AFI Breakfast Briefing – 25 June 2026: Going for growth, connecting with capital

AFI Emerging Manager Accelerator Briefing in association with Maybank Securities

AFI is hosting a special breakfast briefing event on Thursday 25 June bringing together our Accelerator Network of emerging managers and allocators, alongside Maybank Securities.

Venue: The event will take place at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, just off Piccadilly.

Timings: Registration starts at 8.45am. After breakfast networking, a special panel will discuss: Going for growth, connecting with capital at 9.30am: Vinicius Karam, Head of Fasanara Quant; Matthew Stiling, Director, ODDyssey Strategic Partners; Clark Nicholls, CIO, Aucit Investment Management; and Andrew Bradshaw, global head of cap intro, Maybank Securities (moderator). Further panelists to be confirmed. The session is followed by further networking. Event close at 11am.

Topics include:

How emerging managers can capitalise on current high interest in the hedge fund space
From positioning their strategy with investors to ensuring operational due diligence
Which strategies are seeing interest – and which types of investors are allocating at the moment
SMAs, ODD, AI and more key issues to be discussed in a 360-degree overview of the emerging manager space

Register to attend by completing the short survey with registration form below

Please select the survey most relevant to you:

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Manager survey and registration form

Name *

First

Last

Company name *

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Email *

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Please complete this short survey.

1. Which best describes your strategy and investment approach? (Select one) *

Long/Short Equity
Market Neutral / Quantitative
Macro / Global Macro
Credit (Long/Short, Distressed, Structured)
Multi-Strategy
Event-Driven
Private / Hybrid Strategies
Digital Assets
Other (please specify)

2. How long has your fund (or strategy) been live? (Select one) *

Less than 1 year
1–2 years
2–3 years
3–5 years
More than 5 years

3. What is your current assets under management (AUM)? (Select one) *

<$25m
$25–50m
$50–100m
$100–250m
$250–500m
$500m–$1bn
$1bn+

4. Approximately how many investor meetings have you conducted in the past 12 months? (Select one) *

0–10
10–25
25–50
50–100
100+

5. How many successful capital raises (allocations) have you secured in the past 12 months? (Select one) *

0
1–2
3–5
6–10
10+

6. What has been the typical size of allocations you have received? (Select one) *

<$5m
$5–10m
$10–25m
$25–50m
$50m+

7. What proportion of your recent allocations have been via separately managed accounts (SMAs)? (Select one) *

None (0%)
Minority (<25%)
Mixed (25–75%)
Majority (>75%)
All (100%)

8. On average, how long does it take to secure an investment after initial contact with an allocator? (Select one) *

Less than 3 months
3–6 months
6–12 months
12–18 months
18 months+

9. How is your investor base geographically distributed?
(Please estimate percentage allocation; total should equal 100%. Please ensure totals sum to 100%. Estimates are sufficient.)

North America (%) *

Europe (UK & Continental Europe) % *

Middle East (%) *

Asia-Pacific (%) *

LatAm (%) *

Other (%) *

10. What do you believe is the single most important factor for successfully raising capital as an emerging manager today? (Select one) *

Proven track record
Risk management framework
Access to allocators / network
Clear strategy differentiation
Operational robustness / infrastructure
GP alignment / personal capital invested
Market environment
Fee competitiveness
Other (please specify)

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Allocator survey and registration form

Name *

First

Last

Company name *

Email *

You will be signed up to AFI hedge fund bulletins (unsubscribe any time) and details shared with event sponsors.

Please complete this short survey.

1. Which best describes your organisation? (Select one) *

Family Office
Fund of Funds
Pension Fund / Insurance
Endowment / Foundation
Private Bank / Wealth Manager
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Seeding Platform / Accelerator
Other (please specify)

2. Approximately what proportion of your portfolio is allocated to emerging or early-stage managers (e.g. <$500m AUM)? (Select one) *

0%
1–5%
5–10%
10–20%
20%+

3. Where is your organisation primarily based? (Select one) *

North America
UK
Continental Europe
Middle East
Asia-Pacific
LatAm
Other (please specify)

4. Approximately how many new emerging manager relationships have you initiated in the past 12 months? (Select one) *

0
1–2
3–5
6–10
10+

5. What is your typical initial allocation size to an emerging manager? (Select one) *

<$5m
$5–10m
$10–25m
$25–50m
$50m+

6. What proportion of your allocations to emerging managers are structured as separately managed accounts (SMAs)? (Select one) *

None (0%)
Minority (<25%)
Mixed (25–75%)
Majority (>75%)
All (100%)

7. On average, how long does it take from initial meeting to funding a new manager? (Select one) *

Less than 3 months
3–6 months
6–12 months
12–18 months
18 months+

8. What is the single most important factor you prioritise when selecting an emerging manager? (Select one) *

Proven track record
Risk management framework
Strategy differentiation
Quality of team
Operational robustness / infrastructure
Alignment (GP capital / terms)
Capacity discipline
Other (please specify)

9. What proportion of initial meetings with emerging managers typically result in a follow-up (e.g. deeper diligence)? (Select one) *

<10%
10–25%
25–50%
50–75%
75%+

10. How confident are you in making further allocations to emerging managers over the next six months? (On a scale of 1–10, where 1 = Not at all confident and 10 = Highly confident)

(Details will be shared with AFI and Maybank Securities)