
Mr. Braaten is CFO/COO of Hines Europe. He serves as a member of the firm’s Investment & Performance and IT Steering Committees. Since joining Hines in 1994, Mr. Braaten has served in various financial roles in several international cities such as Moscow, Barcelona, London and Luxembourg and recently with Hines East Region in the US.
Mr. Braaten earned his BS in Accounting from Oklahoma State University and his Master of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
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Session I - Does Luxembourg work from a Product Design perspective?
- Overview of Luxembourg vehicles and ability of Lux toolkit to have a large reach
- The trends around Open and closed ended funds
- RAIF vs SIF vs simple AIF
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Session II - Does Luxembourg work from an Operations perspective?
- AIFM (own vs 3rd party models in practice)
- Substance/headcount /Valuation/ Feedback from regulator visits
- Efficiencies in administration and technology
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Session III - Does Luxembourg work from a Marketing/distribution perspective?
- Overview of common distribution models
- Capital raising trends and marketing strategies post Brexit
- Different solutions and impact into marketing/distribution strategy
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