Conference Agenda

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