Panel: Public Investment Funds – World’s Largest PE (Private Equity) Investors

Special event for the Sovereign Finance, Capital Markets, and Global Regulatory Challenges seminar [Credit Course for NYU Law School and Stern MBA Degrees]

Who drives the global capital markets? For many, the answer would probably be the large investment banks, big asset managers, and hedge funds that are often in the media's spotlight. But more and more a new group of public investment funds (SWF and Pension Funds), such as NBIM (Norway), PIF (Saudi Arabia), CPPIB (Canada), and Temasek (Singapore), have become the most influential capital markets players and investment asset owners, with more than $30 trillion in assets under management.

In recent years, the global markets have seen public investment funds become a dominant force in the alternative asset fields, such as the private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) markets. This panel will explore the public funds’ significant impact on fundraising, deal structuring, and asset allocation strategies within the PE industry. How are current market volatility and geopolitical tensions reshaping the market dynamics? What challenges and opportunities to expect from AI (artificial intelligence) and data tech revolution?

Speakers:

Freddie Allen Director, Temasek

Kevin Smith Partner, Head of Investor Relations, CD&R

Winston Ma, CFA Executive Director, Global Public Investment Funds Forum (GPIFF); Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law

Conveners:

Graduate Finance Association (GFA), NYU Stern Business School

Law & Business Association, NYU School of Law

Stern Investment Management & Research Society (SIMR), Stern PE & VC Club, Stern Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Club, NYU Stern Business School

5:35-6:30 pm:

Sovereign Finance, Capital Markets, and Global Regulatory Challenges Seminar

NYU Stern Business School – KMC Room M2-100

6:30-8:00 pm:

Networking Reception at Jac’s on Bond

26 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012  RSVP here

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