Lancaster London Hotel, 25th January 2012
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Arrival, registration, coffee and networking
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George Osborne and the ruling coalition party's current economic policies are providing more help than hindrance to the UK mid-market private equity industry
Chair - Guy Fraser-Sampson, Cass Business School
Opposing the motion
David Hall, YFM Equity Partners
Peter Taylor, Duke Street
Supporting the motion
Stephen Welton, Business Growth Fund
Wol Kolade, ISIS Equity Partners
Fighting for funds: how to ensure your firm is at the top of the list
William Gilmore, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP)
Vince O'Brien, Montagu Private Equity
Stephan Grillmaier, MVision
Michael Dymond, Universities Superannuation Scheme
Hugh Lenon, Phoenix Equity Partners
Coffee
The orgination challenge: Identifying opportunities, getting vendors to play ball and pushing deals over the line
David Silver, Baird
Paul Canning, H.I.G Europe
Neil MacDougall, Silverfleet Capital
Steve Tudge, ECI Partners
Jeff Montgomery, GMT Communications Partners
Riding the roller-coaster: navigating debt markets in the most volatile period in history
Ciara O'Neill, DC Advisory Partners
Ian Brown, Lloyds Bank Acquisition Finance
Nick Fenn, Beechbrook Capital
Markus Golser, Graphite Capital Management
Mike Dennis, Ares Capital Europe
Tristan Nagler, Investec
Bowing out lucratively: how to make the most from your realisations
Sean Dinnen, CBPE Capital
Wol Kolade, ISIS Equity Partners
Jonathan Gregory, Matrix Private Equity Partners
Charles Langdale, Howden Insurance Brokers
Howard Leigh, Cavendish Corporate Finance
Management, management, management: how to maximise the potential of your most important asset
Cindy Casciani, EquityChair
Mark Owen, NBGI Private Equity
Philip Shapiro, Synova Capital
Rod Richards, Graphite Capital Management
David Whileman, 3i
Jonathan Chocqueel-Mangan, Tyler Mangan
Recession or recovery: preparing your portfolio companies for whatever the future may hold
Ross Marshall, Dunedin
Charles Ind, Bowmark Capital
David Hall, YFM Equity Partners
Peter Taylor, Duke Street
Jana Klimecki, Tyler Mangan
Reversing fortunes: how to make turnarounds work
Matthew Johnston, Alix Partners
Stephen Keating, Privet Capital
Garry Wilson, Endless
Nick Morrill, Rutland Partners
Restructuring portfolio companies: preparing for the next wave
Andrew Speirs, Hawkpoint
Iain Purves, Lloyds Banking Group
Charles Bodie, Kelso Place Asset Management
Jon Moulton, Better Capital
Healthcare: picking winners amidst unprecedented and unpredictable reform
David Porter, Apposite Capital
Dominic Dalli, Sovereign Capital
Mike Parish, Care UK
Ken Anderson, UBS
Aatif Hussan, August Private Equity
Manufacturing: driving a revival
Jamie Austin, BDO
Steve Aston, LDC
James Benfield, Baird Capital Partners Europe
Michael Last, Formaplex
John D'Arcy, Newton Europe
Support services: when tightening purse strings spell opportunity
David Ascott, Grant Thornton
Jeremy Hand, Lyceum Capital
Terry Burt, 2e2
James Brocklebank, Advent International
Chris McMonagle, Mott MacDonald
Consumer: navigating a high street in flux
Simon Cope-Thompson, Livingstone Partners
Andy Bond, Wiggle
Bobby Hashemi, Risk Capital Partners
Roger Pedder, Bargain Booze
Peter Kemp-Welch, Piper Private Equity
Networking drinks