SPAC Opportunities Forum 2021
Virtual
May 5, 2021
Opal Group is happy to announce its SPAC Opportunities Forum. The event will focus on the structure of a ‘special purpose acquisition company’ or SPAC which is a company with no commercial operations that is formed strictly to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring an existing company. Also known as "blank check companies," SPACs have been around for decades. In recent years, they've become more popular, attracting big-name underwriters and investors and raising a record amount of IPO money. Seeing over a 200% increase in SPAC M&A deal activity in 2020 compared to 2019, with that trend expected to continue in 2021 and beyond. SPACs are generally formed by investors, or sponsors, with expertise in a particular industry or business sector, with the intention of pursuing deals in that area. This event will bring together Family Offices, Private Equity Funds, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks, Venture Funds, Auditors, Equity Managers, Mutual Funds, Pensions, Endowments, Foundations, Law Firms, Real Estate Firms, Private Companies & Start-Ups and other Institutional Investors interested in learning more about SPAC’s and potentially entering the space. Our agenda will cover topics ranging from SPAC Market Outlook, SPAC Deal Structure, Legal & Accounting, Insuring SPAC Deals, Idea Origination & Deal Flow, Comparing IPO’s vs SPAC’s, PIPE Financing, The Role of the Sponsor and many more topics.
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Current as of February 18, 2021
| Keynote Panel |
Real Estate Plus Real Professional Athletes Equals UNREAL Results and ROI
This Keynote Panel will share the inspiring stories of former Professional Athletes and their transitions to active and successful real estate developers and investors, making a difference in the communities they support and generating impact results and investor returns.
Moderator
Daniel Hughes, Founder/Co-creator of Athletes Influence, Partner, LOHAS Advisors
Panelists
Devean George, Former NBA, 3X NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, CEO, George Group North and Building Blocks Mark Blount, 12-year NBA; Celtics, Timberwolves & Miami Heat, Multiple Franchisee, Active Multi-Family Real Estate Developer Warrick Dunn, 3X Pro-Bowl, 11-year NFL career, Recipient of SI Muhammed Ali Legacy Award, Founder/CEO of WD Charities |
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(Schedule Times are in EST) |
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| 9:45am |
VIRTUAL EVENT OPENS |
| 10:00am |
Styles and Strategies for Navigating the Real Estate Capital Markets: “What do we do now?”
Moderator
Jeffrey Weiler, Executive Director, Fairfax County Retirement Agency
Panelists
James Solomon, Principal, Ravinia Capital Group (SFO) Prashant Tewari, Principal, Townsend Group Sasha Bernier, Senior Vice President/Investment Committee, Cheltenham Investments (SFO) |
| 10:30am |
Networking Break |
| 10:40am |
Moderator
Andrew Hodges, Managing Member, Value Investment Professionals (MFO)
Panelists
CJ Follini, Chief Investment Officer, Noyack Family Office (MFO) Lauren Richter, Head of Real Estate, Global RE Group, LLC (SFO) Katie Kalvoda, Founder, G3 Ventures (SFO) Matthew M. May, President, May Realty Advisors
Moderator
Vaughn Brock, Chairman, Veritas Family Partners (SFO)
Panelists
Clifford Mendelson, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolis Capital Advisors David Eyzenberg, President, Eyzenberg & Company Scott Robinson, Clinical Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator, Finance & Investment Director, REIT Center, NYU, Schack Institute of Real Estate |
| 11:15am |
Networking Break |
| 11:30am |
Reinventing Opportunity Zone Funds – Strategies for Post-Covid Success Lane Lowry, Fund Manager & Opportunity Zone Expert, Opportunity Zone Fund Portland |
| 12:00pm |
Opportunity from Displacement in the Real Estate Debt Markets
Sean Morris, Managing Director, Partner & Co-Investor Relations, CIM Group |
| 12:25pm |
Ticking Debt Bomb: Opportunities in Non-Performing Residential Mortgages (NPLs) Bill Bymel, Managing Director, Spurs Capital LLC & First Lien Capital LP |
| 12:55pm |
Networking Lunch Break in the Exhibit Hall
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| 1:45pm |
Moderator
Kamil Homsi, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, GRC Investment Group (Dubai) (SFO)
Panelists
Nathaniel Phillips, Managing Partner, Iberville Capital Advisors, LLC Paul Sygrove, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Swig Equities, LLC Larry Taylor, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Christina
Moderator
Marcia Nelson, Managing Director, Alberleen Family Office Solutions (SFO)
Panelists
Ernest Liebre, Senior Vice President & Financial Advisor, Captrust Scott Keller, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Keller Investment Properties (SFO) Adi Divgi, President & Chief Investment Officer, EA GLOBAL LLC (SFO) |
| 2:35pm |
LP Investor Roundtable
Moderator
Prashant Doshi, Founder, Shreem, LLC
Panelists
Navish Chawla, Senior Vice President, Willton Investment Group (MFO) Carol Schleif, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Abbot Downing (MFO) Nick Markola, Chief Investment Officer, Markola LLC (MFO) Eric Newman CPA, CGMA, Treasury Manager, City of Stamford (Conn) |
| 3:20pm |
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION
Real Estate Plus Real Professional Athletes Equals UNREAL Results and ROI
This Keynote Panel will share the inspiring stories of former Professional Athletes and their transitions to active and successful real estate developers and investors, making a difference in the communities they support and generating impact results and investor returns.
Moderator
Daniel Hughes, Founder/Co-creator of Athletes Influence, Partner, LOHAS Advisors
Panelists
Devean George, Former NBA, 3X NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, CEO, George Group North and Building Blocks Mark Blount, 12-year NBA; Celtics, Timberwolves & Miami Heat, Multiple Franchisee, Active Multi-Family Real Estate Developer Warrick Dunn, 3X Pro-Bowl, 11-year NFL career, Recipient of SI Muhammed Ali Legacy Award, Founder/CEO of WD Charities |
| 4:15pm |
Conference Concludes |
Registration Pricing
| 1 user/pass | |
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| GP / Service Providers | $295 |
| LP / Allocators | Complimentary* |
| Discounted pricing on multiple passes available. Please contact your Opal Representative or info@opalgroup.net for additional details. |
*Subject to Opal Group’s verification and approval. Only individuals who are solely investing on their own behalf can be verified for a complimentary pass. Solution Providers, Fund Providers as well as Business Development, Sales and Marketing Managers to 3rd parties will not be able to receive complimentary access. As investment portfolios/strategies are constantly changing, we reserve the right to re-verify past delegates for future complimentary passes.
- SPAC Market Outlook
- SPAC Deal Structure
- Legal & Accounting
- Insuring SPAC Deals
- Idea Origination & Deal Flow
- Comparing IPO’s vs SPAC’s
- PIPE Financing
- The Role of the Sponsor
- And many more topics
Live and on-demand video panels/presentations with Q&A
Exhibit Hall with branded interactive booths
Live chatting options in sessions & lounge areas and private direct messaging to attendees for peer to peer networking
Zoom ‘Happy Hours’ for all conference attendees to connect
- Public/Private Pension Plans
- Endowments
- Foundations
- Investment Consultants
- Family Offices – Single and Multi-Family
- Private/HNW Investors
- Accounting Firms
- Equity Managers
- Hedge Funds
- Investment Banks
- Private Equity
- Real Estate
- Venture Capital
- Accounting Firms
- Administrators
- Underwriters/Structurers/Sponsors
- Broker-Dealers
- Capital Introduction
- Law Firms
- Placement Agents
- Prime Brokers
- Software & Technology
- Start-Ups & Entrepreneurs
