NEW YORK, May 10, 2006 — Top Opportunity & Private Fund Managers, Investors, Developers, Owners, Advisors and Consultants, Finance Professionals and Service Providers to the Real Estate Industry will gather at Information Management Network’s ("IMN") Seventh Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum on June 27-28, 2006 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York City.
"I attend the New York Real Estate Opportunity Fund event because the attendees represent many of the best fund sponsors as well as the most significant institutional investors. It is a rare gathering of such an impressive group of people," said Howard Fields, Portfolio Manager, Allstate Investments, LLC.
For the past seven years, IMN has organized the Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forums in New York, London and California. Last year’s New York event was the largest of its kind.
Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO, Starwood Capital Group LLC, acknowledged, "Starwood Capital Group considers IMN’s Annual US Opportunity & Private Fund Investment Forum to be one of the premier events in the industry. With over 1000 attendees, the conference attracts a distinguished group of speakers who provide unique insights into the latest trends in the capital and property markets. IMN’s conference gives us an opportunity to present our perspective on issues affecting the real estate investment community and to engage in spirited discussions with our peers before an informed and sophisticated audience of investors."
This year’s event will continue to showcase the investment strategies being employed by the leading Real Estate Funds and Investors to thrive in this evolving market. Attendees will gain invaluable information throughout two days of panel discussions highlighting critical issues, such as:
— Fund Sponsors’ Strategy Roundtable
— Real Estate Fund Performance
— Urban Rejuvenation Strategies
— Emerging Market Opportunities
— Advanced Fund Structuring
— Repositioning, Redeveloping & Turnaround Strategies
— Institutional Investor Outlook
— Getting 20 Percent Returns
— REIT Privatization
— Mezzanine Funds & Real Estate CDOs
— Opportunities In High Yield Debt
IMN’S Seventh Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum is supported by more than 60 corporate sponsors, including major opportunity & private funds, finance providers, legal/accounting service and research data providers including Clifford Chance LLP, Credit Suisse, Blackstone/Park Hill and Taberna Capital Management.
For more information about the 2006 NY Forum please visit http://www.imn.org/eej911/pr. If you would like to feature this event in your publication, please contact Erica Kirwan of IMN at 212.901.0546 or email .
About IMN
Since 1994, IMN has presented executive-level conferences of the highest quality to the institutional finance and investment markets worldwide, each one a carefully packaged event combining excellent educational sessions with ideal networking opportunities. With approximately eighty conferences now held in over thirty cities across the globe, IMN has become a leading global provider of information. http://www.imn.org
Contact:
Erica Kirwan
212.901.0546
