Danville, Calif. —Oct. 7, 2015—Adam J. Epstein, founder of Third Creek Advisors, LLC, will deliver a keynote on "Small-Cap Governance in the U.S. – One Size Does Not Fit All" at the SIAS Global Corporate Governance Conference in Singapore on Monday, Oct. 12 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. SGT. Mr. Epstein's keynote will address how a onesize-fits-all corporate governance bias has disadvantaged small-cap companies and their shareholders.
In addition, Mr. Epstein will participate on two panel discussions: "How is Governance for SMEs Different?" on Monday, Oct. 12 from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. SGT; and "Governance Evaluation for Mid and Small Caps (GEMS)" on Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. SGT. The panel discussions will focus on the unique challenges of governing small-cap companies, and innovative methodologies for assessing such governance.
"As a former institutional investor and well-known thought leader regarding small-cap governance, we're greatly looking forward to benefiting from Mr. Epstein's perspectives," said Mr. David Gerald, Chief Executive Officer of Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS). "His pioneering efforts with respect to small-cap corporate governance in the United States are quite consistent with our initiatives in Singapore," commented Dr. Mak Yuen Teen, Associate Professor, NUS Business School.
Third Creek Advisors, LLC (TCA) is the country's leading small-cap corporate governance advisory firm. It is renowned for helping boards of pre-IPO and small-cap companies navigate the never-ending array of unique corporate governance challenges they face that conspire to limit shareholder returns. Ultimately, there is only one constituency that matters in judging the efficacy of corporate governance – institutional investors. TCA understands that audience well; it is the only small-cap corporate governance advisory firm in the country run by a former small-cap fund manager. Its founder, Adam J. Epstein, co-managed a special situation hedge fund that invested in more than 500 small-cap financings, and he is the author of The Perfect Corporate Board: A Handbook for Mastering the Unique Challenges of Small-Cap Companies (McGraw Hill, 2012). For more information, visit www.thirdcreekadvisors.com.