Spanish Private Equity & Venture Capital Breakfast 2019
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 Madrid will take place for the third time and 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.
The panel discussion will be held in English and will be moderated by:
Alvaro Arias – Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity & Venture Capital, Pedersen & Partners
Carlos Peña – Partner, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
Panellists:
Carmen Alonso – Head of Iberia, Tikehau Capital
Carlos Carbó – Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Nazca Capital
Eduardo González – Chief Executive Officer, Eugin Clinic
José María de León – Director, H.I.G. Capital
- Recent developments and trends in the Iberian 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/Euro scepticism;
- Outbound investment destinations – what geographies or regions have the highest potential for Spanish PE firms and their portfolio companies (EU, North Africa, CEE, Asia, Latin America);
- Fund raising environment – who are the main sources of inbound capital: institutional investors, family offices, corporate ventures, 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.