Mr Ted Dow, speaking at Private Equity World Australia 2011

Mr Ted Dow,
Managing Director
DIF Capital Partners, Australia

Ted Dow Ted has 20 years of experience in finance and banking. He is currently Managing Director of DIF Capital Partners, a firm employed to provide asset management consulting services to Alceon. DIF is a funds management operation which has raised in excess of $580 million in institutional commitments since inception. Ted previously held line responsibility for managing a $310 million global debt and hybrid equity securities fund which, over the four years to December 2009, generated an IRR of 9%. After successfully building up the fund from inception, he recently agreed terms to transfer ownership of the fund to a Fortune 500 US Insurance company and retains economics in the vehicle.
Ted joined DIFCP as Chief Investment Officer in 2005 from Westpac Institutional Bank where he was Managing Director and Co-Head of Financial Sponsors Group. In this role he completed over 45 transactions worth an aggregate enterprise value of over $12 billion whilst leading a team of ten in leveraged finance, mezzanine debt investment and private equity capital raisings. He was responsible for establishing a mezzanine debt capability at Westpac.
Prior to joining Westpac, Ted worked with AMP Henderson as Investment Manager Private Capital (1997 through 2000). Working in both London and Sydney, he led AMPs mezzanine and high yield debt operations and also initiated, managed and advised upon equity investments in corporate private equity, power infrastructure and telecommunications assets. He has also been employed at Xstrata (MIM) as Assistant Treasurer (1994 through 1997) and in other corporate treasury roles with Shell Petroleum, Fuji Film and Guinness PLC. He has previously been a regular speaker at various conferences and seminars over the past several years on loan capital markets and mezzanine debt.
Ted holds an Advanced MBA from the University of Queensland, a Masters in Financial Management from Manchester Business School, a Postgraduate Degree in Japanese Studies from Kansai Gai Dai (Osaka), and a BA Magna Cum Laude in Economics from Boston University.

Appearing:

Conference Day One: Monday 6 June 2011

11.50

Keynote Panel: The creation of a new LP/GP dynamic: delivering on LP investment requirements and maintaining deal flow

Identify areas for change in the current LP/GP dynamic and reevaluate the blind pool model to suit the Australian market
Effective strategies for building and maintaining investor relations:Delivering transparency to LPs through seamlessly managing fee structures and contract termsMaintaining GP control over investments while giving LPs more responsibility over management of portfolio companies

Mr David Jones,

Managing Director,
Champ Private Equity, Australia

Mr Jeremy Samuel,

Managing Director,
Anacacia Capital, Australia

Mr Peter Wiggs,

Managing Partner,
Archer Capital, Australia

Mr Ted Dow,

Managing Director,
DIF Capital Partners, Australia

14.25

Presentation: Strengthening Australia’s mezzanine debt market to raise return on investment from leveraged buyouts

What does it take to convince alternative lenders to invest capital in private equity transactions?
Learn the terms under which financiers are willing to invest in private equity transactions
How to overcome Australian banks’ reluctance to lend and secure competitive financing terms for maximum return on investment
Utilising offshore banks and alternative debt funds as a substitute for traditional sources of leverage for funding mezzanine debt

Mr Ted Dow,

Managing Director,
DIF Capital Partners, Australia

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