Leaders at Dow Jones Limited Partners Summit to Address Private Equity's Most Pressing Issues

NEW YORK, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Private equity's most influential limited partners and general partners will delve into the industry's most pressing issues, including the market for exits and returns, fundraising from hardened investors and which sectors will produce the greatest returns at the Dow Jones Limited Partners Summit, June 22-23 in New York.

The two-day conference features exclusive interviews and analysis driven by the editors of Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst and an intimate setting that encourages networking with the more than 60 limited partners and dozens of general partners, specialized advisors and other industry insiders in attendance.

Featured speakers include:

Dr. Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny, managing director and head of global private equity investments, Northgate Capital will reveal how the fund-of-funds plans to invest in private equity and the recent decision by Asian financial services group Religare Enterprises' to take a controlling stake in Northgate.

Bob Long, president & CEO, Conversus Asset Management analyzes the decision to form a publicly traded fund-of-funds, the lessons he has learned over the past three years and the firm's decision to close the gap between net asset value and share price.

Lawrence Schloss, deputy comptroller & CIO, New York City Comptroller's Office manages over $100 billion in assets, including $12.5 billion in commitments to private equity, for New York City. He will share key insights on operating in a political environment and how he views the asset class.

Wayne D. Smith, senior investment officer, Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board will discuss how the pension fund plans to deploy its $1 billion allocation for private equity.

Through provocative discussions, conference participants will assess how limited partners view private equity versus other asset classes, which investment sectors and geographic regions are most attractive and why, whether the expected boom in the secondary market will materialize and new expectations for fund terms.  

Silver sponsors of the Dow Jones Limited Partners Summit are Castile Ventures, Coller Capital, Covington & Burling LLP, Grant Thornton, Landmark Partners, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and SecondMarket.

To register or learn more, visit http://lpsummit.dowjones.com, call 866-291-1800, or email [email protected]. Full-time journalists and members of the media can request a press pass by contacting Kim Gagliardi at (603) 864-8873 or [email protected].

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