State of Alternatives and the Effect of COVID-19

Hosted by Preqin
April 22, 2020
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET
Keynote

In this presentation Preqin will be giving a summary of findings from its 2020 Global Reports, as well as looking into the effect COVID-19 has had on the Alternative Assets Industry. We will look at the growth of the industry over the course of the past decade, as well as fundraising trends across asset classes for 2020. We will review the first quarter of this year to see how COVID-19 has started to shape the 2020 landscape, as well as a looking forward at the impact this disease could have on cashflows in the longer term.

  • Preqin overview of alternative assets growth in the 2020’s
  • Performance snapshot across asset classes
  • Investor sentiment on how their portfolios are performing
  • COVID-19 impact on Q1 fundraising and deal activity
  • Projection of COVID-19 affect on future performance and cash flows

Event Recording

State of Alternatives & the Effect of COVID-19, By: Jesse Fahy, VP – Private Capital Funds

00:27:18

Speaker

  • Jesse Fahy

    Title
    VP – Private Capital
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    Company
    Preqin
    Role
    Speaker

    Jesse Fahy is the VP – Private Capital at Preqin, the alternative assets industry’s leading source of data, insights, and solutions. Jesse leads a team of over 20 analysts responsible for direct engagements with fund managers across the private capital industry. Jesse has full ownership of this dataset, with he and his team responsible for the quality, growth and dissemination for the Americas. Prior to this, Jesse led the venture capital efforts at Preqin, helping to set strategy for the asset class globally, and was one of the first analysts working on the hedge fund product when he first joined the company.

About

Preqin

Preqin is the home of alternative assets, providing indispensable data, solutions and insights to support alternative asset professionals at every stage of the investment cycle. Since 2003, we have been the most trusted source of information on alternative assets, spanning private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, private debt, natural resources and secondaries. Our products and services are relied upon by more than 110,000 industry participants in over 90 countries, for a range of activities including fundraising, investor relations, asset allocation, fund manager selection and business development. Preqin is an independent business with over 500 staff based in New York, London, Chicago, Singapore, San Francisco, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Bangalore and Manila.