Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Rose LLP's Private Equity Group consistently ranks as one of the top tier law practices in the world. Our lawyers have established themselves as leaders in the private equity sector and practice in strategic office locations that allow us to actively represent sponsors and institutional investors worldwide in a broad range of activities, from fund formation, internal governance and succession planning, investment transactions, acquisition or sale of interests on the secondary market, liquidity events, distributions, tax planning, regulatory compliance, portfolio company dispositions through mergers and acquisitions or initial public offerings, management buyouts and leveraged recapitalizations, to compensation and estate planning for partners.

Proskauer is one of the world's largest law firms, with over 750 attorneys providing a wide variety of legal services to clients around the world. Headquartered in New York City since 1875, the Firm has offices in Boca Raton, Boston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Newark, Paris and Washington D.C.

Infosys

With over 100,000 employees and FY10 revenues of US$4.8 Billion, Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) is one of the world’s largest consulting and outsourcing firms.

Infosys’ Private Equity Practice helps top Private Equity firms realize their investment thesis by executing portfolio performance improvement initiatives, providing pre-acquisition technology and operations due diligence and conducting company and market research. Our team of dedicated Client Partners works closely with Private Equity Deal and Operating Teams to help drive value creation by bringing Infosys’ deep implementation and outsourcing experience to the PE context.

Infosys pioneered the Global Delivery Model for IT Services and Business Process Outsourcing that leverages 70 offices and development centers in over 30 countries to deliver highly optimized solutions for our clients. Infosys’ offerings span business and technology consulting, application services, systems integration, product engineering, custom software development, maintenance, re-engineering, independent testing and validation services, IT infrastructure services and business process outsourcing.

Dow Jones Private Markets

Dow Jones Private Markets (www.fis.dowjones.com) is part of Financial Information Services, a division of Dow Jones & Co., a News Corporation company. Dow Jones Private Markets offers integrated content solutions for the deal-sourcing, due diligence and compliance needs of today’s venture capital and private equity investors, fund managers, advisors, and portfolio companies. Core products include the industry-specific deal databases Private Equity Source and VentureSource, as well as the highly-respected publications Private Equity Analyst, VentureWire and LBO Wire.

Global Private Equity

Global Private Equity is a placement and advisory firm dedicated to raising capital worldwide for carefully selected private equity and infrastructure funds. Headquartered in Paris, Global Private Equity was founded in 2000 as a spin-off from the fund placement team at a major European bank. We are an independent firm owned by its partners. Over time we have developed privileged relationships with a broad base of prominent investors worldwide who focus on private equity investing. Our reputation is based upon the quality of our service, the strength of our relationships with the investors’ community and the quality of the management teams we partner with.

NRG

NRG is a leading independent alternative investment manager with a focus on Russia & CIS:

• The private equity fund Volga River One focuses on providing growth capital to mid-market companies and has made six portfolio investments to date (telecoms, retail, food production). Size - $177m, first closing - 2006; number of LPs – 20.
• The mezzanine focused fund, Volga River Growth L.P. focuses on providing secured loans with equity kickers to midmarket companies. Target size - $250m, first closing – 2Q2010 with EBRD as a cornerstone investor with $50m commitment.

PERFECTIS Private Equity

PERFECTIS Private Equity (“Perfectis”) was formed in 2000, by co-founders Gabriel Fossorier and Jean Marie Lavirotte, who had already worked together in private equity for 10 years.

To date Perfectis has completed more than 30 investments in the small cap buy-out market, half of which has been fully realised, generating an average return of 2x.

One of Perfectis’ characteristics is to realize returns mostly from growth and operational improvement, using minimal leverage. Perfectis’ increasing operational support on its portfolio, combined with sector and numerical diversification, allows ensuring returns in any economic environment.

The most recent fund, Perfectis II, held a first and final close at e122m in November 2005. To date, 16 investments have been completed. The investment period will end in November 2010. The third fund to be advised by Perfectis is Perfectis III (“The Fund”), with an objective of e100m (e120m hard cap).

Perfectis III is intended to continue the investment strategy of Perfectis I and Perfectis II but with much closer links with French Entrepreneurs as investor, co investor or non executive director (“the Perfectis Entrepreneur network”).

Dechert LLP

Dechert LLP’s international investment management practice has in-depth expertise across virtually all asset classes, investment vehicles and fund structures. Dechert advises major financial institutions, asset managers and major investors worldwide on a full range of work including fund structuring, transactional and regulatory matters. The practice has been recognized by leading publications as one of the top investment management practices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Private Equity Analyst has consistently recognized Dechert as one of the “most active law firms” based on the number of private equity and venture capital funds structured and closed. Dechert is also ranked among the top 10 legal advisers for private equity firms by Preqin.

Policymakers and major industry associations also call upon Dechert to help shape the regulatory debate in the asset management and financial services sector, giving the firm uncommon insight into many of the most important developments affecting the industry.

Intralinks

For more than a decade, IntraLinks’ enterprise-wide solutions have been facilitating the secure, compliant and auditable exchange of critical information, collaboration and workflow management inside and outside the enterprise. IntraLinks provide an online environment where private equity firms can raise funds, manage their deal files and report to investors. The IntraLinks platform can help improve operational efficiency and reduce time and costs while adding increased security and control to your processes. More than 1 million users around the world rely on IntraLinks including 14 of the 15 largest private equity firms. Our solutions adhere to industry-mandated regulatory requirements, including SAS-70 Level II and ISO 9000 certifications.

 

To learn how IntraLinks can transform your business by accelerating the deal management process, improving efficiency and ensuring the secure exchange of your documentation, visit www.intralinks.com or contact us at +44 (0) 20 7549 5200.

 

Patni

 

About Patni

Patni Computer Systems Limited (Patni) (BSE: 532517, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI) is a global provider of IT services and business solutions, servicing global 2000 clients. Patni services its clients through its micro-vertical focus in banking, financial services (BFS) and insurance (I); manufacturing, retail and distribution (MRD); life sciences; communications, media and utilities (CMU).

With an employee strength of around 15,000; multiple global delivery centers spread across 15 cities worldwide; 29 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific; Patni has registered revenues of US$ 656 million for the year 2009.

Patni’s service offerings include application development and maintenance, enterprise software & systems integration services, business and technology consulting, product engineering services, infrastructure management services, business process outsourcing, quality assurance and engineering services.

Committed to quality, Patni adds value to its clients’ businesses through well-established and structured methodologies, tools and techniques. Patni is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified and SEI-CMMI-Dev Level 5 (V 1.2) organization. In keeping with its focus on continuous process improvements, Patni adopts Six Sigma practices as an integral part of its quality and process frameworks.

Patni leverages its vast experience spanning three decades; deep domain expertise; full-spectrum services; and suites of IP-led solutions, methodologies and frameworks; in being an effective business transformation partner to its clients.

For more information on Patni, visit www.patni.com.