Intelligence agencies, security firms and Big Tech giants are all ringing alarm bells over the growing threat from cybercriminals in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.cahill.com/professionals/david-owen (David Owen, Partner at )https://www.cahill.com/professionals/david-owen (Cahill Gordon and Reindel )speaks to ACG NY about Cyber threat actors taking advantage of the current situation, what firms are doing to reassess and re-evaluate their cyber security options and what factors they must consider in doing so. How are organizations responding to incidents and disruptions amidst data and privacy issues, what key regulation and compliance must firms adhere to and what exactly is a Phishing attack!

Is the Private Equity class, especially in the Lower Middle and Middle Market cyber aware + secure?

As organisations continue to prepare targeted engagement plans to address needs and priorities during COVID 19, Vikash Magdani, Executive Director, ACG New York speaks to Slade Koran, Managing Partner, Chief Outsiders about engaging with key stakeholders in any period and not just in times of crisis. Why must Branding, Marketing and Communications be an integral consideration in any post buyout transaction and does the Private Equity class do enough to promote all the good it does, particularly for the lower and middle market.

Vikash Magdani, Executive Director, ACG New York speaks to Marc Chandler, a published Political Economist and Managing Partner, Bannockburn Global Forex about the characteristics of a Global Economic Crisis, what differentiates one crisis from another and when a potential rebound may take place in a rapidly changing current environment.

Parts of Europe and Japan have negative rates - will the US follow suit? key commodity prices such as Oil have collapsed, the dollar remains strong and policy is array. Will their be lasting changes and how will SME’s, Private Equity backed or otherwise navigate the storm. And how important is global forex strategy at this time?

Vikash Magdani, Executive Director, ACG New York and Marcia Nelson, Managing Director, Alberleen Family Office Solutions look back at the rise of Family Offices as investors in Private Equity, review Q1 2020 and discuss how Family Offices protect their portfolios in time's of crisis.

Have the pre-requisites for Private Equity investments changed for these patient investors.

Vikash magdani, Executive Director of ACG New York and David Acharya, Partner, AGI Partners discuss the impact of the Corona Virus on the global economy and middle market Private Equity. How is the class responding to the pandemic and how is ACG NY enabling its members and key stakeholders connect in these uncertain times.