Hosted by the Private Equity Research Consortium (PERC), and the Institute for Private Capital (IPC)

Conference Date: November 14-15, 2024
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Submission Deadline: July 1, 2024

We invite submission of theoretical and empirical papers in the broad field of private equity, including, but not limited to research on buyouts, distressed securities, mezzanine financing, special situations, private credit, venture capital, real estate, and real assets. The conference is hosted by the Private Equity Research Consortium (PERC) and the Institute for Private Capital (IPC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Papers at all stages of completion (including work-in-progress) are invited and should be submitted any time before the deadline of July 1, 2024. Please include your full name, title, name and address of affiliated institution/university/company, and a confirmed conference presenter. Submissions should be sent via email to uncipc@kenan-flagler.unc.edu with “PERC Submission” in the subject line.

CONFERENCE REVIEW COMMITTEE: Presenters with full-time academic appointments will receive complimentary conference registration, accommodations in Chapel Hill, and will be reimbursed for reasonable economy-class advance purchase airfare. The conference review committee consists of faculty members of the PERC advisory board:
Prof. Gregory W. Brown, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC at Chapel Hill
Prof. Robert Harris, Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia
Prof. Yael Hochberg, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University
Prof. Tim Jenkinson, Saïd Business School, Oxford University
Prof. Steven N. Kaplan, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Prof. David Robinson, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information, visit: https://uncipc.org/index.php/research/call-for-papers/