We are active members of the private equity community and participate in discussions and exchanges of views about trends and challenges in the private equity industry, whether on the relationships between limited partners and fund managers, new regulatory requirements or upcoming investment trends. As members of judging panels, moderators of panel discussions or panellists at private equity conferences, we are always up to date with the latest developments, can complement our deal flow of investment opportunities and build up our networks of business relationships. Our clients benefit directly from this expertise.
2015
Super Investor, 17 November 2015, Amsterdam
Moderation of panel: “Examining the future of blind pool fundraising – To what extent will the two and twenty model, with a ten year fund life be the means of capital gathering going forward?”
Nordic Private Equity Conference 2015, 6 November 2015, Copenhagen
Panel: “LP Perspective- Where are the big opportunities for investment in the Nordics (vs. rest of Europe), and why now?”
Swiss Private Equity Conference 2015, 10 April 2015, Zurich
Panel: “LP perspectives on the Swiss private equity market”
Super Return International, 23 & 24 February 2015, Berlin
Moderation of panel: “To dos and don’t of investing in the Mittelstand”
Moderation of panel: “LP appetite for secondaries”
European Family Office Winter Symposium, 10 February 2015, London
Moderation of panel: “Opportunities in Private Equity”
2014
Infrastructure Investment World Deutschland 2014, 2 December 2014, Frankfurt
Panel: „Wie können sich Investoren mit wachsender Erfahrung weiterentwickeln, um Investitionsgeschwindigkeit zu steigern und effizienter zu investieren?“
Super Investor 2014, 18 November 2014, Paris
Moderation of panel: „LP accessing top-tier funds”
TVM Trendforum Vermögensmanagement 2014, 4 November 2014, Frankfurt
Panel: "DIY bei außerbörslichen Unternehmensbeteiligungen“
Super Return International 2014, 24 February 2014, Berlin
Moderation of panel: “LP perspectives on the German market”
European Family Office Winter Conference 2014, 11 February 2014, London
Moderation of panel: “Private Equity: New risks and challenges”
International Investors‘ Congress 2014, 11 February 2014, London
Moderation of panel: “How are Private Equity firms evolving?”
2013
DACH Investment Gipfel, 26 November 2013, Frankfurt
Panel: „Alternative Anlagemöglichkeiten im Niedrigzinsumfeld“
Super Investor, 19 November 2013, Paris
Moderation of panel: “Winners and losers: How to find the right GP in a binary market? Who has a future and who do you back in the current environment? What makes a fund more marketable? Are only specialist funds sufficiently able to differentiate themselves and what is the future for generalist funds?”
Capital Creation, 17 September 2013, Monaco
Moderation of panel: “Niche secondary strategies – have they really delivered?”
European Family Office and Private Wealth Management Forum, 5 June 2013, Geneva
Moderation of panel: “How have Managed Accounts grown since the Financial Crisis”
LP-GP Mid-Market Private Equity Forum, AltAssets, 23 May 2013, London
Panel: “Outlook on lower mid-market opportunities and funds from an LP perspective”
The European Mid-Market Private Equity Conference, BIE, 22 May 2013, London
Moderation of panel: “GP selection: what we look for? Is it an art or a science?”
DACH Elite Summit, 16 April 2013, Frankfurt
Panel: „Real Assets und Sustainable / Impact Investments im aktuellen Kapitalmarktumfeld“
AFIC Investors Forum, 12 March 2013, Paris
Panel: “LPs investment strategies”
Super Return 2013, 25 February 2013, Berlin
Moderator of panel: “Examining LP perspectives on Turkish private equity: what are the key opportunities and challenges”
2012
The Private Equity Investor Relations Conference, BIE, 13 December 2012, London
Panel: „Introduction to Family Offices”
Super Investor 2012, 6 November 2012, Paris
Moderator of panel: “Where do LPs feel underserved and how do they divide up the investment world? Analysing the funds, sectors, geographies and strategies which are now core to investors’ platforms”
Capital Creation 2012, 10 September 2012, Cannes
Panel: “Co-investment dynamics: Everyone’s doing it, but are they right for investors? Or even for fund managers?”
LP-GP Infrastructure Forum, AltAssets, 9 October 2012, London
Moderator of panel: “Assessing the infrastructure asset class in 2012 and beyond”
GAIM International 2012, 20 June 2012, Monaco
Moderator of panel: „Exploring the differences between a hedge fund and a private equity investment strategy for distressed debt and which will outperform in our era of sovereign debt?”
2011
Super Investor 2011, 15 November 2011, Paris
Moderator of panel: „What makes an LP decide not to re-up with an existing GP? Understanding the process by which LPs rationalise their portfolios and who will the ultimate winners and losers be?”
Moderated round table discussion: “Direct Investments”
Super Return Emerging Markets, 27 June 2011, Geneva
Panel: “What are LPs looking for when they assess new managers? How can GPs fulfill the LPs’ criteria and what are the strategies for maintaining long-term relationships?”
Super Return 2011, 28 February 2011, Berlin
Panel: „Examining the effects of increasing pressure on GPs to deploy capital as investment periods come to an end: what does this mean for deals, returns and fundraising?”
2010
The Private Equity Investor Relations Conference, BIE, 9 December 2010, London
Panel: “LP-GP relationship: the implications of changing fund terms”
Private Equity Exchange Summit and Awards 2010, 30 November 2010, Paris
Member of the Advisory Board: selection and nomination of the best private equity funds 2010
Super Investor 2010, 16 November 2010, Paris
Panel: “Where is invesment money going to come from in future and how will the demands of these new LPs be met? Overcoming the challenge of successfully finding long-term sources of capital”
Moderated round table discussion: “Lower mid-market: attractiveness and risks”
The British Private Equity Awards 2010, Unquote, 4 November 2010, London
Member of the Advisory Panel: selection and nomination of the best UK private equity funds 2010
Super Return Emerging Markets 2010, 28 June 2010, Geneva
Panel: “LP strategies for manager selection”
10. Handelsblatt Jahrestagung, 22 June 2010, Munich
Panel: „Private Equity: Unternehmensfinanzierung durch Beteiligungskapital sichern“
NEWNET Clean Energy LP – GP Meeting, 23 March 2010, London
Panel: “Clean energy investments from a LP perspective”
5. Technologietag (Munich Network), 18 March 2010, Munich
Speech: „Technologieinvestitionen aus Sicht eines Fondsinvestors“
2009
EVCA – Buyout Forum, 2-3 December 2009, Paris
Panel: “Private equity model 2010: evolution or revolution?”
Private Equity Exchange Summit, 2 December 2009, Paris
Panel: “The new LP – GP relationship”
AFIC – La Conférence Annuelle du Capital Investissement, 7 April 2009, Paris
Panel: “Investir dans le Private Equity dans le nouvel environnement”
2008
8. Handelsblatt Jahrestagung Private Equity, 28 May 2008, Munich
Speech: „Die Bedeutung aktiver Werteentwicklung durch Private Equity-Unternehmen aus Sicht eines Fondsinvestors“
IIEF – Global Shareholder Activism 7eu conference, 15–16 May 2008, Paris
Panel: “Mergers & acquisitions and private equity: A boom for whom?”
