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Education & Training

Strategic advisory firm KAP Group launches private equity boot camps

KAP Group is aiming to help both emerging and established private equity fund managers communicate effectively with institutional investors with the launch of the KAP Private Equity Boot Camps educational programme. The first Boot Camp module, Sell Your Story, will include six highly interactive webinars, delivered over three months, designed

William Kelly, CAIA

OppenheimerFunds teams with CAIA

OppenheimerFunds has partnered with the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association to develop specialised alternative investment training for the firm’s client engagement teams and further serve the needs of high net worth (HNW) clients. In October 2017, OppenheimerFunds announced a joint venture with The Carlyle Group to provide global private credit

Andrew Borowiec, IMDDA

IMDDA expands 2018 hedge fund, M&A and PE training session schedule

The Investment Management Due Diligence Association (IMDDA), an organisation dedicated to the professionals who investigate facts concerning investment programs, has released an expanded training class schedule for 2018. Developed by a task force of leaders in due diligence, each class is led by a renowned speaker sharing real-world insight on

Melissa Waller, AIF Institute

Melissa Waller named president of AIF Institute

Alternative Investments Forum (AIF) has appointed veteran institutional investor Melissa Waller as president of its newly formed AIF Institute.  The AIF Institute is the branch of AIF dedicated to educating institutional asset owners about the use of alternative investments such as private equity, private credit, hedge funds, real estate and

George Farrah, Bloomberg BNA

Bloomberg BNA portfolio helps navigate transfer tax issues

Bloomberg BNA has released a new tax management portfolio that focuses on tax considerations for structuring estate planning transactions with carried interests in hedge funds and private equity funds. The portfolio, Wealth Planning with Hedge Fund and Private Equity Fund Interests and Related Section 2701 Issues, was written by attorneys Todd

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Over 40 delegates attend Guernsey seminar in Singapore

The recent inward migration of several companies and funds into Guernsey is thanks to the island’s reputation as the number one jurisdiction outside of the UK for London Stock Exchange (LSE) listings, an audience at a seminar in Singapore has heard. The event, which considered Guernsey’s expertise in both the

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Cyprus positions itself as post-Brexit partner to UK funds industry

Fund managers have gathered in London to hear from the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) about the opportunities in the country as an investment destination. Held in conjunction with international law firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services, and the Bank of

African PE academy to be launched in Sandton

The South African and Kenyan offices of pan-African law firm Bowmans, together with international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Nigerian law firm Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, will launch their inaugural African Private Equity Academy in Sandton this week.  Over 100 delegates from across Africa will attend the launch of the academy.   John Bellew,

Chris Duggan, CAIS

Cayman Alternative Investment Summit: Davos for alternative fund managers

The fourth annual Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS), scheduled for 15-17 February in the Cayman Islands, will convene leading thinkers and decisions makers from across the industry as they explore this year’s theme, “Defying Gravity: The Future of Alternative Investments in Exceptional Times.”  In a change of venue, CAIS 2017

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12 September, 2024 – 6:00 pm

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