Keynote speaker for unquote” German private equity congress announced July 27, 2009
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Dr. Jörg Kraemer, Chief Economist, COMMERZBANK has been confirmed as key note speaker at the unquote” German private equity congress on 1st October 2009 in Munich.
Topics to be discussed include renegotiating convenants and re-structuring portfolio companies to boost profitability, plus 2 excellent LP panels – “Managing investor relations” and “What is dominating the current agenda” looking at :
- assessing the fee structure in PE funds: Is remuneration vs. return balanced?
- evaluating current PE model: Are commitments too long for the PE Investor?
- transparency and disclure best practices and balancing the portfolio
- PE allocations for 2010
For details of delegate places go to http://www.deutschepecongress.com/book-now.html – attendance for LPs is complimentary, subject to qualification
German private equity networking event – 1st Oct 09, Munich – programme details below July 22, 2009
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Chairman’s opening remarks: Richard Burton,Partner and Private Equity Leader, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Keynote address: Dr. Jörg Kraemer, Chief Economist, COMMERZBANK A
Panel discussion: The private equity market: How has it changed and where the new opportunities lie
• Map out the post credit-cruch private equity landscape
• Evaluate how the D-A-CH private equity market has performed in comparison with other regions in Europe
• Identify strategic investors i.e. Insurance companies and local saving groups in D-A-CH
• Gain insight into the success stories of 2009: Who was able to make deals?
• Gauge investor appetite for PE funds in 2010
• Beyond political discourse: What will stricter regulation and tax will mean to the industry
• 2010: What will it look like?
Hanspeter Bader, Managing Director, Head of Private Equity, UNIGESTION
Dr. Ingo Krocke, Partner, AUCTUS
Jürgen von Wendorff, Board Member, HANNOVER FINANZ
Katrin Brökelmann, Partner, PINOVA CAPITAL
Panel discussion: Lessons from the crisis: Renegotiating covenants and restructuring portfolio companies
• Identify the warning signs to reduce risks in portfolio companies
• Understand how best to deal with covenant breaches
• The correct negotiating strategy: Achieve the best deals when renegotiating loans
• What best practices will you apply in the future?
Moderator: Dr Joachim Englert, Partner, Business Recovery Services, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Rainer Effinger, Member of the Management Board, NORD HOLDING
Ernst Ludes, Partner, EQT PARTNERS
Dirk Littig, Investment Director, SÜDDEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNG GMBH
Guy Semmens, Partner, ARGOS
Panel discussion: New ways to make profits: Risk vs. returns in secondaries
• Evaluating the impact of secondaries
• Pricing and valuation of secondaries
• Types of secondaries: Structuring and executing transactions
• Secondaries have boomed during the crisis, is this a long-lasting trend?
Moderator: Philippe Munch, Investment Director, GREENPARK CAPITAL LIMITED
André Aubert, Principal, LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS AG
Gunter Waldner, Principal, ALPINVEST PARTNERS N.V.
Bernhard Engelien, Managing Director, COGENT PARTNERS EUROPE, LLP
Pekka Maki, Managing Partner, 3TS
Joint Presentation: Legal, tax and regulatory framework in Germany: Important issues to spot and consider
Christian Schatz, Partner, SJBERWIN
Sonya Pauls, Partner, SJBERWIN
Panel discussion: Managing investor relations: Effectively dealing with reshuffling of the LP base
• Understand how to ensure investors contribute to the success of the fund
• Succesfully mange intors’ liquidity needs
• What we want from the investment: Are GPs and LPs on the same page?
• Building and keeping investor relations
Martin Prohazka, Partner, Executive Director, GAIN CAPITAL
Dr. Christian Böhler, Investment Director, LODH Private Equity AG
Axel Kuehn, Head of Private Equity Funds Group Zurich, AIG INVESTMENTS
Jeremy P. Golding, Managing Partner, GOLDING CAPITAL PARTNERS GMBH
Sonya Pauls, Partner, SJBERWIN
Presentation: Evaluating new ways of financing deals
• Identify how to use mezzanine finance when structuring deals
• Does investing in all-equity deals make sense?
• Exploring the pros and cons of alternative finance solutions including club deals, warrants, vendor notes
LP Panel: What is dominating the current agenda?
Moderator: Martin Anthonsen, Managing Director, MONUMENT GROUP (UK) LTD.
Hannes Ambacher, Managing Director Private Equity, BANK GUTMANN GROUP
Dr. Bernd Kreuter, Head of Alternative Investments, FERI INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS GMBH
Michael Lindauer, Managing Director, Head of European Investments, ALLIANZ PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS
Peter Schwanitz, Senior Vice President, PORTFOLIO ADVISORS
Panel Discussion: Operational improvement to boost profits in portfolio companies
• Identify which main operational levers are available to improve performance
• Accelerate cash flow to preserve liquidity
• Track success of operational measures in practice
Moderator: Christian Knechtel, Partner, Operational and Post Deal Services, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Ernst Ludes, Partner, EQT PARTNERS
Jörg Ulrich,Head of Business Development and M&A, KION
Volker Bonsels, Senior Vice President, DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG
Chairman’s closing remarks
Cocktail reception
Go to www.deutschepecongress.com for venue details etc.
