11th Annual European Single Family Office Symposium 2024

Institutional Investor’s European Single Family Office Symposium is running its 11th annual event on the 17th June 2024. Highly regarded within the family office world, the agenda is built with extensive input and insights from the family offices who attend. It has a loyal following with both family office executives and family members. With a carefully crafted programme of expert presentations, panel discussions and family office only discussions, the event addresses the most relevant topics family offices face from a variety of different perspectives.

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Rajaa Mekouar, the Founder of Calista Direct Investors, will speak at the following panel representing the families from the Calista Club:

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Commitment issues and how to solve (or exploit) them in private equity

Successful private equity is harder to do these days. Buyers and sellers’ expectations are out of sync. Sellers are expecting to sell at high valuations; buyers want lower asset prices reflective of prevailing high rates and inflation. This is holding up deals and commitments. How and when might this blockage in the system be removed, and how can single family offices position themselves to capitalise on their unique angle? Could GP Stakes be a potential solution? Our panel of private equity specialists will share their views in the context of the broader dynamics of the private equity market. From M&A activity to talent wars, what are the major trends shaping the direction of travel for the industry as a whole? Can private equity retain its position as the favoured asset classes against the challenge presented by private credit? Now the boom, fuelled by cheap debt, is over, will private equity need to go back to the basics of great deal sourcing and driving operational efficiencies?