Swiss Private Equity & Venture Capital Breakfast

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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 Zürich will take place for the first 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.

Type:
Pedersen & Partners & CMS Breakfast
Venue:

Widder Hotel
Rennweg 7
CH-8001 Zürich 

The panel discussion will be held in English and will be moderated by:

Poul Pedersen – Executive Chairman, Pedersen & Partners

Stefan Brunnschweiler – Partner, CMS von Erlach Poncet

Panellists:

Kirsten Bode – Co-Head of Private Debt, Muzinich & Co

Michel Galeazzi – Co-founder, Partner, Evoco

Giovanna Maag – Partner, Altor Equity Partners

Raffael Rupprechter – Partner, CFO, Cross Equity

Marco Superina – Managing Director, Credit Suisse

Peter Wolfers – Principal, Alpha Associates

Topics:

  • Recent developments and trends in the M&A market in Switzerland – 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: Swiss Federal elections, Brexit negotiations, US trade barriers and sanctions, migrant crisis and rise of nationalism, EU/Euro scepticism
  • Outbound investment destinations – what geographies or regions have the highest potential for Swiss PE firms and their portfolio companies (EU, Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, USA)?
  • 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.