Brett will be participating on the Private Parts for Public Funds panel at 1:45pm on Wednesday, April 26th.

As lower returns creep into private markets, fees remain stubbornly high, forcing public funds to reevaluate. How would a market correction or recession impact investments made now, amid high valuations and low interest rates? Is the cost of private equity worth increased scrutiny from the SEC and inflexible GPs? What upside hasn’t been arbitraged away in direct lending – and does the market disappear if Trump follows through with a Dodd-Frank repeal?

Moderator: Patrick Adelsbach, Founding Partner and Head of Credit Strategies, Aksia LLC

Jonathan Grabel, Chief Investment Officer, State of New Mexico Employees Retirement System

Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO, Star Mountain Capital

Rick J. Noel, Partner and Head of Global Specialty Finance, Varde

Steve Sexauer, Chief Investment Officer, San Diego County Employees Retirement Association