Now in its 6th consecutive year, Unquote" is proud to announce the date for our annual Central & Eastern Europe Private Equity Congress, which will take place in London on 18th April 2012.
This exclusive one-day, one-stream congress, followed by a networking cocktail reception, will allow you to meet and hear from leading experts in the investment landscape from the top LPs, GPs and FoFs across the CEE region.
Private equity backed companies have done much to justify the industry’s approach to continuing market turbulence. By demonstrating a level of flexibility and responsiveness not shown by listed corporates these companies are their private equity sponsors should feel cautiously confident when looking to their futures. Deal flow seems to be increasing with many transactions deploying novel structuring and increased levels of equity. Raising debt for new deals, however, remains stubbornly difficult.
With both the European AIFMD and the US Dodd-Frank Act expected to impact significantly on business costs at both a holding and portfolio company level, private equity houses will be expected to become ever more flexible and forward thinking in their approach to investment and management. Outside of investment specific regulatory developments, ongoing shifts in corporate criminalisation, legal services provision and transparency requirements will all obviously impact upon legal advisers working within private equity.
So how should such lawyers best operate to complement the responsiveness and ingenuity currently being demonstrated by the industry as a whole? What legal and ‘soft’ skill development will allow you to position yourself at the heart of your organisation as an indispensable adviser? Join us at Legal Week’s Private Equity Forum 2012 to collectively seek answers to such poignant questions alongside your industry peers.
Conference bookings: Jasmin Sangha +44
(0)20 7004 7560 or email
legalweekconference@incisivemedia.com
unquote" are delighted to announce that the 8th annual Unquote" Nordic Private Equity Congress - the premier private equity event in the Nordic region will take place on 31 May 2012. Bringing together both GPs and LPs to discuss the latest trends in the market, share success stories and network, it builds on the success of last year's event which was described by participants last year as having "Good topics and speakers" and giving a "thorough overview of the Nordic Market".
Featuring a host of expert speakers the 2012 event will take place in Stockholm on 31 May. The congress will focus on the core issues at the forefront of PE players' minds whether they are active or interested in the Nordic region.
unquote" hosted their 6th annual unquote DACH Private Equity Congress on 11 October in Munich. With a host of the region's expert speakers, the event focused on thoe issues of concern for DACH's Private Equity players.
Private equity has faced important qualitative changes over the past few years: deals have become smaller, there is a growing interest in SMEs and the use of leverage has decreased. At the same time, the average holding period has increased, players have become more concentrated on their portfolio companies, with a renewed interest in the creation of a real, not purely financial value.
The 5th annual unquote" Italia Private Equity Congress held in English focused on these important qualitative changes and how they can open new opportunities for the Italian market. A combination of interactive panel sessions and expert presenters debated the fundraising climate, dual-track exit strategies, value creation, internationalisation of Italian funds, and much more.
