Dechert Panel Discusses Recent Hedge Fund Fee and Liquidity Terms, the Growth of Direct Lending and Demands of Institutional Investors

A recent program sponsored by Dechert offered an overview of the current hedge fund landscape, focusing on fee and liquidity terms, the growth of direct lending, prime brokerage and institutional investors’ perspectives on alternative investments. The program, “Hedge Funds in 2016 – Evolving Trends and Structures,” featured John D’Agostino, a managing director at DMS Offshore Investment Services Ltd., and Dechert partners Matthew K. Kerfoot, David A. Vaughan, Karl J. Paulson Egbert and Timothy Spangler. This article highlights the panelists’ primary insights.