21
Oct
LP viewpoint: adapting to a changing market
- How are LPs evaluating the role of private equity in portfolios? What does PME tell us about private market performance and future allocations?
- How are LPs approaching portfolio construction today? What changes are being made across allocation, pacing, liquidity management, and risk exposure?
- How is manager selection evolving? Are LPs moving toward fewer, deeper GP relationships, and what governance considerations are shaping these decisions?
- How are LPs evaluating trends such as continuation vehicles, NAV financing, and the rise of retail capital in private markets?
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SpeakersRorie Norton Editor-In-Chief Private Equity Law Report
Jason Cawley Senior Managing Director BCI
Blake Holman Managing Director HarbourVest
Jewel Chen Private Equity Portfolio Manager Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation
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Jason Cawley joined BCI in 2016 and co-leads BCI Private Equity’s global Industrials team.
Prior to joining BCI, Jason was a Senior Director in the Private Equity Group at PSP Investments where he focused on investments in the industrials sector and distressed opportunities. Prior to joining PSP, Jason was a Director at Coady Diemar Partners, a New York merchant bank founded by former Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse executives. Jason previously worked at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and began his career in the investment banking division of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Jason holds a BA magna cum laude from Middlebury College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Jason currently serves as a board director for Vantor and Valence Surface Technologies. He has previously served as a board director for PS Logistics, Pilot Freight Services, Spring Windows Fashion, Sky Leasing, Noranco and Ferrara Candy Company and board observer for Cengage Learning.
Blake Holman joined HarbourVest in 2018 and leads Enterprise Sourcing and Origination on behalf of the Firm. In this role, Blake collaborates and coordinates across the investment organization to develop, nurture, and strengthen relationships with the firm’s General Partners (GPs) and investment counterparties.
Blake joined the Firm from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a $180 billion US public pension, where he was an associate portfolio manager focusing on investing, managing, and monitoring the private markets strategic partnerships portfolio. His responsibilities included underwriting, structuring, and negotiating both fund and direct investment opportunities, in addition to general portfolio management. Prior to this, he was a valuation analyst at Popp Hutcheson PLLC.
Blake received a BA in Communication Studies from Texas State University-San Marcos and an MBA from The University of Colorado.
Jewel Chen, JD, CFA, CPA
Private Equity Portfolio Manager
Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation
Jewel Chen is a Private Equity Portfolio Manager at Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation, where she focuses on primary fund commitments, secondaries, and co-investments across diversified strategies and geographies. Previously, she worked on CalPERS’ private equity team, covering large buyouts, secondaries, co-investments, and emerging manager strategies.
Prior to CalPERS, Jewel worked on affordable housing developments at the California State Treasurer’s Office through syndicated tax credit investments. She previously practiced law as a real estate attorney.
Jewel holds a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School. She received a B.S. with highest distinction from Purdue University Northwest, with a double major in Finance and Accounting and a minor in Applied Mathematics. Jewel is a licensed attorney, a CFA charterholder, and a CPA.