EDHEC Infrastructure and Private Assets Day 2025 will take place on 9 December in London, bringing together leading academics and industry experts to share the latest research and insights on unlisted assets. The conference offers a unique opportunity to deepen understanding of private markets, explore cutting-edge methodologies, and discuss their implications for portfolio construction and risk management.

At the event, attendees will also have access to live demonstrations showcasing Scientific Infra & Private Assets’ (SIPA’s) full suite of private-market analytics. These workshops will provide a practical look at how SIPA’s benchmarks and data tools support risk measurement, pricing, and manager evaluation across private infrastructure equity, private equity, and private infrastructure debt:

privateAlpha® Launch

Tuesday 9 December, 2025
11:00-12:30 / 15:30-17:00

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Led by Frédéric Blanc-Brude, CEO, Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA)

The official soft launch of a new product, privateAlpha® (a ‘Morningstar-like’ private fund and manager ranking and selection platform). The workshop will include:

• Alpha Measurement and Manager Evaluation (30 minutes)
  – How to measure alpha in private funds using privateMetrics and infraMetrics market indices and custom indices.
  – The privateAlpha fund and manager ranking scheme, including how to measure manager skill (vs luck) using Alpha persistence metrics.

• Platform Walkthrough (30 minutes)
  – Guided tour of the privateAlpha platform that tracks the performance of 500 infra funds across 70+ GPs and 600 Buyout funds across 100+ GPs.

• Q&A and Use-Case Discussion (30 minutes)
  – Participant questions and discussion of the different use cases of the platform for GPs and LPs, including the option to contribute data and to create specific custom benchmarks to best capture the pure alpha of a fund or manager, as well as requesting new alpha computations using this updated information.

privateMetrics® & infraMetrics® Demo

Tuesday 9 December, 2025
9:30-11:00 / 14:00-15:30

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Led by Abhishek Gupta, Head of Product, Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA)

This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the data, methodologies, and tools available through the infraMetrics and privateMetrics platforms. Through live demonstrations and discussions, it will explore how the SIPA Excel Add-In enables seamless access to benchmarks and comparables in private markets. Participants are encouraged to share their perspectives on the challenges they face in private markets, including valuation, benchmarking, and risk measurement:

• Benchmarks and Comparables (45 minutes)
  – Introduction to infraMetrics and privateMetrics: index design, asset universe, and methodology.
  – Using asset level comparables for valuation and risk analysis.

•  Investor Use Cases (15 minutes)
  – Practical applications in benchmarking, asset allocation, valuation, risk reporting, and fund alpha tracking.

• Q&A and Open Discussion (30 minutes)
  – Participant questions and shared insights on market challenges and solutions.

To view the full programme or to participate in the conference, please visit the dedicated event page.