3:00pm - 3:50pm:

Financing: A Look at The Drivers, Obstacles and Opportunities Across the Bay

The Bay Area remains one of the most attractive markets from an investment perspective. Tech companies have joined financial firms and investment funds in investing large amounts of capital into commercial real estate—driving demand in areas other than traditional CBDs/financial centers. Will this trend continue, or will the tech sector lose momentum and cause investment interest to wane? Investors, capital sources, acquisitions managers and others discuss the overall climate of capital markets, and will share strategies to position investment opportunities across all sects through private equity, institutional investors and international funds.