the mind of the LP and whatare they concerned about going forward?

  

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11:30 – 12:30 : EmergingOpportunities - Strategies in Deploying Capital
Firms are actively deploying billions despite the downturnin the economy.  Where do these firms see opportunity and how are fundmanagers developing the necessary expertise to execute these strategies?

  

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2:30 – 3:30 : Distressed Assets: Finding Value in the Current Market
With the debt markets frozen, M&A activity dried up, and the economy in the worst shape since the Great Depression, numerous once attractive portfolio investments have taken a sharp turn for the worse.  How do fund managers navigate current portfolio holdings through this economic environment and where is the opportunity to make smart investment decisions in troubled companies and assets?

  

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2:30 – 3:30 : CorporateGovernance / Board Control Strategies to Enhance Returns
Fund managers are becoming increasingly more active incorporate governance and board control.  What are the optimal deal terms /corporate governance structures to protect investor interests and what are thestrategies for effectively exercising those rights to productively work withmanagement and increase returns?

  

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