Call for Papers: The Law and Finance of Private Equity and Venture Capital 2027 at Bocconi University, Milan [offline; 24–25 June 2027]

Bocconi University, the DFG LawFin Center at Goethe University in Frankfurt, the LSE Law School, the Faculty of Law of the University of Oxford and the Institute for Law & Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, together with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), are convening “The Law and Finance of Private Equity and Venture Capital” on 24–25 June 2027 at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. The conference is held in collaboration with ECGI institutional members, including the Department of Legal Studies at Bocconi, the University of Oxford, the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Pennsylvania.

The conference page describes it as Thursday, 24 June to Friday, 25 June 2027 and “by invitation only”. Earlier editions were held on 25 Jun 2026 to 26 Jun 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany, and on 11 Jun 2025 to 12 Jun 2025 in London, United Kingdom.

The organisers seek research of the highest scholarly quality in the fields of law and finance related to private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), broadly defined. The focus is on PE and VC, but submissions addressing related aspects of private markets more generally are also of interest.

Papers that would benefit from multidisciplinary and practitioner input are particularly welcomed. The organisers aim to foster a collegial community of scholars with a strong interest in PE/VC, across career stages and disciplines.

Researchers may submit either:

• a working paper that will not yet be published at the time of the conference, or
• an earlier-stage research project in the form of an extended abstract.

Submit by email to research@lawfin.uni-frankfurt.de with the title “2027 Conference Submission” by 1 February 2027.

The organisers will select papers and discussants from among distinguished practitioners, industry representatives, policymakers and scholars from finance, economics and law. Authors of accepted submissions will receive a notification by the end of March 2027 and will be asked for prompt confirmation of their participation.

Presenters are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. Some funds may be available to help defray reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for presenters who indicate such need.

• Luca Enriques, Professor of Business Law, Bocconi University, Department of Legal Studies
• Jill Fisch, Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Suren Gomtsyan, Associate Professor, LSE Law School
• Assaf Hamdani, Professor of Corporate Law, University of Oxford
• Geneviève Helleringer, Professor of Law, University of Oxford and ESCP Business School
• Casimiro Antonio Nigro, Lecturer in Business Law, University of Leeds School of Law
• Elizabeth Pollman, Perry Golkin Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Giovanni Strampelli, Professor of Business Law, Bocconi University
• Tobias H. Tröger, Professor of Private Law, Commercial and Business Law, Leibniz Institute SAFE, Goethe University Frankfurt, LawFin Center
• Simon Witney, Senior Fellow, LSE Law School