Call for Papers

16th Annual Private Equity Research Symposium

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.

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.

Presenters with full-time academic appointments will receive complimentary conference registration, 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.

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