{"id":349,"date":"2009-05-04T11:01:16","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T16:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.privatebanking.com\/blog\/?p=349"},"modified":"2009-05-04T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2009-05-04T16:02:53","slug":"private-equity-2009-18-20-may-melia-white-house-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatebanking.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/04\/private-equity-2009-18-20-may-melia-white-house-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Equity 2009, 18 &#8211; 20 May, Meli\u00e1 White House, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Private Equity<span style=\"color: #999999;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: gray;\">2009<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">has been researched with industry leaders within private equity to provide real-world responses and strategies to these questions. By attending, you will discover:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><strong>Distressed Debt<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; where to find the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">good deals from distressed sellers<br \/>\n&#8211; will diversifying into distressed investing prove divisive?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><strong>Secondaries &amp; Exits<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; how much value will be found in secondaries and listed private equity?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; fewer cash-out deals &amp; more take-privates?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><strong>Portfolio Management<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">how will you need to re-structure your portfolio companies?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; how to forensically generate structural and strategic enhancements<br \/>\n<em><span> <\/span>e.g. workforce productivity<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><strong>Minority Positions<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">PIPE (private investment in public equity) transactions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; minority stakes in listed vehicles<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; unconventional equity only transactions <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><strong>New Deal Structures<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; revisited expectations for financial reward and time horizons<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; refocusing on innovative deals and operational expertise<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <strong> <\/strong><\/span><strong>Deal Flow<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; growth opportunities in business \u2018rescues\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; mid-market: an attractive option given the crowded marketplace?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; new opportunities arising from the demise of the investment banks`<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><strong>Structure &amp; Pricing<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; do you need to transform into a broader financial shop?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; single source integrated approach without external bank funding: a powerful proposition?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; prospects for regional teams<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><strong>Fundraising &amp; Investor Issues<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; investor concern to avoid cash calls<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; restructuring portfolio companies to get investors some of their money back<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; implications on carry<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> <\/span><strong>Investments<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; vintage year for new investment? Better if banks tighten finance to smaller companies<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; opportunities from PLCs needing to raise cash selling-off quality, non-core subsidiaries<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; lower prices good for making attractive bolt-on acquisitions &amp; for new investments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; reduced asset allocations vs. investor competition looking into the secondary market <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8211; offering a more risk adjusted return with better downside protection<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt; text-align: center;\">For more information<strong><a class=\"wp-caption\" href=\"http:\/\/www.privatebanking.com\/user\/event_calendar.jsp?mode=month&amp;current_month=200905%27\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private Equity 2009 has been researched with industry leaders within private equity to provide real-world responses and strategies to these questions. 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