• Overview of the Nigerian Private Equity Industry
• Sectoral opportunities
• Risk management, value adding and exits in Nigeria
• South African business success stories in Nigeria
• The future of PE/VC in Nigeria 

Ugo Ikemba
Managing Director
Vectis Capital, Nigeria

•     What is the South African private equity market worth?
• Growth factors of private equity for South Africa – supply and demand
• Local recognition versus international recognition – global market positioning
• The future outlook for South African private equity

Malcolm Segal
Chairman
South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA),
Director
Sasfin
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Sasfin Capital Division, South Africa

• Impact on the timeline of financial distress - a new stage between workout and liquidation.
• Economic relevancy - current trends in liquidations and economic health.
• History and status of new business rescue legislation developments.
• Implications for turnaround of distressed portfolio companies e.g. prepacked vs.. freefall, moratoria, cramdown, control issues, etc.
• Implications for private equity investment opportunities in distressed companies.

Jan van der Walt
Chief Executive Officer
Turnaround Solutions, South Africa

• Will buyouts continue to dominate South African private equity, or does venture have a strong future?
• Effect of increased competition from international funds
• Which countries will drive South African growth?

Wellington Chadehumbe
Chief Executive Officer
Triumph Venture Capital, South Africa 

• What investors look for in private equity opportunities?
• Convergence of stage preferences
• Lessons from fundraising
• Ideal allocation strategies
• Strategies for accessing private equity
• Risks within the asset class

Derrick Msibi
Executive Director
Old Mutual Asset Management, South Africa 

•     Current practices and areas of future research
• The opportunities for private equity in South Africa
• Private equity versus stock market investments. Why private equity?
• The structure of private equity funds: thoughts on listed and unlisted private equity

Malcolm Segal
Chairman
South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA),
Director
Sasfin
Head
Sasfin Capital Division, South Africa

Panos Voutyritsas
Vice President
Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management, South Africa

John Gnodde
Chief Executive Officer
Brait Private Equity, South Africa

Mark Casey
Director – Corporate Finance
Deloitte, South Africa

• Investigating leveraged buy-outs
• Setting buyout targets and ensuring the highest return on investment
• Cost saving measures
• Financing buyout transactions

David Stadler
Executive Director
Nedbank Capital Private Equity, South Africa

Kathleen Danoher
Private Equity Investment Manager
Independent

• Enhancing potential Return on Investment (ROI)
• Better investment targeting and transaction structuring
• Undertaking detailed due diligence prior to investment or exit
• Determining exit strategies to enhance ROI

Rowan Williams
Director
iCapital Fund Managers, South Africa

•     How effectively are deals being referred to brokerage firms?
• How do we increase deal flow in Africa and South Africa?
• What are the downfalls in the industry?
• Looking forward to the future

Panos Voutyritsas
Vice President
Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management, South Africa

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• Assessing the factors influencing the current exit market
• What will the trends be in the next 6 months?
• Analysing the facts and figures: exit trends in South Africa and globally

Rowan Williams
Director
iCapital Fund Managers, South Africa

Claire Busetti
Chief Investment Officer
National Empowerment Fund, South Africa

David Stadler
Executive Director
Nedbank Capital Private Equity, South Africa

• Current and future trends
• Value proposition amidst booming public and real estate markets
• Successful strategies: sectors and investment phases
• Local versus regional versus global capital flow
• Regulatory and legislative frameworks and requirements

Ziad Oueslati
Managing Director
Tuninvest Finance Group, Tunisia

• How does Sub-Sahara compare to international markets for private equity?
• Current trends and innovations
• Available funds compared with available investments
• The future outlook for private equity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ron den Besten
Managing Partner
Aureos, South Africa

• Structuring a private equity spin-off fund
• What are the legal and tax issues in spin-offs?
• Advantages of a spin-off to both the fund and the parent
• The case for this unique spin-off fund

Alaya Bettaieb
Chairman
Tunisian Venture Capital Association, Tunisia

• How does Europe compare to international markets for private equity?
• Allocating between Europe and international private equity
• Current trends and innovations
• Available funds compared with available investments
• The future outlook for private equity in emerging markets and Africa

Nathan A Mintah
Managing Director
Equivera Capital (Pty) Ltd,
Retained adviser to HSBC Kingdom Africa Investments (Cayman) L.P

• What is private equity due diligence?
• Trends in private equity due diligence in recent years
• Trends in early stage venture capital due diligence
• Analysing the various roles in the due diligence process
• When and where are advisors appropriate in the due diligence process?
• How to maximise the effectiveness of your due diligence providers

Ziad Oueslati
Managing Director
Tuninvest Finance Group, Tunisia

Alaya Bettaieb
Chairman
Tunisian Venture Capital Association, Tunisia

Jan Hugo
Director – Equity Investments
Standard Bank, South Africa

Thomas Prins
Head of Private Equity
Investec Private Equity, South Africa

Eben van Heerden
Portfolio and Investment Manager
HBD Venture Capital, South Africa

• Due diligence and stabilisation of current operations
• Identifying under-performing facilities and productivity improvements
• Developing and executing viable reorganisation strategies
• Reviewing threats and risks

David Rissik
Executive Director
RMB Corvest, South Africa

• Hedge fund models versus private equity models
• Strategies of private equity and hedge funds in looking at distressed situations
• Can hedge funds become long term equity owners?
• The relationship with management – differences in approach
• Consequences of differing time horizons hedge funds versus private equity
• Can hedge funds provide long-term, fresh finance in distressed situations?

David Rissik
Executive Director
RMB Corvest, South Africa

Ron den Besten
Managing Partner
Aureos, South Africa

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Claire Busetti
Chief Investment Officer
National Empowerment Fund, South Africa

• How big is the market?
• Is there too much money chasing too few deals?
• Are secondary funds getting too big?
• Secondaries buying direct portfolios

Alaya Bettaieb
Chairman
Tunisian Venture Capital Association, Tunisia

Wellington Chadehumbe
Chief Executive Officer
Triumph Venture Capital, South Africa

Arthur Mashiatshidi
Chief Executive Officer
Decorum Capital Partners, South Africa