Alternative Investments: Best Strategies for Current Markets

Current markets have striking similarities to 2006-2007.  Despite cautionary signs that the economy is slowing, private equity funds have been raising at breakneck pace.  The market multiples of fund platform investments and add-on investments have been hitting highs.  How have those high flying 2007 vintage year funds fared 12 years on?  Can alternative investors time the market?  What does recent research show regarding results of different investment strategies? Do private equity managers manipulate their returns?   What strategies work best?  How to private equity investors incorporate their market insights into their investment commitments?  Tailor their due diligence?

Come join this panel discussion to answer these questions and more!

Speakers:

Greg Brown
​Research Director, Institute for Private Capital

In addition to his leadership as director of the institute, Greg is also the founder and Research Director of the Institute for Private Capital, an institute-affiliated research center.

Flora Hedrick is Managing Director of Investments. She is responsible for developing an alternatives investment strategy and incorporating alternatives into ICMA-RC’s investment products and solutions. Mrs. Hedrick has more than 14 years of experience in the investment industry. ​

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