NEW YORK, April 27, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- With record-breaking private equity fundraising continuing in 2007, institutional investors will discuss the selection strategies they're using to generate the best returns for their alternative investments at the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Limited Partners Summit at the Grand Hyatt on May 22 and 23.
Now in its eighth year, the Limited Partners Summit will offer the chance for institutional investors and private equity managers to gain first-hand insight into the evolving investment strategies used by leading limited partners. In today's environment, LPs are deciding among a bevy of mega-funds, niche-focused mid-market vehicles, venture debt funds, hybrid buyout and hedge vehicles, distressed investment partnerships and more.
Among the topics up for discussion at the two-day event:
* The role of mid-market and small-market buyout firms in the
current mega-fund landscape
* Dipping into foreign equity investment
* Defining realistic return expectations and building plans to
achieve them
* Perspectives on the venture capital industry and its future in
the U.S. and Europe
* Considering co-investment strategies for limited partners
Attendees will also gain insight from four top private equity and venture capital leaders in keynote roles:
* Michael W. Arpey, managing director of Credit Suisse
* Timothy C. Draper, founder and managing director of Draper
Fisher Jurvetson
* Hartley R. Rogers, chairman of Hamilton Lane
* Scott M. Sperling, co-president of Thomas H. Lee Partners
Immediately following the event, on May 24, the Private Equity Analyst will host a one-day Distressed Investment Forum also at the Grand Hyatt New York for alternative investors seeking opportunities in distressed debt, turnarounds and reorganizations.
Sponsors of the LP Summit include DLA Piper US LLP, Capitol Health, Scale Venture Partners and Coller Capital and exhibitors JPMorgan, Vantage Reporting, Mourant and Sungard Investran.
For more information or to register, please call (866) 291-1800 or go to: http://lpsummit.dowjones.com/.
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