2025 Private Capital Strategies Symposium
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Private Capital Strategies Symposium, hosted by NYU Stern’s Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance, will be held at the NYU Stern School of Business on Thursday, September 18, 2025. This invitation-only program will gather senior professionals in real estate investment management—including general partners, limited partners, fund principals, and strategic liquidity providers—to examine GP stakes and liquidity solutions in the real asset sector.
The program features plenary presentations and roundtable discussions led by acquisitions professionals from leading GP-stakes funds, partners and principals from strategic liquidity providers, and institutional investors sharing LP perspectives on product alignment and governance. Sessions will probe emerging GP-stakes structures, novel liquidity products—from continuation vehicles and preferred equity to bespoke credit facilities—and quantitative frameworks for navigating volatility in today’s real asset markets.
Attendees will sharpen their understanding of private capital strategies by acquiring practical frameworks for evaluating and executing liquidity mandates, benchmarking transaction structures against industry best practices, and deepening insights into risk management, regulatory compliance, and governance. Closed to the press, interactive sessions will emphasize candid peer-to-peer dialogue and professional connections.
NYU Stern Chen Institute
Hodes Weill & Associates
Registration
Participation in the Symposium is by invitation. For more information, please contact us at chenevents@nyu.edu. The program is not open to members of the press.
Agenda
Industry leaders will discuss the underwriting process, valuation approaches, assessment of the alignment of interests, and the strategic benefits of acquiring GP stakes and seeding investment management platforms.
Partners and principals will discuss tools for mature and emerging managers to access liquidity while supporting growth of their strategies and overall platforms.
A discussion with institutional investors who will share perspectives on liquidity solutions, management company interest sales, manager mergers and acquisitions, and the broader private environment.
Annual Sponsorship
Thank you for considering an annual sponsorship of the Chen Institute’s national and global conference programming. By committing to year-round support, your organization will be recognized as a strategic partner across our full calendar of conferences, convenings, and public programs during the 2025/2026 academic year. Annual sponsors receive elevated visibility at every event, priority access to Institute programming, and bespoke engagement opportunities with students, faculty, and industry peers.
Sponsorships directly support student aid and scholarships in real estate, co-curricular programming, faculty research, and the Institute’s broader policy and industry engagement initiatives. We are grateful for your partnership in cultivating the next generation of real estate leadership, advancing rigorous dialogue, and driving innovation in global real estate finance.
For more information about annual or individual program sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jessica Tomasella, Associate Director.
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