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Conference:
Day 1
23rd Nov 8.50am - 5:30pm
Day 2
24th Nov 8.50am - 5:30pm
Master Classes:
Sunday 22nd Nov
KMPG - Making your investments sweat - driving value from portfolio companies
Wednesday 24 Nov
BDO Corporate Finance & Lawrence Graham - The challenges of restructuring & re-financing in the current market
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Private Equity World Awards, MENA 2009
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Important dates
Submit all nominations: 30th September 2009
Shortlists announced:
October 2009
Gala awards evening:
23rd November 2009
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Nominations can be put forward for a series of categories depending on the meeting of category criteria.
Categories
- Deal of the year
- Professional services firm of the year
- Best fund raising of the year
- Best new private equity fund
- Best private equity house
- Best venture capital fund
- Special merit award
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The awards evening will be one of spectacular entertainment, food, networking and a whole lot of fun. You will not want to miss it!
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Conference day two - Tuesday 24 November 2009Conference day two - Tuesday 24 November 2009
8.30am Registration and refreshments 8.45am Chairman's opening remarks
Founder and Managing Director, Preqin Ltd
The key economic outlook for the GCC 9am Keynote: The GCC economic outlook and implications for private equity
- The outlook: how deep and how long-lasting?
- The new petrodollar flows
- The challenges of growth: inflation and pressure on the exchange rate
- Capital flows, inflation, and exchange rates mean for private equity investment
Chief Economist and Managing Director, Proprietary Investment, , Jadwa Investment Company
9.30am Distressed assets: are there rich pickings for investors, fact?
- Where are the right distressed assets?
- How can you place value on or to a distressed asset(s)?
- Choosing the appropriate distressed asset(s) – what does an investor needs to know
- What then are the challenges of distressed investing for investors
- How to engage a co-investor in distressed investing – transparency and due diligence issues
- How does Governmental influence or underlying mandates influence these investments?
Portfolio gains through strategic M&A 10am M&A panel discussion group: portfolio gains using strategic Mergers and Acquisitions
- Exploring opportunities created by divestment of assets and M&A strategies
- Valuations and the building of portfolios
- Structures in M&A and cross border acquisitions
- Corporate governance transfer and synergistic gains from mergers and acquisitions
- Post merger integration issues
- Protecting your assets from hostile takeovers
- Core assets and when to divest
Co-Head, Gulf Growth Capital, Investcorp Head of Equity Capital Markets/Mergers & Acquisitions , Mashreqbank
10.30am Morning refreshments and networking Food security - agriculture and natural resources 11am Food Security: Agricultural land ownership, production and commodity scarcity
- Scarcity factors
- Global environmental problems leading investors to secure strategic opportunities
- Land ownership and agricultural production
- Food vis-a-vis energy demand
- Importance of infrastructure developments to reduce logistic costs
- Water, the fundamental resource for competitive agriculture
Principal, Agroholding Avangard Head of Business Development, Vision Brazil Investments Chief Executive Officer, TIBA Agro Private Equity Portfolio Manager, Vision Brazil Investments Chief Executive Officer and CIO, Valiance Advisors (UK)
Growth potential in influential MENA markets 11.30am The growth potential of Saudi Family Businesses: what can Family Businesses achieve with strategic M&A and private equity investing
- Growth of family businesses so far
- Are family businesses M&A ready? - recent consolidation activity
- Management control and equity dilution issues - views on private equity infusion and listing
- Availability of acquisition finance and preferences – shariah compliance issue
- Preferred sectors and geographies for M&A consolidation
- The future: global businesses or local conglomerates?
Founder, President & CEO, Saudi German Hospitals Group Head - Mergers, Acquisitions & Advisory, NCB Capital Vice President – Business Development, Merger & Acquisition, The Savola Group (KSA)
12pm SAUDI ARABIA panel: “a horizon of opportunity within the region’s powerhouse”
- Structural, regulatory and investment influences within Saudi
- Main players, their size, track record and strategies
- Deal flow, prices and returns to investors
- Opportunities and challenges to investing in Saudi
- Diversification of investments and portfolios, sectors and M&A activity
- The forward plans for Saudi investors and funds – the vision ahead
Vice President – Portfolio Management, Afwaf Investment Managing Director, Middle East & Africa , Thomson Reuters Co-Founder and Managing Director, HBG Holdings Managing Director - Head, Global Transaction Banking - MENA, Deutsche Bank Executive Partner, Malaz Group (KSA)
12.30pm KUWAIT panel: the investment opportunities ahead
- Structural, regulatory and commercial background to investing in and out of Kuwait
- Main players, their size, track record and strategies
- Deal flow, prices and returns to investors
- Opportunities and challenges to investing in Kuwait and into other markets
- The forward plans for Kuwait investors and funds – “the vision ahead”
Chief Executive Officer, Al Aman Investment Co. Head of Investment Banking, Rasameel Structured Finance Company Assistant Vice President, Atman Investment Company Group Director, Jashanmal Group
2pm NORTH AFRICA: the rise of private equity and venture capital opportunities
- Current and future trends
- Privatization and deregulation as catalysts for the industry
- Successful strategies: sectors and investment phases
- Foreign versus local capital
- Key market and deal flow drivers
- Are the banks ready to play their part?
Director, Director, Lixus Capsian Management Director Francophone North West Africa, FSVC Board Member, Nomad Capital
2.30pm QATAR: how is Qatar opening the market to investors?
- Who are the main players and what is their size, track record and strategies
- What are the attractive sectors for private equity?
- Deal flow, prices and returns to investors
- Opportunities and challenges to investing in private equity
3pm Panel discussion: Angel investing, Seed Capital, SMEs and VC
- Market models: the US, European and Asian models
- VC returns: comparing returns to quoted markets
- Capital: Government vs. institutional vs. UHNW investors
Chief Executive Officer, Riyada Ventures Managing Partner, Arab Seed Ventures Director Arab Academic Tech Transfer project, Manager, ASTF Techno Fund, Head, ASTF Bureau (Tunisia), ASTF Bureau Vice President, Abraaj Capital
3.30pm Afternoon refreshments and networking Taking the risk on Iran and Iraq 4pm IRAN and IRAQ panel: are there credible and feasible opportunities?
- What is happening in these markets - what are the driving forces?
- Governmental influence, political risk and security of investments
- The development of the Local Stock Markets
- How can you access the markets – is there really “open” opportunities
- Examples of investments and sector/project investments
- Expected returns – what are they on high risk profiles?
- Doing business on the ground – what needs to be done to get success for investors
Chairman, Turquoise Partners Managing Director, Fairfax Investment Management
Global investment opportunities 4.30pm CHINA and ASIA panel: can China and Asian emerging markets maintain growth?
- Myths and reality about investing in China
- The growth of the private sector in China
- Sustainability of existing and new market opportunities
- Key issues: management bench strength, corporate governance and transparency, liquidity, risk management
- How private equity investors are adding value
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Golden Bridge Merchant Bank Founder and Executive Chairman, New Asia Assets Founder and Chief Executive, Asia Access Holding AG
5pm INDIA panel: private equity funds, deal flow and investment opportunities
- India’s place in the global investment community
- Key legal issues related to investing in India and mistakes to be avoided
- Structural, regulatory and commercial background to private equity investment in India
- Main players, their size, track record and strategies
- Deal flow, prices and returns to investors
- Opportunities and challenges to investing in private equity in India
Chief Executive Officer, Kuwaiti Indian Holding Company Partner, India Advisory Partners Founder, Gandhi & Associates Vice Chairman , IL&FS Investment Managers Limited
5.40pm Networking session and closing drinksAn opportunity for each and every delegate to meet with as many investors, speakers, GPs and LPs as possible during the event within an informal lively yet relaxed atmosphere, simple but very effective. |
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