10th German Private Equity Breakfast

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Munich

The German Private Equity Breakfast is an annual event that is hosted through the joint cooperation of Pedersen & Partners and CMS Hasche Sigle. In it's 10th edition, the event will be held in Munich and will bring together senior decision makers from Private Equity, Mezzanine and Venture Funds, Asset Managers, Financial Institutions, Family Offices and their portfolio companies.

The purpose of this event is to bring together investment professionals to discuss and share experiences and comments regarding the current industry climate and future developments.

Type:
Private Equity Breakfast
Venue:

Rocco Forte Charles Hotel
Sophienstraße 28, 80333 München

Co-Chairs:

  • Tobias Schneider - Partner, CMS Hasche Sigle
  • Poul Pedersen – Executive Chairman, Pedersen & Partners 

Panellists:

  • Christopher Apfel - Vice President, General Atlantic
  • Luisa Düsberg - Principal, Burda Principal Investments
  • Philipp Freyschlag - Managing Partner, VTC
  • Alexander Schwab - Investment Leader Private Equity, Member of Management, Partners Group 

Panel discussion topics:

  • Importance of ESG criteria in fundraising and when selecting portfolio companies, including the increased demand for governance at both the fund and portfolio levels;
  • Outlook for and latest trends in investment, finance, and M&A activity, including deal flow, valuations and exit strategies, search funds; secondaries; private debt funds, continuation funds;
  • High opportunity sectors and market segments: Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Life Sciences, digital & energy infrastructure, water & food security, decarbonisation/clean energy;
  • Value creation: portfolio management and exit strategies, change management, the significance of human capital in due diligence, succession planning, and key talent acquisition and retention;
  • Influence of current external factors such as interest rates and inflation, armed geopolitical conflicts, digital transformation, energy transition, new legislation and key elections;
  • Fundraising environment - who are the main sources of capital: institutional investors, family offices, corporate ventures, sovereign wealth funds, multilaterals, funds of funds;
  • Outbound investment destinations - which geographies have the highest potential for investors and their portfolio companies.