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Conference Agenda

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Agenda Overview

Session

Private Equity

Time:

Thursday, 28/May/2026:

3:30pm - 5:15pm

Session Chair: Vladimir Mukharlyamov, Georgetown University

Presentations

Selling to Yourself: Continuation Funds in Private Equity

Rustam Abuzov¹, Will Gornall², Sophie Shive³, Ilya Strebulaev⁴, Michael Weisbach⁵

¹University of Virginia, United States of America; ²University of British Columbia; ³University of Notre Dame; ⁴Stanford University; ⁵The Ohio State University

Discussant: Morten Sorensen (Tuck School of Business)

FX Neglect in Private Equity Buyouts

Vesa Pursiainen^1,2, Wang Tang^1,2

¹University of St. Gallen; ²Swiss Finance Institute

Discussant: Juliana Salomao (University of Minnesota)

How do Barbarians Get to the Gates? Private Equity Careers, Styles, and Returns

Blake Jackson

University of Florida, United States of America

2026 FIRS Conference

May 28-30, 2026

Miami, Florida

Conference Agenda