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SkyBridge Capital’s First Annual SALT Conference To Be Headlined by Alternative Asset Management Industry Leaders

NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/ — SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, announced today that more than 500 asset managers and investors and other industry thought leaders have registered to convene at its first annual SkyBridge Alternatives Conference (SALT), to be held May 13-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Over the course of three days, attendees of the SALT summit will discuss investment ideas and strategies within the context of the current economic environment. The more than two dozen panels and speeches designed to provide multiple expert perspectives will focus on topics including the interplay between public policy and the economy, the future of the credit markets, opportunities in distressed and structured credit, the future of the hedge funds of funds industry, and risk management. More than 50 confirmed panelists and speakers are headlining the SALT Conference, including the following leaders:

• Michael Milken, Chairman, The Milken Institute
• Kate Marshall, Treasurer, State of Nevada
• Kenneth J. Heinz, President, Hedge Fund Research, Inc.
• Congressman Richard Gephardt, Former House Majority Leader and House Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
• Stephanie S. Lynch, Managing Director, Global Endowment Management
• Harvey Pitt, Former Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, CEO of Kalorama Partners
• Leon Wagner, Chairman, GoldenTree Asset Management
• Frank Meyer, Former Chairman & Co-Founder of Glenwood Capital Investments, Senior Advisor to SkyBridge Capital

Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital, said, “There has been an extraordinary response to the agenda of the first SkyBridge Alternatives Conference, confirming our view that there is a true need today for a forum that convenes asset managers, sophisticated investors and other thought leaders to allow them to exchange ideas regarding current and future challenges and opportunities. We look forward to delivering on this promise when we come together in Las Vegas next week.”

Additional information about the SALT Conference is available at www.skybridgealternatives.com. SkyBridge has closed registration as the conference has reached capacity.

About SkyBridge Capital

SkyBridge Capital is a private investment partnership that provides strategic capital to talented managers who are developing new or early-stage hedge funds. The firm’s team of experienced professionals coordinates a global network of partners in sourcing hedge fund managers and providing business-building and investment-support services. SkyBridge Capital has strategic investments in eight funds. In aggregate, SkyBridge Capital and its underlying managers currently have approximately $1.5 billion under management.