As Hollywood and hedge funds enjoy an ever closer relationship, a conference that began this week at the Beverly Hilton may help to strengthen those ties. The gathering, held by the Milken Institute, a think-tank founded by the former junk-bond king, Michael Milken, features more than 100 sessions and 300 speakers.
But Hollywood commentator Nikki Finke reports that the buzz in Tinsel Town focused on a single session that took place Monday morning: “Hedge Funds: The Last Unregulated Frontier  But for How Long?â€Â
The event featured speakers such as Marc Lasry, founder and managing partner of Avenue Capital Group (and friend to Hollywood darlings Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton); Jon Lukomnik, managing partner of Sinclair Capital; Robert Matza, partner and president of GoldenTree Asset Management; and Paul Roth, partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel.
