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32007

Register for the Closed-End Investment Company Committee Meeting (November 6) and the 2019 Closed-End Fund Conference (November 7)
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[32007]

October 14, 2019

TO: Closed-End Investment Company Committee RE: Register for the Closed-End Investment Company Committee Meeting (November 6) and the 2019 Closed-End Fund Conference (November 7)

 

Committee Meeting 

As previously noted, the next meeting of the Closed-End Investment Company Committee will take place on Wednesday, November 6. This in-person meeting will be held at the offices of TIAA Financial Services, 730 Third Ave, New York, NY. The meeting will begin promptly at 2:00 pm (Eastern Time) and should end no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern Time). 

If you plan to attend, please register no later than Thursday, October 31st through the following link: www.ici.org/reg/closed_end.  

Guest Speakers 

We are pleased to have the following guest speakers join us: 

  • Thomas A. DeCapo, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Richard J. Grossman, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (to discuss shareholder activist issues); and 
  • Andy Merrill, Partner, ProSekPartners; Brian Schaffer, Managing Director, ProSek Partners; Joshua Clarkson, Vice President, ProSek Partners (to discuss public relations during an activist engagement). 

Draft Agenda 

Attached is a draft agenda for the committee meeting. If you have additional agenda items to suggest, please include them in the specified section on the online meeting registration form or send them to Ken Fang at kenneth.fang@ici.org. Meeting materials and a final agenda will be circulated via email prior to the meeting. 

Closed-End Fund Conference 

Please note that ICI will be holding the 2019 Closed-End Fund Conference on Thursday, November 7 at the Convene Conference Center located at 32 Old Slip, New York, NY. The conference will feature industry experts discussing the most recent regulatory and market developments affecting closed-end funds. 

For more information about the conference and to register, please visit ICI’s website at https://www.ici.org/cef_conf. 

If you have any questions about the committee meeting or conference logistics, please contact Ruth Tadesse at (202) 326-5836 or rtadesse@ici.org. 

We look forward to seeing you.

 

David Lamb
Chairman, Closed-End Investment Company Committee

Kenneth Fang
Assistant General Counsel

 

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