On Wednesday, September 7th, Revitate hosted a special live webcast featuring U.S. Senator Tim Scott, Co-Author of Federal OZ Legislation (R-SC), to discuss the current state of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) marketplace and federal policy discussion.
Joining Senator Scott were several other top OZ practitioners and policy experts:
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Christopher Cox, Former SEC Chairman
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Alex Bhathal, Executive Chairman, Revitate
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Kunal Merchant, Chief Operating Officer, Revitate
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Jack Rybicki, Managing Principal, CLA
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Carey Heyman, Managing Principal, CLA
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Adam Farris, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Senator Tim Scott
Key highlights of the event included:
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CLA’s Jack Rybicki and Carey Heyman, discussing CLA’s interest in Opportunity Zones and recent partnership with Revitate on our Revitate Impact OZ 2022 Fund.
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Alex Bhathal update on his longstanding interest in OZ’s and goals for the current Revitate Impact Fund.
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Kunal Merchant offering an assessment of the current state of the OZ marketplace.
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Senator Scott providing insight into the inspiration behind the OZ program and his goals for additional legislation.
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Chris Cox providing his analysis of the current market conditions and how OZ investment may provide a strategic advantage to investors.
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Adam Farris walking through key components of proposed follow-on legislation that Senator Scott hopes to enact later this year or in early 2023.
This was the latest in a series of Revitate Insight events intended to help educate investors, advisors, and others in the Revitate community on opportunity zones and other key topics.