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May
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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.
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Musée Olympique, Lausanne, Switzerland
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April
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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.
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Waldorf Hilton, London, United Kingdom
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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.
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Scandic Helsinki Hub, Annankatu 18, Helsinki, Finland
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February
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At the UK Institutional LP Summit in London on Thursday 19 February, 2026, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA),
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At the UK Institutional LP Summit in London on Thursday 19 February, 2026, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be hosting a session on Measuring Alpha in Private Markets: Implications for Institutional LPs. The presentation will discuss:
- Why traditional private market benchmarks fail to distinguish market returns from manager skill
- What “alpha” really means in private equity and infrastructure once risk and market exposure are properly accounted for
- How LPs can evaluate funds and GPs against the private market itself rather than anecdotal peer groups
- Separating strategy allocation effects from true manager value-add in fund performance
- Implications for fund selection, re-ups, and portfolio governance
The UK Institutional LP Summit is a one-day meeting of 100+ accredited institutional investors and family offices based across the UK who gather for a day of insightful panel discussions, presentations, Q&A, and over four hours of networking.
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Pan Pacific London, 80 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AB, United Kingdom
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In a BAI webinar on Thursday 5 February, 2026 at 11:00 CET, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will
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In a BAI webinar on Thursday 5 February, 2026 at 11:00 CET, Abhishek Gupta, Head of Business and Product at Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), will be discussing how investors can design and use robust benchmarks for private infrastructure investing.
Benchmarks play an essential role in the investment process at all stages from asset allocation to performance monitoring and risk reporting management. Benchmarking errors or biases can lead to loss of performance, excessive risk taking, costly rebalancing and compound the denominator effect. In this webinar, we explore optimal benchmarking of private infrastructure funds, examine benchmarking best practices, and discuss how benchmarks fit within the supervisory regulatory frameworks of investors such as VAG (Solvency 1/AnlV and Solvency 2) or CRR.
Agenda
- Opening & Moderation
Florian Bucher, consultant and market analyst Alternative Markets, BAI - Private market benchmarks for portfolio/risk management and regulated institutional investors
How should private infrastructure funds and managers be benchmarked to provide meaningful and comparable insights for investors?
Best practices, emerging challenges, and the tools investors need to ensure benchmarking truly supports better decision-making in infrastructure investing
Abhishek Gupta, SIPA
Private market benchmarks in the regulatory context of CRR, Solvency 2, AnlV investors
Jegor Tokarevich, SOF - Q & A
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December
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Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) will be organising live demonstrations to showcase its full suite of private market analytics on the occasion of the EDHEC Infrastructure
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Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) will be organising live demonstrations to showcase its full suite of private market analytics on the occasion of the EDHEC Infrastructure and Private Assets Day on 9 December, 2025 in London.
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:
Workshop 1: privateAlpha® Launch
Tuesday 9 December, 2025
Two sessions: 11:00-12:30 / 15:30-17:00
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.
Workshop 2: privateMetrics® & infraMetrics® Demo
Tuesday 9 December, 2025
Two sessions: 9:30-11:00 / 14:00-15:30
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.
For further information on the main event, please visit the dedicated event page.
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Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, UK
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October
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The Scientific Infra & Private Assets annual conference, focused on quantitative research in private markets, will bring together leading experts in private market investments to delve into key topics for
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The Scientific Infra & Private Assets annual conference, focused on quantitative research in private markets, will bring together leading experts in private market investments to delve into key topics for private market quantitative analysis.
FULL DETAILS HERE: https://sipametrics.com/sipa_day_2025/
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Come and connect with us at the Markets Group 8th Private Equity San Francisco Forum on 6-7 October, 2025! On the first day, Frederic Blanc-Brude, CEO of Scientific Infra and Private
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Come and connect with us at the Markets Group 8th Private Equity San Francisco Forum on 6-7 October, 2025!
On the first day, Frederic Blanc-Brude, CEO of Scientific Infra and 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 the second day, he will also be hosting a breakout session entitled “Measuring Risk and Value in Private Equity Markets”.
The 8th Private Equity San Francisco Forum is the premier West Coast event designed to enhance financial and investment practices while fostering collaboration within the private equity community, providing an exclusive opportunity to engage with industry leaders and experts, network with peers and gain actionable insights to navigate the evolving private equity landscape.
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.
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Julia Morgan Ballroom, Merchants Exchange, 465 California St, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
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Markets Group
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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