Private Equity International?s Infrastructure Investor Forum- New York, NY

Please join us for the Private Equity International's Infrastructure Investor Forum on October 22-23, 2008. You can find event details and description below.

Location:
New York Downtown Marriott, New York City

Time:
Starts at 7:45AM on October 22, 2008.

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Building on the success of their annual Infrastructure Investor Forum in Berlin, which demonstrated the increasing interest in the global opportunities provided by this burgeoning asset class, PEI Media is delighted to announce the debut of the North American edition in New York on October 22-23, 2008.

The global infrastructure market is booming – it’s estimated that nearly $40 billion was raised in 2007 for infrastructure funds, an 84 percent increase over 2006’s $17.9 billion raised, and a 633 percent increase over the roughly $5.2billion raised for such funds in 2005. Industry analysts believe that trillions of dollars are required to maintain, improve and expand infrastructure to meet the needs of growing populations around the globe. While governments have historically bankrolled the majority of infrastructure projects, private capital is quickly being raised to meet the increasing demand worldwide.

This creates an unprecedented opportunity for private equity fund managers and limited partners who want to expand their investment portfolio to invest their money in this new asset class that promises attractive and stable returns on investment. Despite the risks of investing in a relatively new asset class, there are many elements of infrastructure deals that make them attractive as a long term investment especially for public pension funds. Amid increasingly volatile market conditions, the counter-cyclical nature of infrastructure investments makes them even more desirable. To succeed in this market, funds will need to combine increasingly large sums of long-term capital with specialist approaches to investment and asset management.

Our inaugural global infrastructure forum in New York will look at infrastructure from the perspectives of both fund managers and investors. Seasoned practitioners will discuss specific aspects of private equity infrastructure investing in detailed panel and interactive workshop sessions.