CAIS Welcomes Avenue Capital Group to SALT NY Alternative Investments Track
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• by CAIS
CAIS Platform manager Avenue Capital Group to provide insights during CAIS' exclusive alts track at SALT NY
NEW YORK, NY, September 7th, 2021 - CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform, today announced that Avenue Capital Group (“Avenue”) will be participating in the CAIS Alternative Investments Track at SALT NY. Avenue is a global alternative investment manager with more than $11.6 billion in AUM.
“The CAIS Platform has brought us scale and access to an engaged financial advisor community, enabling us to grow and diversify our shareholder base,” said Marc Lasry, Chairman, CEO, & Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group, which has established investment funds focused on distressed and undervalued debt and equity opportunities.
The alternative investments track will feature insights from Marc Lasry, Chairman, CEO, & Co-Founder of Avenue Capital and other top-tier managers and investors in several panels including a credit discussion, ‘From Boom to Bust: The Rapid Acceleration of Dislocation.’ Within the alts track, advisors will have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA) certification programs.
“Avenue is aligned with our mission to empower financial advisors with the knowledge they need to allocate to alternative investments,” said Matt Brown, Founder and CEO of CAIS. “We are pleased to welcome Avenue to participate in our exclusive alternative investments track at SALT NY.”
About Avenue Capital Group
Avenue Capital Group is a global investment firm that focuses on private and public debt, equity and real estate markets in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. As of July 31, 2021, Avenue manages assets estimated to be approximately $11.6 billion on behalf of a sophisticated global base of institutional investors including pension funds, family offices, foundations, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. Avenue was founded in 1995. For more information, visit https://www.avenuecapital.com.
About CAIS
CAIS is the leading alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors who seek improved access to, and education about, alternative investment funds and products. CAIS provides financial advisors with a broad selection of alternative investment strategies, including hedge funds, private equity, private debt, real estate, digital assets, and structured notes, allowing them to capitalize on opportunities and/or withstand ever-changing markets. CAIS also offers custom solutions for advisors seeking to create custom fund vehicles around ideas they source.
As an extension of the platform, CAIS also delivers an on-demand, online learning experience, CAIS IQ, which is designed exclusively to help financial advisors deepen their knowledge and increase their confidence in alternative investment strategies.
Most funds listed on the CAIS Marketplace undergo Mercer's independent due diligence and ongoing monitoring. Mercer diligence reports and fund ratings are available to advisors on the CAIS password-protected platform. CAIS streamlines the end-to-end transaction process through digital subscriptions and integrated reporting with the leading US custodians and reporting providers, which make investing in alternatives simpler.
Founded in 2009, CAIS, a fintech leader, is empowering over 8,300 unique advisor firms/teams who oversee more than $3 trillion in network assets. Since its inception, CAIS has facilitated over $21 billion in transaction volume as the first truly open marketplace where financial advisors and asset managers engage and transact directly on a massive scale. CAIS has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, San Francisco and London. For more information about CAIS, please visit www.caisgroup.com.
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