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Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) will be participating in a panel discussion at the Forum des Investisseurs Institutionnels in Lausanne on Wednesday 6 May, 2026 (details
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Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) will be participating in a panel discussion at the Forum des Investisseurs Institutionnels in Lausanne on Wednesday 6 May, 2026 (details to follow).
The Forum of Institutional Investors (FII) is a crossroads of ideas and expertise for key players in institutional asset management. This initiative was born from a collaboration among 14 experienced asset managers, in partnership with Le Temps. Its goal is to offer a unique perspective on the issues shaping the institutional asset management sector.
For this second edition, the FII is highlighting an essential theme: private markets as a tool in support of pension provision. As private markets are emerging as attractive avenues for pension funds, this forum offers a golden opportunity to explore the potential of unlisted investments and to understand their risks:
- Assessing conventional strategies: what are the limits of traditional allocations?
- Understanding the risks: what pitfalls do private markets present?
- Defining a clear strategy: what long-term performance can be expected?
The FII is aimed exclusively at institutional investors in French-speaking Switzerland: pension funds, collective foundations, municipalities, companies, and specialized consultants.
Please note that this event is by invitation only and will be held in French.
Location
Musée Olympique, Lausanne, Switzerland
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April
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At the Evli Alternative Investments 2026 Morning Seminar in Helsinki on Tuesday 14 April, 2026 at 11:35 CET, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific
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At the Evli Alternative Investments 2026 Morning Seminar in Helsinki on Tuesday 14 April, 2026 at 11:35 CET, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be hosting a presentation on Benchmarking Private Equity Performance.
Evli’s traditional seminar will comprehensively review the most current themes and outlooks in alternative investment classes. The speakers will include international and domestic experts in the field, as well as Evli’s own experts, with presentations from the perspective of institutional investors, the academic world, and Evli’s portfolio managers. The event offers an excellent opportunity to obtain up-to-date information on alternative investments, exchange ideas with other investors, and network.
How does Finland’s largest institutional investor structure its alternative investments and select funds? What are the most topical themes in alternative investment classes? Is the real estate market turning upward? How should private equity funds be evaluated? We will seek answers to these and other questions at the seminar.
Preliminary program
- 08:15: Buffet breakfast
- 09:00: Opening remarks, Kim Pessala, CEO, Evli Fund Management Company Ltd
- 09:10: Perspectives of Finland’s largest pension institution on alternative investments and their role in investment portfolios – “Fireside Chat,” Markus Pauli, Head of Alternative Investments, Finnish Local Government Pension Institution Keva
- 09:40: Market overview of alternative investment classes – What are the most topical themes in private equity, private debt and infrastructure investment classes at the moment? Richard Wanamo, Investment Director, Private Equity, Evli Fund Management Company Ltd
- 10:15: Evli’s global alternative funds update on private equity, private debt, infrastructure, forestry, and private equity co-investments, Evli fund portfolio managers
- 10:40: Coffee break
- 11:00: Outlook and status update for the real estate market, Tero Tuominen, Director, Real Estate Investments, Evli Fund Management Company Ltd
- 11:20: Outlook and status update for growth equity investments, Maiju Aspegren, Investment Manager, Evli Growth Partners, Evli Fund Management Company Ltd
- 11:35: Benchmarking Private Equity Performance, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product, Scientific Infra & Private Assets, An EDHEC Venture
- 12:05: Closing remarks, Kim Pessala, CEO, Evli Fund Management Company Ltd
- 12:10: Buffet lunch and opportunity to discuss with seminar experts and network with other participants
Please note that this event is by invitation only.
Location
Scandic Helsinki Hub, Annankatu 18, Helsinki, Finland
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At the ILPA Forum EMEA in London on 27-29 April, 2026, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be
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At the ILPA Forum EMEA in London on 27-29 April, 2026, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be speaking at a panel discussion on “The Rise of Retail Capital in Private Markets“.
The ILPA Forum EMEA 2026 is a flagship event designed exclusively for the LP community. The agenda places participants’ priorities at the forefront, with deep dives into AI, Secondaries, Co-investments, Retail Capital, and critical sectors such as Technology, Healthcare, and Defence—topics shaping LP agendas today.
More about the event.
Location
Waldorf Hilton, London, United Kingdom
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March
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Come and meet Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) at the Infrastructure Investor Global Summit in Berlin on 24-27 March, 2026:
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Come and meet Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) at the Infrastructure Investor Global Summit in Berlin on 24-27 March, 2026:
Meet the CEO
Meet Frédéric Blanc-Brude, PhD, CEO of Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), for a short conversation on bringing transparent, market-based measurement to private infrastructure. SIPA publishes transaction-based, monthly indices and benchmarks for private infrastructure equity and debt (and private equity), capturing unsmoothed returns, volatility, and valuation and credit dynamics to support credible benchmarking, clearer signals to allocation decisions and governance as reporting expectations rise. Our privateAlpha® platform showcases this for fund-level comparison and insight across 190 GPs and 500+ funds (over $1T+ in AUM).
📅 Schedule a meeting in our dedicated meeting area located in the Hub on the ground floor at stand D08.
privateAlpha demoSee how SIPA’s market-referenced, transaction-based monthly indices and benchmarks separate market return from manager skill. Use them for credible peer comparisons, SAA/ALM inputs, and stronger risk and valuation governance. LPs can benchmark and strengthen manager selection and oversight. GPs can evidence alpha generation and present performance consistently in LP discussions.
📅 Book a demo in our dedicated meeting area located in the Hub on the ground floor at stand D08.
Private wealth investment seminarFrédéric Blanc-Brude, CEO of Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be participating in an LP-GP panel discussing infrastructure investment opportunities for private wealth investors.
ℹ️ View panel details, 25 March, 2026 at 2.30pm.
The Infrastructure Investor Global Summit is the flagship gathering of the Infrastructure Investor Network, the world’s largest community of institutional investors and managers in infrastructure, where 3,000+ members — including the world’s leading institutional investors, top fund managers, and key policymakers — fill the halls, set the agenda, and shape the future of the asset class. LPs come to meet peers, connect directly with GPs, and benchmark strategies in one unparalleled setting.
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The event is open exclusively to Infrastructure Investor Network members.
Location
STATION, Berlin, Germany
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January
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Join Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) at the BAI Private Debt Symposium 2026 in Frankfurt on 28 January, 2026 at 14:30 CET, where Abhishek Gupta., Head
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Join Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) at the BAI Private Debt Symposium 2026 in Frankfurt on 28 January, 2026 at 14:30 CET, where Abhishek Gupta., Head of Business, will be moderating an espresso lecture on gaining clearer insight into infrastructure debt investments:
Panel 6: Real Assets
Tree Room
🕒 28 January, 2026: 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
☕ Espresso lecture: Abhishek Gupta
Gaining Clearer Insight into Infrastructure Debt Investments
- Infrastructure debt plays a growing role in portfolios, yet market visibility remains limited
- Using evidence from completed transactions provides a more reliable view than static or proxy-based approaches
- Improved visibility supports more consistent valuation, benchmarking, and risk awareness across the asset class
Moderation
Abhishek Gupta
Head of Business @ Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA)
Speakers
Ravi Anand
Portfolio Manager and Head, Private Real Estate Credit @ Wellington Management
Angus Davidson
Head of Private Debt Real Assets – APAC @ AEW
Malte Nowack
Senior Investment Manager @ Perpetual
Alberto Ponti
Senior Partner and Head of Strategy and Business Development @ F2i Sgr
More information about the event here.
Location
Scandic Frankfurt Hafenpark
Eytelweinstraße 1, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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BAI
November
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Join us at the Insurance Asset Management Conference & Awards in London on 27 November, 2025! This one-day conference will provide delegates from the insurance industry with essential and timely investment
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Join us at the Insurance Asset Management Conference & Awards in London on 27 November, 2025!
This one-day conference will provide delegates from the insurance industry with essential and timely investment presentations and thoughts from leading industry figures to help navigate the economic landscape. Delegates will also have networking opportunities throughout the day with industry peers to build on their insurance investment thinking and strategies.
Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) is proud to be a sponsor of the event.
For information on the event, please visit the dedicated web page.
Location
The Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DD, United Kingdom
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In an IPE webcast on Wednesday 19 November, 2025 at 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Product, and Riazul Islam, Senior Quantitative Researcher, at Scientific Infra &
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In an IPE webcast on Wednesday 19 November, 2025 at 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Product, and Riazul Islam, Senior Quantitative Researcher, at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will host a high-level session on how InfraMetrics®, the industry’s leading data-driven framework, is transforming the analysis of private infrastructure debt.
As private infrastructure debt cements its position as a strategic pillar in institutional portfolios, investors continue to face a fundamental challenge, how to assess, price, and benchmark credit risk in a market with limited transparency and few standardised ratings.
Built on thousands of observed transactions, SIPA’s InfraMetrics® Private Debt Framework delivers market-consistent credit-spread premia across regions, sectors, and maturities, with a model precision averaging below 6%. The session will reveal how infrastructure debt behaves across cycles, how spreads respond to macro shifts, and how InfraMetrics® benchmarks compare with corporate indices.
Discover why infrastructure debt consistently shows lower volatility, faster recoveries, and superior risk-adjusted returns and how InfraMetrics® enables Direct Alpha measurement, setting a new standard for transparency, governance, and investor confidence in private credit.
Key topics covered will include:
- Translating private credit data into consistent, measurable risk indicators.
- Understanding default dynamics across corporate and project finance structures.
- Why traditional credit models fail to capture the realities of private markets.
- The evolution of credit transparency, how InfraMetrics® enables greater comparability, pricing discipline, and investor confidence.
- A clear, evidence-based view of credit risk and performance drivers in private debt.
- A framework to benchmark risk-adjusted returns across managers and market segments.
- Insights into how data science and market calibration are modernising private debt analysis.
- Practical implications for allocators and risk managers navigating a shifting credit landscape.
The webcast will be moderated by Brendan Maton of IPE.
Register for the webcast here.
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Virtual
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Come and connect with us at the Markets Group Private Equity Boston Forum on 12-13 November, 2025! At the event, Abhishek Gupta, Associate Director and Head of Product Development at Scientific
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Come and connect with us at the Markets Group Private Equity Boston Forum on 12-13 November, 2025!
At the event, Abhishek Gupta, Associate Director and Head of Product Development at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be moderating a panel discussion on “LP Insights on Fund Manager Selection in the Northeast”.
He will also be hosting a roundtable discussion on “Measuring Risk and Value in Private Equity Markets”.
The Private Equity Boston Forum is the premier New England event designed to enhance financial and investment practices while fostering collaboration within the private equity community through expert-led panels on key industry topics. The event will enable participants to gain insights into developing tailored exit strategies based on market conditions, mastering competitive deal sourcing, and optimising GP-led transactions and continuation funds, as well as to learn from top professionals how to maximise value, address risks, and enhance liquidity solutions.
Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the forum.
For information on the event, please visit the dedicated web page.
Location
Harvard Club of Boston - Back Bay, 374 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02215, United States
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Markets Group
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Come and meet Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) at the ILPA Summit in New York on 4-6 November, 2025! The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) annual summit takes place every
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Come and meet Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) at the ILPA Summit in New York on 4-6 November, 2025!
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) annual summit takes place every year in Q4 and over the years has grown into one of the most important private equity events worldwide, efficiently connecting limited partners to qualified general partners and service providers while offering first-in-class educational sessions and timely talks on trending topics.
More information and registration here.
Location
New York
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September
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In an IPE webcast on Monday 29 September, 2025 at 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), and Avi Turetsky,
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In an IPE webcast on Monday 29 September, 2025 at 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), and Avi Turetsky, Partner and Head of the Quantitative Research Group at Ares Management, will discuss the benchmarking of private infrastructure funds.
How should private infrastructure funds be benchmarked to provide meaningful, comparable insights for investors? This webinar will explore the importance of adopting a systematic approach to benchmarking, the role of direct alpha in evaluating performance, and how large institutional investors are assessing funds and managers.
As a special guest, Avi Turetsky, Partner and Head of the Quantitative Research Group at Ares Management, will discuss how Ares applies this approach and uses SIPA indices to better understand manager performance.
Join our speakers as they discuss best practices, emerging challenges, and the tools needed to ensure benchmarking truly supports better decision-making in infrastructure investing.
The webcast will be moderated by Brendan Maton of IPE.
Register for the webcast here.
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Virtual
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Come and meet us at IPEM Paris 2025 on 24-26 September, 2025! At the event, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be
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Come and meet us at IPEM Paris 2025 on 24-26 September, 2025!
At the event, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be hosting a breakout session during the LP Congress on 24 September, 2025 from 3.15pm to 3.45pm, entitled “Measuring the Alpha of Private Fund Managers – A Global League Table”.
IPEM Paris is the ultimate global gathering for private capital, uniting leaders from every continent. Each September, private market investors and fund managers converge, creating opportunities across all communities and market segments to drive the growth of private capital.
More information and registration here.
Location
Palais des Congrès, 2 Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris, France
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Come and connect with us at the 8th Private Equity Europe Forum in London on 16-17 September, 2025! At the event, Abhishek Gupta, Associate Director and Head of Product Development at
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Come and connect with us at the 8th Private Equity Europe Forum in London on 16-17 September, 2025!
At the event, Abhishek Gupta, Associate Director and Head of Product Development at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be hosting a roundtable discussion on “Measuring Risk and Value in Private Equity Markets”.
The 8th Private Equity Europe Forum is the premier European event designed to enhance financial and investment practices while fostering collaboration within the private equity community and gain actionable insights for the future. Industry leaders will discuss the evolving landscape of European private equity with key topics to include navigating tax policy and compliance, UK market outlook for 2025, and strategies for adapting to economic shifts and sector-specific opportunities.
Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) is proud to be a silver sponsor of the forum.
For information on the event, please visit the dedicated web page.
Location
Convene, 133 Houndsditch London, EC3A 7DB, United Kingdom
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Markets Group
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Join us at the Infrastructure Investor: Investor Forum in London on 9-10 September, 2025 for two days of networking and game-changing insights. On the first day at 10.00am, Abhishek Gupta, Head
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Join us at the Infrastructure Investor: Investor Forum in London on 9-10 September, 2025 for two days of networking and game-changing insights.
On the first day at 10.00am, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be participating in a panel session on “Diversification through infrastructure: Balancing core and value-add assets” which will examine the following topics:
- Infrastructure as a safe haven: How diversification strengthens portfolios, especially in uncertain markets
- How to manage concentration risk by balancing exposure to digital infrastructure and the energy transition
- Investor perspectives on the “right mix” of core and value-add infrastructure assets to achieve long-term resilience and sustainable returns
More information about the event and registration here.
Location
St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London, United Kingdom
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In an IPE webcast on Thursday 4 September, 2025 at 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT / 21:00 SGT, Frederic Blanc-Brude, CEO, and Evan Clark, Senior Private Market Analyst, at Scientific
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In an IPE webcast on Thursday 4 September, 2025 at 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT / 21:00 SGT, Frederic Blanc-Brude, CEO, and Evan Clark, Senior Private Market Analyst, at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will discuss whether evergreen funds are a sustainable long-term solution or a strategy fraught with risks.
From policy dream to potential market risk, evergreen funds are at a crossroads.
Once positioned as vehicles for long-term access to private capital, evergreen funds are now raising pressing questions. Can outdated valuation practices and their growing role in defined contribution plans be addressed before investor outcomes are compromised?
This webinar will explore whether evergreen funds can be made fit for purpose in retirement systems and long-term portfolios, balancing growth ambitions with fiduciary responsibility and investor protection.
Join the discussion on whether these structures are the future of long-term investing, or a structural weakness in the making.
The webcast will be moderated by Brendan Maton of IPE.
Register for the webcast here.
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Virtual
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August
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Come and connect with us at the Markets Group Private Equity Chicago Forum on 5-6 August, 2025! On 5 August, 2025, Abhishek Gupta, Associate Director and Head of Product Development at
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Come and connect with us at the Markets Group Private Equity Chicago Forum on 5-6 August, 2025!
On 5 August, 2025, Abhishek Gupta, Associate Director and Head of Product Development at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be moderating a panel discussion on “Selecting Private Equity Managers: Institutional Investors’ Due Diligence Process and Best Practices”. This panel will provide an in-depth look at the institutional investor manager selection process for private equity, focusing on how large-scale investors—such as pension funds, endowments, and foundations—evaluate and choose private equity managers. Experts will discuss the critical components of due diligence, including the assessment of a manager’s historical performance, investment strategy, operational infrastructure, and alignment with institutional goals.
On 6 August, 2025, he will also host a roundtable discussion on “Measuring Risk and Value in Private Equity Markets”.
The Private Equity Chicago Forum is the premier Midwest event designed to enhance financial and investment practices while fostering collaboration within the private equity community. The event will unite investors, fund managers, and advisors, providing a premier platform for sharing ideas and learning from top industry leaders.
Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the forum.
For information on the event, please visit the dedicated web page.
Location
University Club of Chicago, 76 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
