Main Conference Day Two
An informative discussion on how LPs are retooling their investment committees to approve rapid-fire secondary deals and the rise of "dedicated secondary pockets" within broader private equity allocations.
LP-only discussion group run under the Chatham House Rule and open to 30 pre-registered LPs from the following organizations: banks, corporate investors, development finance institutions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, investment consultants, pension funds, RIAs, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and wealth managers subject to qualification.
To register, please contact Momina Nehmat at Momina.Nehmat@informa.com
Investigating the trend of rolling assets between successive continuation vehicles and its impact on asset duration and LP liquidity. Managing the conflicts of "selling to oneself" by utilizing independent fairness opinions to establish true market-clearing prices. Navigating complex sell-or-roll requests across hundreds of partnerships under highly compressed diligence timelines
- Megan Leeds - Partner, Execution, Coller Capital
- Alexis Ruiz - Partner, Committed Advisors
- Katya Gorbatiouk - Head of Investment Funds, Capital Markets, London Stock Exchange
Sharing best practices for RIAs using secondaries to give retail clients immediate, diversified exposure to mature buyout and credit portfolios. Navigating the 2026 "process-based safe harbors" while using open-ended and semi-liquid vehicles as essential bridges for wealth managers. How to best overcome operational complexities while delivering the high-touch transparency required by sophisticated wealth platforms.
- Ryan Brizek - Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Najamul Kidwai - Co-Founder and CEO, C1 Fund Inc
- Fei Tsum - Head of Investment Architecture, BNY Wealth
Evaluating semi-liquid evergreen vehicles, SMAs, and flexible structures that capture institutional and wealth management capital. Defining how GPs can leverage sector expertise and operational alpha to stand out in competitive fundraising. Analyzing the latest shifts in management fees, tiered carry structures, and heightened GP commitment expectations.
- Ken Sawyer - Co- Founder and Managing Partner, Saints Capital
- Mike Dinsdale - CEO, Powerlaw Capital Group
How are LPs and GPs navigating the secondaries market to optimize liquidity and asset hold periods? Examining how LPs use secondaries to manage the denominator effect and rebalance allocations, alongside GP-led continuation funds and recaps designed to retain trophy assets. Assessing current bid-ask spreads, asset-class valuations and where the strongest risk-adjusted returns lie today.
- Dan Connell - Managing Director, Co-Head of Real Assets and Sustainability, CF Private Equity
- Brian Zaratzian - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Omaha Beach Capital, LLC
Why is the medium and smaller end of the market currently seeing a surge in activity as LPs and GPs seek targeted liquidity for non-core assets? How does mid-market avoid “bidding wars” of the mega-cap world? Sharing strategic approaches to "Zombie GPs". Analyzing the rise of new, specialist secondary managers and the role they play in institutionalizing the "small-cap" secondary ecosystem.
- Thomas Hallinger - Managing Director, Golding Capital Partners
- Liz Huizenga - Principal, Secondary Investments, Adams Street Partners
- Nicolas Muller - Managing Director, Head of PE Partnerships, Blue Earth Capital (UK) Ltd
Where does the next AI advantage for secondary investors lie? A look at the latest breakthroughs, from models trained on fund data to knowledge graphs that trace every underlying company, what firms should build versus buy, and why private models may be the edge.
- Francesco De Liva - Founder & CEO, Kruncher AI
Analyzing how market corrections are closing the LP-GP pricing gap. Why mid-market asset discounts vary wildly and how to spot value. Ensuring fair pricing when a GP sells an asset to themselves. Factoring macro headwinds and the exit drought into aging funds
- Jerry Newman - President & Founder, Willowridge Partners
- Aaron Shapiro - Co-President, LSV Advisors, LLC
Decoding the seismic shifts transforming the North American secondaries market from a simple liquidity tool into a strategic powerhouse. An exclusive look at the next wave of market evolution, emerging transaction models, and what the future holds for GPs and LPs alike.
- Emily Sayles-Roberson - Investment Director, Marsh Investments