Each year, PortfolioConstruction Conference features a core, 13-hour independent plenary program. It is interspersed twice daily with six concurrent Due Diligence Forum sessions, delivering research papers developed for Conference by our carefully selected Partners...

Due Diligence Forum speaker

Simon Ford
MD, Alternative Investments, Australia
Credit Suisse Asset Management

Due Diligence Forum summary

Allocations to alternatives and private equity in particular are steadily increasing around the world as investors seek higher absolute returns and access to private companies that represent approximately half of the world’s GDP. Global top-quartile private equity managers have consistently outperformed public equity markets and offer both high absolute returns and very effective risk diversification in any portfolio.

This session focuses on the benefits of private equity investments and the value proposition offered by experienced private equity managers.