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This one day one stream event, held in English, will focus on core issues influencing the private equity market focused on the D-A-C-H region including turnarounds, legislation and integrity.

Key congress highlights:

• The rise of private equity in the DACH region
• Germany and Foreign Investors - an overview of recent legislative proposals and landmark cases
• Risk limitation: In the current climate should LPs be further diversifying their portfolio?
• The increase of distressed debt, turnarounds and special situation funds
• Eastern expansion: Germanic speaking countries looking into Eastern Europe
• Examination of steady supply of deals in the lower- to mid-market

Key speakers:

• Bieding, Partner, CLOSE BROTHERS
• Paul de Ridder, Partner, HALDER
• Kai Gebauer, Head of MidCap Leverage Finance Germany, DRESDNER KLEINWORT
• Nathalie Faure Beaulieu, Regional Managing Director, Northern Europe & Head of Mezzanine, EUROPEAN CAPITAL
• Nick Money Kyrle, Managing Partner, STEADFAST CAPITAL
• Thomas Jud, Partner, INVEST EQUITY
• Pekka Maki, Managing Director, 3TS CAPITAL
• Hannes Ambacher, Member of the executive board of Global Private Equity IV Holding AG, GUTMANN BANK
• Olivier Weddrien, Chief Executive Officer, DZ EQUITY PARTNER

As the leading publication in the region, unquote ", delivers comprehensive coverage of all investments, ranging from start-ups and expansion capital deals through to buyouts and re-financings. Our unique positioning within the market place ensures our private equity events are populated with the most senior level speakers and delegates from the leading investors, venture capitalists, bankers, lawyers and secondary players.