Shenal Kakad

Global Head of Private Markets Barclays Private Bank

Shenal Kakad joined Barclays as Head of Private Markets within the Strategic Solutions Group in July 2018. In her role Shenal is responsible for the Advised Private Equity offering and the Direct Investments platform. Shenal’s oversight roles include being responsible for the end to end process for fund and deal selection across the Private Markets product offing and ensuring the successful distribution of such opportunities to clients of the private bank. In January 2021, Shenal was appointed to the board of directors for the newly established Barclays Luxemburg RAIF.

Prior to that she was at UBS for 13 years where she was responsible for sourcing, structuring and executing equity/ debt private placements and selected Private Equity offerings specifically for Ultra High New Worth clients, Global family offices and Institutional investors. Shenal started her career in Corporate Finance where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions for family-owned businesses in Europe.

Shenal is a graduate of London School of Economics.

Day 1 | 25th November

4:20 PM Keynote Panel: Understanding private wealth needs: What’s holding back private wealth participation in alternatives, and how can managers close the gap and scale engagement?

Tapping into the private wealth segment requires a fundamentally different approach than institutional fundraising. From product design and platform integration to investor education and communication, allocators face a unique set of challenges in meeting the needs and expectations of wealth clients.

This session will explore where pain points persist, how investor behaviour is shifting, and what makes raising capital from this audience more complex than it may appear.

Discussion will also address how firms can align product sophistication with investor capability, the importance of introducing structures at the right time, and why careful product timing and client suitability are essential to sustainable growth.

Hear why standard playbooks often fall short – and what is on offer for the firms that can adapt to serve this growing market.

Day 2 | 26th November

3:40 PM Roundtable 1: Build vs. Partner vs. Buy

Choosing the most scalable and efficient option for your private market investments

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Shenal.

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