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We believe attending Capital Creation 2011 is an investment that will deliver considerable returns:
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General Partners Limited Partners
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share their perspectives, investment managers to determine where to deploy
capital to maximise investment returns
summer months. ”
strategies and concerns to enable you Christiaan de Lint, Partner, Headway Capital
to better plan for the future, align your
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✔ Explore innovative approaches to fundraising private equity industry CREATION NUMBERS:
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5 big picture
over 250 key industry figures to support factor these into your investment strategies
presentations give
fundraising and investment objectives
you a timeline
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round-up of the
✔ Dedicated networking time designed for one- on industry trends to enable effective
market and future
on-one meetings with existing and prospective management of your private equity interests
trends
LPs
We look forward to seeing you in Monte Carlo. 5 regional
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Yours sincerely,
highlight growth
Capital Creation 2011 – Conference Advisory Board opportunities in
high-return markets
4 focused streams
and 7 roundtable
discussions give
Vince O’Brien, Andrew Sealey, Charles Smith, Peter McKellar, Robert Barry, you the opportunity
Director, Managing Partner, Chief Investment Chief Investment Partner,
Officer, Officer, Proskauer to personalise your
Montagu Private Campbell Lutyens
Equity DB Private Equity SL Capital Partners own agenda and
select only the most
relevant topics
SUNSET COCKTAIL RECEPTIONS AND THEMED CONFERENCE DINNER
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MONDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2011
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3. FUNDRAISING FORUM: MONDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2011
MAXIMISE FUNDRAISING IN AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISED BY UNPREDICTABILITY AND CHANGE
THROUGH OPTIMAL INVESTOR INSIGHT AND INNOVATIVE PLANNING STRATEGIES
12:00 Registration and networking lunch 15:15 Afternoon coffee and networking
13:00 Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks 15:45 Discover where the future sources of capital are, how they are formulating
Vince O’Brien, Director, Montagu Private Equity their investment strategies and how to unlock this untapped potential
Kelly Mayer, Partner, Lion Capital
13:10 LP perspectives panel
Laurent Donin de Rosière, Partner, BC Partners
Hear how the top investors are planning to deploy their allocation to alternative investments in
the current market and how GPs can adapt to meet changing LP expectations Philip Bassett, Partner, Permira Advisers
Mark Boyle, Director, Private Equity Funds, Northwestern Mutual 16:20 LP/GP Only Round Tables
Dan Aylott, Portfolio Manager, BP Investment Management
Peter McKellar, Chief Investment Officer, SL Capital Partners LP Only: Fund restructuring in difficult situations
Robert Mason, Head of Private Equity Investments, Lord North Street Limited Christiaan de Lint, Partner, Headway Capital
Adalbjörn Stefansson, Head of Buyout Fund Investments, Skandia LP Only: Obtaining the best deal possible and achieving a win–win solution
13:50 Interactive audience engagement session: Predicting successful funds of Anselm Adams, Partner, Adams Capital Partners
the future Michael Powell, Head of Alternative Assets, Universities Superannuation Fund (USS)
Provide your view of what the essential aspects of a successful fund are, see how this matches
GP Only: Innovative, cost effective fund structuring for success
up against industry research and use this unparalleled insight to drive your strategy
David Tegeler, Partner, Proskauer
Francois Aguerre, Principal, Coller Capital
Oliver Gottschalg, Professor, HEC Paris LP Only: Implementing an effective due diligence process
Richard Green, Chairman, August Equity
14:40 Exploring innovative approaches to the traditional route of fundraising
Philip Rattle, Partner, August Equity
Paul DiBlasi, Vice President, IntraLinks
Rhonda Ryan, Head of Private Funds Group, Europe, Pinebridge Investments 17:00 Chairman’s closing remarks followed by close of fundraising forum
Annette Wilson, Managing Director, Palamon Capital Partners 17:10 Welcoming sunset cocktail party
Harold Kaiser, Managing Partner, Litorina Kapital
Andrey Dobrynin, Managing Partner, New Russia Growth
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1: TUESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2011
IDENTIFYING AND REALISING EXCEPTIONAL RETURNS IN A REBOUNDING MARKET
08:00 Registration and refreshments 10:20 Expert Oxford–style insight debate: Which market sector is the most
attractive and why?
09:00 Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks
Hear the perspectives of three key opinion leaders as they present their market view and make
Dörte Höppner, Secretary-General, EVCA a case for why their segment presents the most attractive investment opportunity versus the
competition.
09:10 Predicting the future of private equity into 2015
Moderator: Hans van Swaay, Partner, Lyrique
An up-to-minute analysis on current market and financial conditions: What will the market look like in 4–5yrs?
Mega–Cap: Alex Stirling, Director, European Buyout, Carlyle
Karsten Langer, Partner, The Riverside Company & Chairman-Elect, EVCA
Mid–Cap: Thierry Timsit, Managing Partner, Astorg Partners
09.40 Interactive audience engagement session: Assessing the current state and Small–Cap: Marc der Kinderen, Managing Partner, 747 Capital
expected future outlook for private equity
Each expert–led session to last 15 minutes and will be followed by a combined panel debate
An industry expert driven, anonymous polling session setting the scene and looking towards and Q&A
the expected future. Audience responses will drive the direction and depth of debate to ensure
you receive key industry insight not available anywhere else 11:20 Morning refreshments and networking
François Gamblin, CEO and Co-Founder, SecondCap
Gordon Hargraves, Partner, RHO Fund Investors
Oliver Gottschalg, Professor, HEC Paris
STREAM A STREAM B
TRACKING, PREDICTING AND UTILISING THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING PRIMARY DEAL PRICING, LEVERAGE AND DUE DILIGENCE
SECONDARIES MARKET
11.50 Post-crisis perspectives: The impact on the secondary market and can the 11.50 The role of leverage in private equity and expected future trends
secondaries deliver the returns expected of them in the future? Benoit de Kerleau, Partner, Dahlia Partners
Bernhard Engelien, Managing Director, Cogent Partners Paul Shea, Partner, Beechbrook Capital
Andre Aubert, Principal, LGT Capital Partners Simon Hamilton, Head of Fund Finance, Investec
Christophe Nicolas, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley AIP Jean-Christophe Rey, Investor Management, Intermediate Capital Group
Gunter Waldner, Principal, AlpInvest
Yann Robard, Senior Principal, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
12:20 The many faces of the secondaries market: what are the key differences in 12:20 Value Creation: Understanding value, mitigating risk and
secondary fund strategies and how do these affect reasons to invest in the optimising returns
segment? Paul Search, Executive Director Risk & Analytics, Willis
Andrew Sealey, Managing Partner, Campbell Lutyens Michael Nouril, Partner, Proskauer
Charles Smith, Chief Investment Officer, DB Private Equity
Oliver Gardey, Head of European Operations, Pomona Capital
David Williamson, Managing Partner, Nova Capital Management
12.50 Networking luncheon
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4. MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1: CONTINUED
STREAM A STREAM B
NEGOTIATING THE REGULATORY HURDLES AND FORMULATING STRENGTHENING BONDS BETWEEN LPS AND GPS
EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE A PROFITABLE AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP
13.50 Perspectives on the impact of the AIFM Directive 13.50 Team dynamics: Gaining, incentivising and retaining an effective fund
Insights from LPs, GPs and fund of funds on the practical impact of the Directive management team
Robert Barry, Partner, Proskauer Armando D’Amico, Managing Partner, Acanthus Advisers
Jeremy Golding, Managing Partner, Golding Capital Partners
Philippe Poggioli, Managing Partner, Access Capital Partners
Caroline Huyskes, Partner, Egeria
Neil MacDougall, Managing Partner, Silverfleet Capital Partners
14.20 Building and maintaining a strong relationship between managers and investors
14.20 Solvency II impacts on investor appetites for private equity: How the
Vince O’Brien, Director, Montagu Private Equity
directive is being interpreted regionally and the differing experiences
Anselm Adams, Partner, Adams Capital Partners
Karin Jans, Vice President, Swiss Re
David Smith, Managing Director, Capital Dynamics
Stephen Marquardt, CEO, Doughty Hanson
14.50 Dual perspectives: Assessing and predicting trends in fund fees and carry
14.50 Are increasing regulations beneficial for private equity?
Sonia Trocmé-Le Page, Co-Founder & Partner, Global Private Equity
Understanding how the PE business model is being affected and quantifying the cost burden Hans van Swaay, Partner, Lyrique
John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, Altius Associates Erik Kaas, Co–Head Investment Solutions, Partners Group
Gus Black, Partner, Dechert Michael Diehl, Partner, Activa Capital
Karsten Langer, Partner, The Riverside Company & Chairman-Elect, EVCA Michael Powell, Head of Alternative Assets, Universities Superannuation Fund (USS)
15.20 Afternoon coffee and networking 16.30 Evaluating the role, potential pitfalls and return opportunities of
turnaround and distressed fund strategies
15.50 The role of Funds-of-Funds (FoFs) in a shifting investment environment:
David Abrams, Managing Partner, Apollo Management International
Should they form part of a balanced and strategic investment portfolio?
Ian Cash, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Special Opportunities Fund, Alchemy
Helen Steers, Partner, Pantheon
Julie Gray, Principal, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 17:10 Chairperson’s closing remarks, followed by drinks reception
Peter McKellar, Chief Investment Officer, SL Capital Partners
19:00 Capital Creation 2011 gala dinner
Paul Newsome, Executive Director and Head of Investments, Unigestion
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2011
TAPPING INTO FUTURE AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY AND ATTRACTIVE RETURNS
08:30 Networking and refreshments Dörte Höppner, Secretary-General, EVCA
Mark Florman, Chief Executive Officer, BVCA
09:10 Chairperson’s welcoming remarks
Simon Harford, Partner, Actis
Mark Florman, Chief Executive Officer, BVCA Tom Rotherham, Associate Director, Private Equity, Hermes
09:30 How to add value to your investments in a low growth environment Phil Case, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
The operational improvements and strategic repositioning funds are undertaking to maximise value 11:00 Nordic insights: Regional investment opportunities and perspectives
Louis Elson, Managing Partner, Palamon Capital Partners
Hear expert insight from Nordic LPs and GPs on the market status, challenges and
Menno Antal, Managing Partner Northern Europe and Head of Buyout Funds, 3i opportunities for operating in this heated market
10:15 Responsible investment to add real value: Managing environmental, social and Kai Jordahl, Head of CapMan Buyout, Senior Partner, CapMan
governance (ESG) opportunity and risk Katja Salovaara, Portfolio Manager, Ilmarinen
Investor and fund manager strategies to proactively maximising and protecting the value of a 11:30 Morning coffee and networking
sustainable investment
STREAM A STREAM B
CAPITALISE ON GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN KEY HIGH RETURN KEY SECTOR FOCUS
REGIONAL MARKETS
12:00 Private equity opportunities in Africa 12:00 Infrastructure analysis and outlook: Assessing the post–crisis sector
Andrew Brown, Chief Investment Officer, ECP maturity and attractiveness
Hisham El-Khazindar, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Citadel Capital Peter Hofbauer, Head of Infrastructure, Hermes GPE
Serge Lauper, Co–Head Investment Management, Swiss Re Private Equity Partners
Simon Harford, Partner, Actis
12:50 Regional focused round table sessions 12:30 Clean energy assets: Return expectations and strategies
Rory Quinlan, Managing Director, Capital Dynamics
Join an interactive working panel of peers with a key regional expert driving the debate and activities Tom Murley, Head of Renewable Energy, Hg Capital
Asia & China - Hans van Swaay, Partner, Lyrique Shaun Kingsbury, Partner, Hudson Clean Energy
South America - Olaf Neubert, Managing Partner, Hedges Capital Chris Hunt, Managing Director, Riverstone Europe
Central & Eastern Europe - Alex Munteanu, Managing Director, Dragon Capital
Africa - Stephen Murphy, Managing Director of Institutional Fundraising, Citadel Capital
13:30 Networking luncheon & interactive round tables
Creating capital post acquisition by actively growing a portfolio company Developing an appropriate risk profile adjusted investment strategy
Ekkehard Franzke, Partner, A.T. Kearney John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, Altius Associates
Justifying the case for venture capital in Europe and investigating the opportunities
David York, CEO and Managing Director, Top Tier Capital Partners
15:30 Chairman’s closing remarks and close of conference
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OVER 80+ SPEAKERS AT CAPITAL CREATION 2011 HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY HAND-PICKED AS BEING OUTSTANDING
INNOVATORS, TOP PERFORMERS AND THOUGHT LEADERS IN THE PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY.
SELECT KEYNOTE PRESENTERS:
Adalbjörn Stefansson, Dan Aylott, Laurent Donin de Rosière,
Head of Buyout Fund Investments, Portfolio Manager, Partner,
Skandia BP Investment Management BC Partners
Alex Stirling, David Abrams, Peter Hofbauer,
Director, European Buyout, Managing Partner, Head of Infrastructure,
Carlyle Apollo Hermes GPE
INDUSTRY OPINION FORMERS:
Alex Munteanu, Managing Director, Dragon David York, CEO and Managing Director, Top Tier Katja Salovaara, Portfolio Manager, Ilmarinen Philip Bassett, Partner, Permira Advisers
Capital Capital Partners Kelly Mayer, Partner, Lion Capital Philip Rattle, Partner, August Equity
Andre Aubért, Principal, LGT Capital Partners Dörte Höppner, Secretary-General, EVCA Louis Elson, Managing Partner, Palamon Capital Philippe Poggioli, Managing Partner, Access
Andrew Brown, Chief Investment Officer, ECP Ekkehard Franzke, Partner, A.T. Kearney Partners Capital Partners
Andrew Sealey, Managing Partner, Campbell Erik Kaas, Co–Head Investment Solutions, Marc der Kinderen, Managing Partner, 747 Rhonda Ryan, Head of Private Funds Group,
Lutyens Partners Group Capital Europe, Pinebridge
Andrey Dobrynin, Managing Partner, New Russia François Aguerre, Principal, Coller Capital Mark Boyle, Director, Private Equity Funds, Richard Green, Chairman, August Equity
Growth François Gamblin, CEO and Co-Founder, Northwestern Mutual Robert Barry, Partner, Proskauer
Annette Wilson, Managing Director, Palamon SecondCap Mark Florman, Chief Executive Officer, BVCA Robert Mason, Head of Private Equity Investments,
Capital Partners Gordon Hargraves, Partner, RHO Fund Investors Menno Antal, Managing Partner Northern Europe & Lord North Street
Anselm Adams, Partner, Adams Capital Partners Gunter Waldner, Principal, AlpInvest Head, Buyout Funds, 3i Rory Quinlan, Managing Director, Capital
Armando D’Amico, Managing Partner, Acanthus Gus Black, Partner, Dechert Michael Diehl, Partner, Activa Capital Dynamics
Advisers Michael Nouril, Partner, Proskauer Serge Lauper, Co–Head Investment Management,
Hans van Swaay, Partner, Lyrique
Benoit de Kerleau, Partner, Dahlia Partners Michael Powell, Head of Alternative Assets, USS Swiss Re
Harold Kaiser, Managing Partner, Litorina Kapital
Bernhard Engelien, Managing Director, Cogent Neil MacDougall, Managing Partner, Silverfleet Shaun Kingsbury, Partner, Hudson Clean Energy
Partners Helen Steers, Partner, Pantheon
Capital Partners Simon Hamilton, Head of Fund Finance, Investec
Caroline Huyskes, Partner, Egeria Hisham El-Khazindar, Managing Director, Citadel
Capital Olaf Neubert, Managing Partner, Hedges Capital Simon Harford, Partner, Actis
Charles Smith, Chief Investment Officer, DB Oliver Gardey, Head of European Operations, Sonia Trocmé-le Page, Co-Founder & Partner,
Private Equity Ian Cash, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Alchemy
Pomona Capital Global Private Equity
Chris Hunt, Managing Director, Riverstone Jean-Christophe Rey, Investor Management, ICG
Oliver Gottschalg, Professor, HEC Paris Stephen Marquardt, CEO, Doughty Hanson
Europe Jeremy Golding, Managing Partner, Golding
Capital Partners Paul DiBlasi, Vice President, IntraLinks Stephen Murphy, Managing Director of Institutional
Christiaan de Lint, Partner, Headway Capital Fundraising, Citadel Capital
John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, Altius Paul Newsome, Executive Director and Head of
Christophe Nicolas, Executive Director, Morgan Investments, Unigestion Thierry Timsit, Managing Partner, Astorg Partners
Stanley AIP Associates
Julie Gray, Principal, Canada Pension Plan Paul Search, Executive Director Risk & Analytics, Tom Murley, Head of Renewable Energy, Hg Capital
David Smith, Managing Director, Capital Willis
Dynamics Investment Board Tom Rotherham, Associate Director, Private Equity,
Kai Jordahl, Head of CapMan Buyout, Senior Paul Shea, Partner, Beechbrook Capital Hermes
David Tegeler, Partner, Proskauer
Partner, CapMan Peter McKellar, Chief Investment Officer, SL Vince O’Brien, Director, Montagu Private Equity
David Williamson, Managing Partner, Nova Capital Partners
Capital Management Karin Jans, Vice President, Swiss Re Yann Robard, Senior Principal, Canada Pension
Karsten Langer, Partner, The Riverside Company Phil Case, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Plan Investment Board
“ Events like Capital Creation are an essential means of assessing the case for private equity, and have never been more important than this year.
With its intimate environment and size, the conference promotes real interaction between audience and speakers – the level of debate and analysis
offers the chance to really dig deep into to the key challenges the industry faces and see how others are approaching these issues successfully.
”
Vince O’Brien, Director, Montagu Private Equity
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the entire industry. Secondcap has created SecondaryNet, the first independent Transaction Management9:27 AM
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