Benelux Private Equity & Venture Capital Breakfast
The Private Equity Breakfast is an annual event that is sponsored and hosted through the joint cooperation of Pedersen & Partners and CMS. The event in Amsterdam will gather leading speakers from the private equity industry, management recruitment and legal fields.
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.
CMS Atrium Zuidtoren Parnassusweg 737 1077 DG Amsterdam
The panel discussion will be held in English and will be moderated by:
Poul Pedersen
Pedersen & Partners, Managing Partner
Mark Ziekman
CMS, Partner Corporate/M&A
We have the following confirmed speakers:
Brigitte van der Maarel, NIBC Bank, Head of Mezzanine & Equity Partners
Mark Bakker, 3i, Director Benelux Private Equity
Dick Boer Kempen en Co, Head of European Real Estate, Diversified Industries & Services
Jeroen Lenssen, Riverside Europe, Vice President
Franck de Lange ABN AMRO, Head of Leveraged Finance Europe
Pieter van Duijvenvoorde, CMS, Corporate/M&A Partner
Topics:
- Recent developments and trends in the Dutch/Benelux M&A market – including deal-flow, valuations, funding, availability of credit for leveraged financing, exit routes and strategies, co-investments;
- High opportunity sectors and market segments – Fintech, Life Sciences, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), renewable energy, internet of things, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, Edtech;
- Value creation - portfolio management & asset class strategies, turnaround and change management, succession planning, talent retention, disconnect between valuations and company performance;
- Impact from the geopolitical arena and external factors: Brexit negotiations, US trade barriers and sanctions, migrant crisis, globalisation, rise of nationalism and EU scepticism;
- Outbound investment destinations - what geographies or regions have the highest potential for Dutch PE firms and their portfolio companies (EU, Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, USA?);
- early stage investing in start-ups and SMEs - the role of Venture Capital/Venture Debt and the rise of ICO as an alternative means of funding;
- Fund raising environment - who are the main sources of inbound capital? pension funds, insurance companies, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, multilaterals, funds of funds.
Who is the event for:
Decision makers from private equity funds, asset managers, venture capital funds, investment banks, development finance institutions, family offices and corporate investors.
This event is free of charge and by invitation only.