Private Equity World Mexico - Day three: Thursday, February 2, 2012

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8am
Breakfast and registration
8.50am
Chairman's opening remarks
Mr Luis Octavio Nuñez at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Mr Luis Octavio Nuñez

Luis Octavio Núñez is a shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, based on the Mexico City office, in the Corporate & Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Real Estate practices. Formerly, he was a partner at Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar, S.C. in...

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INVESTOR INSIGHTS

9am
Keynote address: The Mexican private equity landscape - Where it’s been, where it is, and where it’s going
Mr Arturo Saval at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Mr Arturo Saval

Cahirman, Mexican Private Equity Association SMP of Nexxus Capital, the largest and oldest mexican privatre equity management company

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  • What happened in 2011: wins, losses, trends and lessons learned
  • Current opportunities and pressing issues facing the Mexican private equity community today
  • Correlation between Mexican PE and current US economy conditions
  • Impact of 2012 election and industries in Mexico that are best positioned for PE investment

9.30am
Panel session: Investor insights on private equity in Mexico
Mr. Christian Warnholtz at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Mr. Christian Warnholtz

Christian Warnholtz. Founding Partner. With 22 years of financial experience he previously worked at BBV Securities in London in the Capital Markets Group, structuring and selling public and private equity as well as debt issues for Latin American...

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Mr Alfonso Samper at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Mr Alfonso Samper

Al Samper is the immediate past Chairman of the Board of Trustee of the Virginia Retirement System and former Chairman of the Board of the Virginia College Building Authority. He also serves on the advisory board of the Mid-Atlantic Hedge Fund...

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Mr. Maximiliano Del Vento at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Mr. Maximiliano Del Vento

Maximiliano Del Vento is a member of the investment solutions team in the New York office. His responsibilities include investment origination and client relations in Latin America. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Merrill...

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Ms. Maureen Downey at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Ms. Maureen Downey

Maureen focuses on sourcing, analyzing and closing secondary investment opportunities and manager selection for Emerging Markets on a primary basis as well as participates in fund monitoring, firm marketing and client reporting. Prior to joining...

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  • Identfying the right strategy for the Mexican market
  • Understanding CKD provisions, tax structures, political and regulatory considerations
  • Conditions for investment: risks, rewards, exit options, relationship dynamics
  • Will an overdeveloped and expensive Brazilian PE market influence investments into Mexico?

10.10am
Speed networking

Establish new relationships in one powerful, ‘quickfire’
speed networking session.

    10.40am
    Morning networking break
    10.50am
    Panel session: Evolving approaches for exits in Mexico
    Mr. Mauricio Cortes at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Mauricio Cortes

    Principal at ACON Investments. Prior to joining ACON in 2009, he worked as a Senior Associate with GP Investments, one of the largest Private Equity firms in Latin America, in the Mexico City office. Prior to that, he worked as an Associate at...

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    Mr Manuel Bentosinos at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr Manuel Bentosinos

    Manuel Bentosinos is a Regional Director at Merrill Corporation, managing DataSite in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and Colombia. Born in Spain, he moved to Mexico in 2000 to start up and manage Soluziona Telecomunicaciones, a services...

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    Mr. Hector Troncoso at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Hector Troncoso

    Mr. Hector Troncoso has been CEO and chairman of the board of Grupo Sports World since the company’s inception. Mr. Troncoso has over 23 years of experience in the fitness industry and was responsible for the creation of the brand and concept that...

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    Mr Roberto Langenauer at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr Roberto Langenauer

    Es Socio Director de Nexxus. Tiene más de 14 años de experiencia en la en la industria de Capital Privado en México. Cuenta con una amplia experiencia operativa, adquirida a través de su intervención en la administración de Sports...

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    What are the realities for exiting PE investments in Mexico?
    Are IPOs the best exit option in Mexico
    Beyond the IPO: non-traditional exit strategies
    Alternative stock markets as exit mechanism
    Structuring deals to have the most flexibility with exits down the road

    11.30am
    Case study: Darby LatAm mezzanine fund sale of ISA
    Mr. Jaime Salinas at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Jaime Salinas

    Mr. Salinas joined Darby in 2001 as Managing Director dedicated to the Darby Latin American Private Equity Fund. He also heads Darby’s Mexico City office, and has responsibility for the Firm’s private equity activities in Mexico, including the...

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    • Supporting middle class companies expansion with long term growth capital
    • Structuring mezzanine investments in emerging markets

    12pm
    Case study: ACON Investments sale of SAE Towers
    Mr. Mauricio Cortes at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Mauricio Cortes

    Principal at ACON Investments. Prior to joining ACON in 2009, he worked as a Senior Associate with GP Investments, one of the largest Private Equity firms in Latin America, in the Mexico City office. Prior to that, he worked as an Associate at...

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    • Investing in infrastructure sector to take advantage of increasing government and private spending
    • EBITDA growth as source of returns vs. financial engineering or multiple expansion

    12.30pm
    Networking lunch

    BEGINNING WITH THE END IN MIND

    2pm
    Panel session: Emerging sector trends in Mexico
    Mr. Harry Krensky at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Harry Krensky

    Harry Krensky is Managing Partner of Discovery Americas, where he is a Founder, Principal and member of the investment committee of Discovery Americas I and II. Mr. Krensky serves on the boards of Discovery Americas I's portfolio companies...

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    Mr. Miguel Angel Olea at Mexico Investment Summit 2012
    Mr. David Sanchez-Tembleque Cayazzo at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. David Sanchez-Tembleque Cayazzo

    David L. Sanchez-Tembleque is a Partner and a member of the Investment Committee of Alsis Funds. He is responsible for the general management and strategic direction of the company. Prior to founding Alsis, Mr. Sanchez-Tembleque was CEO of largest ...

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    Mr Luis Octavio Nuñez at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr Luis Octavio Nuñez

    Luis Octavio Núñez is a shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, based on the Mexico City office, in the Corporate & Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Real Estate practices. Formerly, he was a partner at Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar, S.C. in...

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    • Undervalued and overvalued sectors
    • Industries that give Mexico a competitve advantage
    • Preferred investment and deal structures for specific sectors
    • Pricing, risk, reward characteristics of each sector

    2.30pm
    Case study: Investments into the financial services sector in Mexico
    Mr. Alejandro Schwedhelm at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Alejandro Schwedhelm

    Mr. Schwedhelm oversees Darby’s financial sector investments, which are part of the firm’s emerging market private equity business. He has been responsible for Darby’s portfolio companies in 9 Latin American countries. A Mexican and German...

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    • Accessing emerging markets in Latin America through Probanco II Fund
    • Controladora Vertice deal: expanding access to housing finance for lower income segments

    3pm
    Afternoon networking break
    3.30pm
    Case study: Alta Growth Capital’s investment in Mexican solutions provider ARG
    Mr. Erik Carlberg at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Erik Carlberg

    Mr. Carlberg, a Mexican national, is a founding partner of Alta Growth Capital. He has 31 years of experience in the financial sector in Mexico, Canada and Spain. Prior to joining Alta Growth Capital, Mr. Carlberg was a Senior Partner in Baring...

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    • Performing due diligence: investing in proven management teams and solid partners
    • Accessing opportunities in middle markets: healthcare, transportation logistics and marine biofuel

    4pm
    Case study: Exits in power and energy infrastructure
    Mr. Marc Frishman at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Marc Frishman

    Marc Frishman is an Investment Manager for the Latin Power Funds. Marc joined the Latin Power team in 1998. Among notable Latin Power Fund investments, Mr. Frishman was instrumental in the successful Mexhidro investment which included the...

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    • Accessing Mexican pension funds capital as an international investor through CKDs
    • Strong demand for renewable energy plants in Mexico providing favourable exit environments for investors

    SECTOR SPOTLIGHTS AND SUCCESS STORIES

    4.30pm
    Panel session: Current and future prospects of venture capitalism in Mexico
    Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui at Mexico Investment Summit 2012
    Mr. Alonso Diaz Etienne at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Alonso Diaz Etienne

    Mr. Diaz is the Founding Partner of Gerbera Capital, an investment platform specialized in Private Equity/Venture Capital in Mexico and Global portfolio management with a value tilt. Prior to Gerbera Capital, Mr. Diaz was the CFO of Grupo Diestra, a ...

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    Mr. Felipe Vila Gonzalez at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Mr. Felipe Vila Gonzalez

    Since January 2009 Mr. Felipe Vilá is the CEO of Corporación Mexicana de Inversiones de Capital, S.A. de C.V. also known as “Fondo de Fondos”, a corporation established by NAFIN, BANOBRAS, BANCOMEXT and FOCIR, four development banks in Mexico. The...

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    Ing. Rogelio de los Santos at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    Ing. Rogelio de los Santos

    Rogelio de los Santos, after founding and launching 7 companies as a serial entrepreneur, he now promotes the venture capital industry in Mexico at the same time that he serves as Managing Partner of Alta Ventures Mexico and the Kickstart Seed...

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    • Attractiveness and development potential of VC in Mexico
    • Fundraising challenges in early stages
    • Learning from VC mistakes in US markets
    • Exit strategies: how to mitigate risk and protect investments?

    5.10pm
    Case study: IGNIA FUND invests in telecom company Barafon
    Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

    • Mexico’s potential for impact investing
    • Investing in high demand services for the base of the socioeconomic pyramid (BoP)
    • Advantages of micro-business investments

    5.40pm
    End of conference

    Co-located events:

    • Mexico Investment Summit 2012
    • Real Estate Investment World Mexico
    • Commodities Week Mexico

    Industry news

    Sponsors
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    FONATUR at Private Equity World Mexico
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    Merrill DataSite at Private Equity World Mexico
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP at Private Equity World Mexico
    Associate sponsor
    Sinergia Desarrollo de Negocios, SC at Private Equity World Mexico