Reed Smith Lead Sponsor Women's Alternative Investment Summit Meeting Set for NYC this November
Publication Date: July 21, 2010
(Lexington, Mass., July 21, 2010) -- Falk Marques Group today announced the 2nd Annual Women's Alternative Investment Summit -- for which Reed Smith LLP is the new Lead Sponsor-- is set for November 4-5 at The Pierre in midtown Manhattan.
Summit Founder and Managing Director Beth Falk, President of Falk Marques Group, said, "I am delighted to welcome Reed Smith as the New York Summit's Lead Sponsor. The firm represents clients across the spectrum of alternative investments, including private equity firms, hedge funds, venture capital funds, and major pension funds. The diversity of Reed Smith's practice makes the firm the ideal partner for the Women's Alternative Investment Summit."
At last year's inaugural Summit, some 250 senior women executives in private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and real estate investing - GPs and LPs - gathered to exchange ideas, build trusted networks, and participate in substantive, in-depth conversations about alternative investments in an emerging new world.
With the financial world in flux, the Women's Alternative Investment Summit will feature industry-leading speakers and panelists discussing the critical issues central to the business interests of Summit attendees. Topics for discussion include: The LP Perspective - The Search for Global Returns; The New U.S. Regulatory Environment; Striking Out on Your Own; and niche topics designed for each asset class examining the debt markets, the current exit environment, fundraising strategies, and more.
The Women's Alternative Investment Summit opens on the evening of November 4 with a welcome reception sponsored by Reed Smith, followed by a full-day program on Friday, November 5 at The Pierre. Falk said that the success of the first New York-based Summit confirmed the need for an annual conference. "The Summit brings together a high-powered group of senior-level women to debate the most pressing issues facing alternative investment professionals. We provide a unique and valuable forum for women to learn from one another, make new contacts, renew existing relationships, and gain access to information and inner circles so important to succeeding in this volatile environment."
Reed Smith is thrilled to be sponsoring what has quickly become the "go-to" resource for senior women in the alternative investment arena," said Sandra Poe, partner in Reed Smith's Global Private Funds Group. "In the rapidly changing regulatory environment with quickly developing new trends in economic opportunity, the conference this year takes on added importance."
For more information about the Women's Alternative Investment Summit visit www.WomensAlternativeInvestmentSummit.com or call 781-652-9610.
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with nearly 1,600 lawyers in 22 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, technology and media, shipping, energy trade and commodities, real estate, manufacturing, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com
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About Falk Marques Group
Falk Marques Group LLC (www.falkmarquesgroup.com) produces professional conferences for senior-level decision makers in the alternative investment, healthcare, and technology industries. We provide unbiased information and high-level networking geared toward fulfilling the business needs of top executives. The firm's two signature conferences are the Women's Private Equity Summit, now in its 4th year, and the Women's Alternative Investment Summit.