Private Equity Breakfast 2016

Panel discussion and breakfast
Co-chairs:
Poul Pedersen, Managing Partner & Head of Private Equity Practice, Pedersen & Partners 
Tobias Schneider, Partner, CMS Hasche Sigle

Panelists:

Michael Feldt, Associate Partner, 4K Invest
Nicolas Himmelmann, Partner, AUCTUS Capital Partners
Sascha Kaumann, Principal, Bregal Unternehmerkapital
Reiner M. Löslein, Senior Advisory Partner, Castik Capital
Mirko Meyer-Schönherr, Partner, PAI Partners
Alexander Tumminelli, Managing Director, Head of Financial Sponsor Solutions Germany - UniCredit Group

Topics:

• Recent trends in M&A in the German-speaking region (DACH) – including deal-flow, valuations, funding, exit strategies;
• Private Equity as a partner for German "Mittelstand" companies. What is the appetite, and what are the issues?
• Typical obstacles to getting deals done. Availability of good management?
• Investing in start-up companies and SMEs: the role of Venture/Seed Capital in the German market;
• Appetite for investing or expanding portfolio companies further afield. Which high growth regions are particularly in demand right now? Southeast Asia? Sub Saharan Africa? Latin America? Eastern Europe? Middle East/North Africa?
• What do companies and management expect from private equity investors, apart from money?
• What are the most viable alternatives to PE for German entrepreneurs and family businesses? 
• Outlook/taking stock
  • High opportunity sectors
  • Notable transactions completed over the past 12 months
  • Most competitive deal size segments, opportunities
  • Co-investing opportunities
  • Challenges of managing portfolio companies
  • Challenges around negotiating the acquisition of privately-held entrepreneurial businesses
  • Availability of finance, alternative financing
  • Fund-raising environment