Congress date announced 2009: 1st October, Munich
More than 100 private equity professionals and advisers gathered at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich for the annual Deutsche unquote" Private Equity Congress on 30 October 2008.
As the leading publication in the region, Deutsche unquote" delivers comprehensive coverage of all investments, ranging from start-ups and expansion capital deals through to buyouts and re-financings. Our unique positioning within the market place ensures our private equity events are populated with the most senior level speakers and delegates from the leading investors, GPs, venture capitalists, bankers, lawyers and secondary players.
Crafted by the dealmakers for the dealmakers, this one day event, held in English, focused on the core issues influencing the private equity market across the D-A-C-H region.
A big thank you to all those who attended in October and made 2008 such a fantastic success.
We have already started planning for the 2009 event. If you would like to be part of it, let us know now.
For speaking opportunities, contact:
Karenina.Loayza@incisivemedia.com
+44 (207) 004 7478
For sponsorship opportunities, contact:
Steinar.Liverud@incisivemedia.com
+44 (207) 004 7525
Key congress highlights 2008 included:
• The rise of private equity in the DACH region
• Germany and Foreign Investors - an overview of recent legislative proposals and landmark cases
• Risk limitation: In the current climate should LPs be further diversifying their portfolio?
• The increase of distressed debt, turnarounds and special situation funds
• Eastern expansion: Germanic speaking countries looking into Eastern Europe
• Unocovering sources of deal flow: in depth look at supply of deals in the lower- to mid-market
Key speakers in 2008:
• Thomas Dorbert, MD and Head of Leveraged Finance, MEDIOBANCA
• Georg Mueller-Glunz, Managing Director, VersAM Versicherungs-Assetmanagement
• Daniel Schmidt, Managing Director, CEPRES
• Gerd Bieding, Partner, CLOSE BROTHERS
• Robert von Finckenstein, Managing Director, EUROPEAN CAPITAL
• Paul de Ridder, Partner, HALDER
• Nick Money Kyrle, Managing Partner, STEADFAST CAPITAL
• Thomas Jud, Partner, INVEST EQUITY
• Pekka Maki, Managing Director, 3TS CAPITAL
• Hannes Ambacher, Member of the executive board of Global Private Equity IV Holding AG, GUTMANN BANK
• Olivier Weddrien, Chief Executive Officer, DZ EQUITY PARTNER
What delegates had to say:
My colleagues and I enjoyed the conference very much. We were impressed by the number of participants and the quality. We made some useful contacts.
High level speakers this year, wonderful venue and great turn-out in spite of the market.
Relevant and timely. Indispensable. The whole industry turned up.
Looking forward to next year. Really enjoyed the panel on investing in Central and Eastern Europe.
