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Main Conference Day 1: 16th September 2009

 

8.00 - Registration And Morning Coffee
Registration And Morning Coffee
8.45 - Chairman’s Opening Address
Vince O’Brien, Director, Montagu Private Equity
Chairman’s Opening Address
Vince O'Brien

Vince O’Brien
Director, Montagu Private Equity

9.00 - Examining The Consequences Of The Private Equity "Perfect Storm"
Rod Selkirk, CEO, Hermes Private Equity
  • Assessing the underlying drivers fro explosive growth in the industry until 2007
  • Examining the consequences of this trend going into reverse
  • How far are GPs now in control of their own market strategy?
  • Who will be shaken out, who will survive and who will prosper?
Rod Selkirk

Rod Selkirk
CEO, Hermes Private Equity

9.30 - Survival Of The Fittest: How Leading GPs Are Adapting To Succeed In The Current Climate
Vince O’Brien, Director, Montagu Private Equity
Rod Selkirk, CEO, Hermes Private Equity
Nazo Moosa, Director, The Carlyle Group
Hans Albrecht, CEO, Nordwind Capital
  • Examining the existing model of a discreet fund – will this change dramatically to adapt to market conditions?
  • Measuring the impact of change: are big GPs preparing for fundamental strategic shifts or waiting for a return to the norm?
  • In which areas can we expect growth in 2010 and where will recovery begin?
Vince O'Brien

Vince O’Brien
Director, Montagu Private Equity

Rod Selkirk

Rod Selkirk
CEO, Hermes Private Equity

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Nazo Moosa
Director, The Carlyle Group

Nazo Moosa is a Director focused on European media, technology and business services opportunities. She is based in London.Prior to joining Carlyle, Ms. Moosa evaluated investment opportunities in the consumer and leisure sectors at JH Capital. Ms. Moosa received her M.B.A. from the Columbia Business School and her Bachelors Degree with honors from UCLA. Her investments include Transics (Brussels: [read more]

Hans Albrecht
CEO, Nordwind Capital

10.00 - What Do LPs Expect From 06, 07 and 08 Vintages And Can We Expect A Reversal In Trends For 2009/10?
Gordon Hargreaves, Partner, Rho Fund Investors
Axel Kuehn, Head of Private Equity Funds Group, Zurich, AIG Investments
Mary Kuusisto, Partner, Proskauer Rose
Jonny Maxwell, Global Head of Private Equity Fund, Allianz Private Equity Partners
Peter McKellar, Partner & Chief Investment Officer, SL Capital Partners LLP
  • Outlining the state of the market today and assessing current valuation on deals done at the top of the market
  • Predicting market change to map potential exits moving forward
  • Can you add operational value? Assessing success stories from this high-risk period and applying lessons learnt to your portfolio
Gordon Hargraves

Gordon Hargreaves
Partner, Rho Fund Investors

Gordon Hargraves has been actively investing private equity since 1993. He is a Partner with Rho Fund Investors ("RFI") and has overall responsibility for its activities. RFI is the division of Rho Capital Partners that commits to venture capital and other specialized private equity funds whose strategies afford unique advantages, such as domain expertise, operational expertise or focus on a parti [read more]
Axel Kuehn

Axel Kuehn
Head of Private Equity Funds Group, Zurich, AIG Investments

Axel Kuehn is Head of Private Equity Funds Group Zurich at AIG INVESTMENTS. The Private Equity Funds Group is a global advisor for private equity fund investments. Axel Kuehn's current responsibilities include overseeing investments in European geographies out of Zurich, as well as sourcing, due diligence, monitoring and product marketing. He has been in private equity funds business for more than [read more]
Mary Kuusisto

Mary Kuusisto
Partner, Proskauer Rose

Mary Kuusisto is a partner in the Private Investment Funds Group of Proskauer Rose LLP in London. She has over fifteen years of experience in the private equity industry and has advised hundreds of GPs and LPs on fund formation and operational matters involving private investment funds globally, with particular experience in tax-related matters.
Jonny Maxwell

Jonny Maxwell
Global Head of Private Equity Fund, Allianz Private Equity Partners

Jonny Maxwell is Global Head of Private Equity Fund of Funds at Allianz Private Equity Partners. Jonny has overall responsibility for Allianz’s indirect private equity activities, operating out of locations in Munich, New York and Singapore. Allianz, one of the world's largest insurance companies manages in excess of Euro 6.3 billion of private equity fund assets.
Peter McKellar

Peter McKellar
Partner & Chief Investment Officer, SL Capital Partners LLP

Peter McKellar, Partner & Chief Investment Officer, SL Capital Partners LLP started his career in investment banking at JP Morgan and worked in corporate finance before moving into industry in 1995 as corporate development director and then group finance director of Clydeport plc, a London Stock Exchange listed company and a former Montagu Private Equity buyout. Peter joined Standard Life Inve [read more]
10.30 - Morning Networking Coffee
Morning Networking Coffee
11.00 - Growth Capital and Small/Mid Size Buy-Outs - Stable Performance in Volatile Times
A. Michael Hoffman, Chairman, Palamon Capital Partners
Scott Collins, Managing Director, Summit Partners
Nigel McConnell, Managing Partner, Cognetas
Roberto Pilotto, Partner, PPM Managers
  • As alternatives to large/mega buy-out market--how has performance evolved?
  • What are the prospects for these markets in the current and likely near-term environment; what trends are we seeing?
  • How are funds in these spaces differentiating themselves?
  • What issues are they facing in terms of pricing of deals, structuring of transactions, debt financing where required and achieving exits?
A. Michael Hoffman

A. Michael Hoffman
Chairman, Palamon Capital Partners

A. Michael Hoffman co-founded Palamon Capital Partners in 1999 and is Chairman. He has extensive experience in private equity having established the London Office of Warburg Pincus in 1987.
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Scott Collins
Managing Director, Summit Partners

Scott Collins is a Managing Director and leads Summit Partner’s London Office. Mr. Collins joined Summit Partners in 1996 and worked in the Boston office before moving to the United Kingdom to establish the London office in 2001. He serves on the firm’s Executive and Operating Committees.Before joining Summit Partners, Mr. Collins worked at McKinsey & Company, where he conducted strategic busi [read more]

Nigel McConnell
Managing Partner, Cognetas

Roberto Pilotto
Partner, PPM Managers

11.30 - Positioning and Managing Your Portfolio to Maximise Returns Process?
Ian Croxford, Group Operations Director, Stocks Spirits Group
Philip A. Dougall,
Jean-Charles Douin, Principal (EMEA), Teachers’ Private Capital
Rick Krens, Vice-President, Oaktree Capital Management
Mark McDonald, Principal Europe, Pomona Capital
Peter Smith, Director, Private Equity, M & A, Celerant Consulting
  • Understanding the implications: assessing the impact of the decline in demand-end markets on your portfolio as a whole
  • Finding the balance: identifying where you can add greatest operational value and how, when and where to release cash
  • Making it happen: realising incremental value from your portfolio: a practical guide
Ian Croxford

Ian Croxford
Group Operations Director, Stocks Spirits Group

Ian joined Stock Spirits Group in December 2007. He has worked in the industry since 1996, when he joined United Distillers & Vintners (a subsidiary of Diageo PLC) as Packaging Director, Global Operations and Operations Director, Packaging, UK Operations. He was most recently CEO of Inter Link Foods Ltd.
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Philip A. Dougall
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Philip A. Dougall is an independent adviser and investor in turnarounds and underperforming companies. For the prior five years, he was the CEO and Managing Director of Sun European Partners, LLP, a leading private equity firm focused on the turnaround/underperforming market. Mr Dougall spent twelve years, from 1991 to 2003, with Lehman Brothers where he was a Managing Director and Co-head of the [read more]
Jean-Charles Douin

Jean-Charles Douin
Principal (EMEA), Teachers’ Private Capital

Jean-Charles Douin joined the London team at Teachers’ in 2008 with international experience in private equity. Previously, he worked at CapVest Ltd., a mid-cap private equity fund based in London, and UBS Investment, where he focused on the consumer and retail sector
Rick Krens

Rick Krens
Vice-President, Oaktree Capital Management

Prior to joining Oaktree in 2007, Mr. Krens was CFO and Financial Controller of GROHE, a leading provider of Water Technology solutions in Germany. Before that, he spent four years at Black & Decker Europe, most recently as a Vice-President in the Lean Six Sigma group. Prior experience includes work at Stanley Works Inc., GE Capital and GE Plastics.
Mark McDonald

Mark McDonald
Principal Europe, Pomona Capital

Mark McDonald is Principal of Pomona Capital’s London office and joined the firm in 2004. He focuses on the origination and execution of private equity secondary transactions as well as primary fund investments in Europe. Prior to Pomona, Mark spent four years with Barclays Capital in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region where he focused on M&A, leverage finance and private equity. He also spent [read more]
Peter Smith

Peter Smith
Director, Private Equity, M & A, Celerant Consulting

Peter joined Celerant in 2008 as a Director of Celerant’s Private Equity and M&A practice. He has previously worked in consulting, industry and Private Equity, where he has held CEO positions with a number of PE backed companies, overseeing the doubling of revenue and profitability.
12.00 - LP Portfolio Management Strategies: How Investors Plan To Manage Their Commitments And Where They Plan To Deploy Capital in 2010
Frank Amberg, Head of Private Equity, MUNICH ERGO AssetManagementGmbH (MEAG)
Robert Nef, Partner, Horizon 21
Kirk Beaton, Vice President, Lexington
Joe Sovren, Partner, Capvent
  • Finding opportunities in a capital constrained market
  • Using the secondary market to balance your current commitments
  • Maintaining your vintage year diversification
Frank Amberg

Frank Amberg
Head of Private Equity, MUNICH ERGO AssetManagementGmbH (MEAG)

As Head of Private Equity, Frank Amberg is responsible for the Private Equity and Infrastructure investments of Munich Re Group. Prior to joining MEAG, Mr. Amberg spent eight years in the execution of direct investments in Venture Capital, Buyout and mezzanine financings and worked several years in Private Equity Fundraising. Previously, he was responsible for M&A with a Germany based industri [read more]

Robert Nef
Partner, Horizon 21

Kirk Beaton
Vice President, Lexington

Joe Sovren
Partner, Capvent

12.30 - Lunch
Lunch
15.30 - Afternoon Networking Coffee
Afternoon Networking Coffee
16.45 - Rewarding Success: Is Remuneration For GPs Fair In The Current Climate?
Capital Creation Debates
William Gilmore, Investment Director, Private Equity, Scottish Widows
Gordon Hargreaves, Partner, Rho Fund Investors
Jonny Maxwell, Global Head of Private Equity Fund, Allianz Private Equity Partners
Vince O’Brien, Director, Montagu Private Equity
Neil MacDougall, Managing Partner, Silverfleet Capital
  • Tracking the shifts in returns over the last 12 months and how LP and GP expectations have changed to reflect this
  • Identifying the critical competencies and success factors which both LPs and GPs agree warrant high rewards
  • Examining how terms and conditions have altered to reflect the new economic environment
William Gilmore

William Gilmore
Investment Director, Private Equity, Scottish Widows

William is an investment director in the private equity team, which he heads up, and is responsible for making investments in private equity funds globally. The private equity team manages more than €1.5bn in private equity commitments in over 60 fund investments. William is also a member of the advisory committees of a number of private equity funds, a director of the Private Equity Association a [read more]
Gordon Hargraves

Gordon Hargreaves
Partner, Rho Fund Investors

Gordon Hargraves has been actively investing private equity since 1993. He is a Partner with Rho Fund Investors ("RFI") and has overall responsibility for its activities. RFI is the division of Rho Capital Partners that commits to venture capital and other specialized private equity funds whose strategies afford unique advantages, such as domain expertise, operational expertise or focus on a parti [read more]
Jonny Maxwell

Jonny Maxwell
Global Head of Private Equity Fund, Allianz Private Equity Partners

Jonny Maxwell is Global Head of Private Equity Fund of Funds at Allianz Private Equity Partners. Jonny has overall responsibility for Allianz’s indirect private equity activities, operating out of locations in Munich, New York and Singapore. Allianz, one of the world's largest insurance companies manages in excess of Euro 6.3 billion of private equity fund assets.
Vince O'Brien

Vince O’Brien
Director, Montagu Private Equity

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Neil MacDougall
Managing Partner, Silverfleet Capital

Neil MacDougall heads up a team of 50 staff based in offices in London, Munich, Paris and Chicago. He joined Silverfleet Capital in 1989 and was appointed Managing Partner in 2004. Neil is a director of Sterigenics International Inc. Before joining Silverfleet Capital, Neil was a Strategic Management Consultant at Bain & Co. He read Natural Sciences and Computer Science at Cambridge. Neil chai [read more]
17.30 - Cocktail Reception
Cocktail Reception