Featured Expert Interviews

Every year the Capital Creation 2010 – Private Equity Conference is driven by thought-leading speaker faculty and contributions from the experts in the private equity community. They are dedicated to debating the hottest topics in the industry.

GPs must respond to a shrinking market to ensure their revival The Faculty Spotlight with: Hans van Swaay, Partner, Lyrique Hans van Swaay is a Partner with Lyrique, the Switzerland-based private equity investor. As a panellist at this September’s Capital Creation 2010 meeting, we spoke with Hans to hear his thoughts on the current private equity market and, significantly, how he perceives the impact of the financial crisis on General Partners. Read full interview…

We need an equilibrium between GPs and LPs; not one dominant party The Faculty Spotlight with: Rhonda Ryan, Director, Head of Private Funds Group Europe, PineBridge Investments PineBridge Investments (formerly AIG Investments) is a long-term investor in private equity, having been involved in the industry for over 20 years. Over that period, it has witnessed several economic cycles, good and bad. With Capital Creation quickly approaching, we spoke to Rhonda Ryan, Head of Private Funds Group Europe, to discuss her thoughts on a challenging fundraising environment and what it means for GP-LP relations Read full interview…

	Transparency defines the post-recession private equity market The Faculty Spotlight with: Neil Harper, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley AIP In anticipation of the forthcoming Capital Creation meeting in Monte Carlo this September, we met with Neil Harper, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley AIP, to hear his thoughts on how the private equity market is developing through 2010 as well as the growing trend towards transparency. Read full interview…
	Transparency and collaborations to define GP-LP relations The Faculty Spotlight with: Soren B. Andersen, Partner, ATP PEP Soren B. Andersen is a Partner with ATP PEP, the investment arm of the Denmark-based pension group. With the forthcoming Capital Creation meeting in mind, we spoke with Soren to hear his thoughts on the current private equity market and, in particular, the evolving relationship between GPs and LPs. Read full interview…