Funds in Focus 2026

We welcome you to join us for an immersive private capital summit covering the latest market trends and conditions impacting private funds today.

Engage in panels and discussions that unpack key developments, navigate challenges, and deliver strategic insights. Forge new connections with senior leaders at peer firms and stay ahead in a shifting investment and operational landscape.

This event is open to senior business and legal leaders at GPs and LPs.

Request an invitation here.

When
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. EDT | Registration and Lunch
12:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT | Programming
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. EDT | Cocktail Reception

Where
Proskauer
Eleven Times Square
41st Street and 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10036

Funds in Focus Agenda

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Matt Kerfoot, Partner, Proskauer
Jon Burke, Partner, Proskauer
Blake Gilson, Partner, Proskauer
Gopal Narsimhamurthy, Managing Director, HPS Investment Partners
Emmett O’Brien, Head of Rated Feeders, GreensLedge
Pramit Sheth, Senior Principal & Head of Structured Products, Dawson Partners

Come with fund tax questions, leave with fewer tax headaches.

4:00-4:45 | Continuation Vehicles: Learnings From Inside the Deal Room

Room 2700

Blake Halperin, Partner, Proskauer
Michael Ranson, Managing Partner, Astara Capital Partners
Kyle Colvin, Managing Director, DigitalBridge
Hugues Lalancette, Partner, Inovia Capital

4:45-5:30 | Beyond Formation: Operations, Governance, and AI in the Next Era of Fund Management

Room 2700

Kerry Shriver, Partner, Proskauer
Cecily Wu, Senior Associate General Counsel, StepStone Group LP
David Weintraub, Associate General Counsel, The Raine Group
Meredith Moran, Vice President & Counsel, Wellington Management Company
David Kraut, Managing Director & General Counsel, Treville Capital Group

5:30-7:30 | Cocktail Reception

2700 Wine Bar

Professionals
Practices
Industries
Offices

New York

Proskauer

Funds in Focus Agenda

12:00-12:45 | Guest Check-In / Buffet Lunch

12:45-12:50 | Welcome Remarks

12:50-1:35 | Navigating Change: Key Regulatory and Policy Developments Shaping Global Funds

1:35-1:50 | Break

1:50-2:35 | Breakout: GP Solutions in Motion: Recent Trends Across Stakes and Control Transactions and Other Deal Types

1:50-2:35 | Breakout: The War for Hedge Fund Talent – Competing with the Multi-Manager Model

2:35-2:50 | Break

2:50-3:35 | Breakout: Structuring for Scale: The Future of Fund Leverage

2:50-3:35 | Breakout: Global Tax Update for Investment Funds

3:35-4:00 | Break

3:35-4:00 | Tax Office Hours

4:00-4:45 | Continuation Vehicles: Learnings From Inside the Deal Room

4:45-5:30 | Beyond Formation: Operations, Governance, and AI in the Next Era of Fund Management

5:30-7:30 | Cocktail Reception

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