Institutional Investors to Examine Potential for Private Equity's Fund-Raising Recovery and the Battle for Capital at Dow Jones Limited Partners Summit

NEW YORK, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Private equity fund-raising is recovering after a long period of decline, but competition for limited partners' capital remains intense. At the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Limited Partners Summit (http://lpsummit.dowjones.com/), over 50 LPs will gather to explain their views on the state of fund-raising, reveal their investment strategies and offer essential advice on what private equity firms can do to win their backing. The conference will be held June 28-29 at the Grand Hyatt in New York.

The Limited Partners Summit features structured networking sessions to give private equity firms an opportunity to gain visibility in the crowded fund-raising market, and insightful panels where LPs can share what they are looking for from funds.

Designed by the editors of Private Equity Analyst, the conference will feature keynotes from Rick Slocum, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Andrea Auerbach, Cambridge Associates; Volkert Doeksen, AlpInvest; Christine Pastore, State of New Jersey, Division of Investment; and many other top industry influencers. To view the full line-up of speakers, visit http://lpsummit.dowjones.com/speakers.

To register, or to learn more, visit http://lpsummit.dowjones.com/ or call 212.416.2951.

The conference's Gold Sponsors are Covington & Burling LLP and Morgan Lewis. Silver Sponsors are Coller Capital and Prospect Capital.

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