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May 7th, 2012
in Private Equity |
As a top private equity player under pressure to generate alpha, where do you see new opportunities coming from?
In a market with scarce leverage and higher premiums paid for the best investment targets, are you changing your focus to explore new ways to create operational value from top line growth?
You must also be thinking about the far-reaching implications of the tough new regulation coming into force in the next few months…
Whatever your challenges and goals, one thing is clear – with the growth prospects for 2012 well above Eurozone figures; significant capital ready to be smartly deployed into the region, and eased up exits – private equity in Central and Emerging Europe is firmly back on the investors’ radar.
This premier, investor-led event will offer you:
- Focus on structural trends and shifts shaping the future of private equity in the region.
- Practical deal making strategies that you can action immediately.
- Ideal networking platform for developing high-level business relationships with the top Limited and General Partners, deal facilitators and industry partners.
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Central and Emerging Europe Private Equity Deal Forum
April 3rd, 2012
in Private Equity |
By demonstrating strong resilience to the market volatility, private equity in CEE is rapidly becoming an asset class of choice for many forward thinking investors.
Strategies are back and exits becoming easier. With several prominent deals announced in 2012 is expected to be the busiest year in the last three years.
However, with many restrictions on the lending side and much tightened regulation, both LPs and GPs are in need of careful guidance like never before: How much room should be made for this asset class in your investment portfolio? What returns does it promise? What are the risks? What should be your firms’ key points of differentiation within an increasingly competitive universe of the CEE private equity? How to locate strategic or financial partners and convert proposals into real deals?
If you, like many of your colleagues, are facing the challenges of ensuring that you have the most effective and well-defined investment strategy in this maturing market while boosting your deal origination opportunity – then you should register for C5’s new
Your expert guidance on best investment and fundraising strategies in downturn
12– 13 June 2012 | Vienna
Build on success of C5’s CEE Private Equity Forum we strive to create a perfect networking platform and secure the participation of most influential GPs, LPs, lenders and industry partners to get to the root of the issues affecting your deal making and fundraising opportunities and strategies.
5 main reasons to attend or send your team to this event:
- Locate new investors and financial sponsors.
- Benchmark your strategies against those of the high performers’ to develop value-creating, carefully targeted investment plans.
- Avoid costly pitfalls and minimize legal costs by learning from the experiences and “war stories” of the region’s leading dealmakers.
- Obtain “need-to-know” tips on sensitive issues, helping you to devise the most effective transactional strategies and partnership agreements.
- Learn how to make your fund terms more “LP-friendly”, helping you to succeed in an extremely challenging fundraising market.
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Russian & CIS Private Equity and Venture Capital
March 18th, 2012
in Private Equity, Russia and CIS |
Every spring, the key players of the Russian &CIS private equity industry gather along to discuss and ensure the most effective strategies for making the best investment decisions.
An in-depth, direct market research with a carefully identified target audience allows us to identify the hottest Programme topics and to secure the participation of top dealmakers. We are delighted to invite you to join an elite group of practitioners who have already confirmed their participation in
What makes this Forum the largest gathering of Russian & CIS markets professionals?
- Over 1200 market leaders participated since inception;
- Over 150 most notable investors, fund-of-funds and private equity fund managers confirmed to attend this year;
- 50+ speakers with an impressive track record of real dealmaking;
- Two highly practical Master-Classes on “International Tax Structuring for Russian & CIS Inbound and Outbound Private Equity Investments” and “Tools and Techniques for Pricing a Target Company”;
- New extended coverage of rapidly growing venture capital investments and opportunities in the fast developing digital world in Russia;
- First-hand information from the developers of the new law introducing the concept of Limited Liability Partnership in Russia as a new form of business ownership
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Private Equity Secondaries
March 9th, 2012
in Legal, Legal Conferences, Legal Conferences, Litigation, Private Equity |
It is already evident that 2012 is going to be as busy as last year, when secondary transactions hit a record volume of USD25 billion (according to the latest research paper from Cogent Partners). The need for portfolio restructuring coupled with falling returns and much tightened regulation make many institutional investors re-think their commitments and market private equity portfolios up for sale.
If you are facing challenges of ensuring the most effective and high performing portfolios, freeing up capital for new investments, or seeking capital for fundraising, then you should join leading banks, insurance companies and pension funds looking to attend
“High topic relevance and strong speakers. Definitely the one I will want to join again next year”, Pablo de la Infiesta, Director, Lazard Private Fund Advisory Group
The conference will grant you access to the most influential secondary audience and an exceptional and diverse panel of speakers who will share practical insights and “need-to-know” information on sensitive issues, including:
- What is the real value of your portfolio and how do you to obtain the best pricing?
- How to find out which LPs are selling and beat your competitors in sourcing new mandates?
- How to improve future transactions by optimizing deal structures?
- How to avoid costly pitfalls and minimize legal traps when drafting partnership agreements?
- How to avoid throwing good money after bad and recycle your capital into better opportunities?
For more information, check the link below:
http://www.c5-online.com/files/pdf/marketing/671F12-LON-E.pdf
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Private Equity Secondaries
February 23rd, 2012
in Legal Conferences, Legal Conferences, Private Equity |
5 main reasons to attend this comprehensive and dedicated event, thoroughly tailored to the imminent needs and challenges of the secondary players:
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Emerging Europe Deal Forum
February 17th, 2012
in Legal Conferences, Legal Conferences, Private Equity |
By demonstrating strong resilience to the market volatility, private equity in CEE is rapidly becoming an asset class of choice for many forward thinking investors. Strategies are back and exits becoming easier. With several prominent deals announced in 2012 is expected to be the busiest year in the last three years.
However, with many restrictions on the lending side and much tightened regulation, both LPs and GPs are in need of careful guidance like never before: How much room should be made for this asset class in your investment portfolio? What returns does it promise? What are the risks? What should be your firms’ key points of differentiation within an increasingly competitive universe of the CEE private equity? How to locate strategic or financial partners and convert proposals into real deals?
If you, like many of your colleagues, are facing the challenges of ensuring that you have the most effective and well-defined investment strategy in this maturing market while boosting your deal origination opportunity – then you should register for C5’s new
Your expert guidance on best investment and fundraising strategies in downturn
12– 13 June 2012 | Vienna
Build on success of C5’s CEE Private Equity Forum we strive to create a perfect networking platform and secure the participation of most influential GPs, LPs, lenders and industry partners to get to the root of the issues affecting your deal making and fundraising opportunities and strategies.
5 main reasons to attend or send your team to this event:
- Locate new investors and financial sponsors.
- Benchmark your strategies against those of the high performers’ to develop value-creating, carefully targeted investment plans.
- Avoid costly pitfalls and minimize legal costs by learning from the experiences and “war stories” of the region’s leading dealmakers.
- Obtain “need-to-know” tips on sensitive issues, helping you to devise the most effective transactional strategies and partnership agreements.
- Learn how to make your fund terms more “LP-friendly”, helping you to succeed in an extremely challenging fundraising market.
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Private Equity Secondaries
January 28th, 2012
in Financial Services, Private Equity |
Driven by huge regulatory pressure; fast recovery in valuations; the readiness of private equity firms to deploy (fast aging) dry powder – the secondary market deal flow is booming. With several milestone transactions exceeding one billion US dollars each and the transaction volume eclipsing $20 billion for the first time, last year was named by Cogent Partners as “the busiest year on record in the private equity secondary market”. With an unprecedentedly strong appetite from both the buy and sell side, a large number of private equity firms are now looking to join the boom and raise secondary funds next year.
Nonetheless, with the opaque and fiercely competitive nature of this market, pulling it off is not an easy task. When is it best time to sell and how do you evaluate the true value of your private equity holdings? What are the risks? What are restrictions on the transfer of interests? What are the alternatives to selling on a secondary market? How to source new deals and find out which LPs are selling? How to convert proposals into deals? How to add value to a secondary transaction?
- sell/divest private equity holdings
- increase private equity holdings
- invest in secondary private equity funds
- active in purchasing, advising or investing in secondary transactions
- with an insight into interesting assets at attractive pricing
- whose LPs have capital call risk issues
- managing venture capital, corporate or buyout tail end portfolios
- focusing on credit strategies and are raising capital
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Corporate Governance in CEE, Russia & Turkey
January 15th, 2012
in Legal Conferences, Private Equity |
Recent challenging times have tested companies, which is evident from their deficiencies in business models and failure to implement the key principles of corporate governance. Investors have become extremely cautious with their investment decisions, particularly in developing markets, due to the lack of transparency and accountability of investors’ interests, and inherent corrupt practices.
Nevertheless, emerging markets, particularly Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, are still of great interest to investors as they indicate greater growth potential and higher returns. In order to attract capital, remain competitive and ensure credibility of their business, companies must seek to establish exceptional corporate governance standards.
Recent studies reveal that over 84% of investors will pay a premium for the shares of a well-governed company. It is more important than ever to get up-to-speed on your corporate governance practices to respond to potential opportunities within your business and stay ahead of your competitors in today’s ever-expanding, demanding and lucrative markets.
C5’s inaugural forum on Corporate Governance in CEE, Russia & Turkey on 31 January – 1 February 2012, Warsaw, Poland will bring together an exceptional faculty of investment experts, top corporate executives, and government officials. This MUST attend event will provide you with an important opportunity to hear from the experts and obtain invaluable information and insights on critical issues, including:
• Solutions for improving corporate governance practices and complying with the regulations across the CEE region
• Identifying and mitigating the key corporate governance risks for investors
• How to attract capital and secure long-term growth through corporate governance techniques
• Benchmark your corporate governance practices with those of your competitors
• Raising your business performance by developing efficient corporate governance framework
• Information disclosure and transparency: measuring and managing disclosure procedures
• What do investors look for in the disclosure and how can companies contribute to the informed access to capital?
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Wealth Management and Private Banking in Russia & CIS
January 12th, 2012
in Private Equity, Russia and CIS |
If your company is involved in private wealth management, then you probably know that in that area a number of acute problems, mastery of which is essential for survival and progress in an ever-increasing competition, both locally and globally. Control Private Capital in Russia and the CIS - a practical international conference to be held in Moscow on January 30-31, 2012. It will provide you with all the necessary information to maintain a competitive edge, reduce the risks of your business, optimize profitability. Do not miss this event if you want to know ahead of their competitors on the following:
- How to overcome obstacles and seize the opportunities in the growing market of private capital in Russia and CIS
- Critical strategies for successful growth and development of the wealth management business
- How to overcome the legislative and regulatory difficulties facing the private equity sector in Russia and CIS
- How to win a hard-fought struggle for the client through diversification of products and services, attracting new and retaining existing customers
- Diversification through new product lines to meet growing demand and remain competitive in the markets of Russia and CIS
- Achieving integration through effective risk management systems market risks
- How to implement effective tax planning: the main problem in the management of private capital
If your responsibilities include wealth management, working with private clients, diversifying investment portfolios, advising on best tax strategies and acquiring new clients, then there is one place you need to be on the 30-31 January 2012 Private Banking Wealth and Management in Russia and CIS.
This unique, HIGHLY Practical Forum Will Equip you with the edge you need Competitive to reduce Risks, Returns and Optimise Keep abreast of the you and Challenges pitfalls in Ever-Growing Industry of wealth Management in Competitive and HIGHLY Promising Markets of Russia and CIS . This is an event you Should Not Miss if you need to be Fully Informed on:
- Tackling the new challenges and taking advantage of the new opportunities opening up in the growing private wealth market in Russia and CIS
- Overcoming the legal and regulatory challenges facing the wealth management and private banking business in CIS
- Critical strategies for successful wealth management businesses operating in CIS & Russia
- Winning the battle for clients through product diversification, acquiring new and retaining the existing clients
- Diversifying through new product lines to meet increasing demand and maintaining competitiveness in Russia & CIS
- Achieving integrated risk and value management through market risk management systems
- Implementing effective tax planning procedures: core of the wealth management proposition
Turkish and SEE Private Equity Forum
January 8th, 2012
in Financial Services, Private Equity |
The Turkish economy grew by a staggering 7.3% in 2010, one the highest growth rates in Europe and globally. At the same time the budget deficit (already one of the lowest in Europe) came down significantly in 2010-2011. With stable year-on-year growth over the last eight years, a massive privatisation programme of state-owned enterprises as well as relatively low valuations, it is not surprising that both global and regional investors feel overwhelmingly positive about current and future business prospects in the country and region. In a bid to build upon the macroeconomic growth and attract further foreign direct investment, the newly elected Government is drafting new measures on sustaining high-level growth; removing any remaining regulatory obstacles; dealing with the country’s trade deficit and overcoming some structural weaknesses the country is facing going into 2012.
TURKISH AND SEE PRIVATE EQUITY FORUM
- to have the most effective acquisition strategies for making the right investment decisions;
- to increase exposure to high-growth markets, thus outperforming Private Equity performance as a whole;
- to boost your deal sourcing and attracting capital into your fund;
- to communicate your firm’s competitive advantages to the most influential and carefully targeted audience
