SOURCE: Institutional Investor Events

 

Leo Kamp, Formerly Managing Director and Chief Investment Economist, TIAA-CREF Asset Management

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 6, 2008) - Institutional Investor Events is proud to announce the Investing in Distressed Real Estate Forum on November 17-18, 2008 at the Harmonie Club in New York City.

Produced in association with Real Estate Finance & Investment, the forum will educate investors with the latest industry information on purchasing distressed debt and assets in the commercial and residential real estate markets.

Featured Speakers Include:

Michael G. Clark, Meridian Development Partners
Ron D'Vari, NewOak Capital, LLC
David Friedman, Wrightwood Capital
Spencer Garfield, Hudson Realty Capital, LLC
Darren Gubernick, Sage Real Estate Group
Gerald Guterman, Guterman Partners, LLC & Hanover Companies, LLC
Jim Hurley, CalPERS Global Real Estate Unit
Paul Johnson, Southwest Next Capital Management, LLC
Peter Locke, Spectrum Group Management
Dominic Mazzone, Regent Global Funds
Brian Newman, Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Michael Oliver, Concierge Asset Management
Richard Parkus, Deutsche Bank
James H. Ross, Rossrock, LLC
Christopher Sameth, Investcorp
Scott Schwartz, Marathon Asset Management
Joe Springsteen, RCH Capital, LLC
Robert Stern, Independent Investor
Gil Tenzer, Contrarian Capital Management, LLC
David Walch, Perry Real Estate Capital

Sponsors this year include Ashkenazy & Agus Ventures, LLC; Becker & Poliakoff, BSI Financial Services, Inc. and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

Session Highlights for 2008 Include:

--  The plan sponsor perspective on portfolio management and investment
    strategies
--  Case studies on exit strategies and turnaround techniques
--  Current real estate market and industry predictions
--  The forecast on the future of the MBS market
--  Optimal investment opportunities through realistic valuation and due
    diligence
    

For more information on this event please visit www.iievents.com. If you would like to receive a press pass, please contact Ronda DiMasi, rdimasi@iievents.com, Tel: 212-224-3569.