At the Bundesverband für Alternative Investments (BAI) Alternative Investor Conference held in Frankfurt, Germany from 24.-26.04.2023, Prof. Reiner Braun will be giving a keynote speach on "Recession and its impact on Private Equity Portfolio Companies and Returns". In his talk he will especially discuss the questions of how value creation in private equity portfolio companies changes over different market phases and whether private equity portfolio companies are more resilient in times of crisis.

The BAI Alternative Investor Conference is the leading industry conference on alternative investments with expert presentations, key-note speeches and panel discussions from the areas of strategic asset allocation and risk management at times of inflation, ESG & regulation, private markets, among others. It is cross-asset class as well as cross-product and is focused on institutional investors.

The webpage of the conference with the detailed program can be found here.

The Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. (BAI) is a German association representing the interests of the alternative investments industry. Its goals include improving public awareness of alternative strategies, creating competitive regulatory conditions for alternative investments, representing the industry to politics and regulators, and supporting scientific research in the field. The BAI also hosts conferences, webinars, and workshops, and offers educational opportunities and awards for researchers and scientists in the field. Its core responsibility is to advocate for a competitive environment for investments in alternative investments, especially with regards to German old-age provision.

The webpage of the BAI can be found here.