About the Italia unquote" Private Equity Congress

Unquote” magazine is proud to present its 4th annual Italia unquote” Private Equity Conference. The keynote speaker Andrea Montanino, Director General MEF, and other leading industry experts will focus on core issues influencing the private equity market, successful competitive strategies and investment potential in Italy.

The congress will include more than 20 speakers and 7 interactive panel sessions which will allow maximum exchange of discussion between speakers and audience, this is a unique opportunity to learn from many top industry players in a 1-day event.

What's new for 2010?

This year, Southern Europe unquote’’ is gathering together leading players in the Italian market to:

Discuss how the local private equity landscape is changing
Share strategies on how best to invest
Debate on the prospects for the European Union economy
Compare notes on innovative portfolio management techniques
Understand how to create real value added in today’s markets for Italian SME’s
Focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the Italian market and lessons learned from the economic crisis

Representatives from top-tier GPs, LPs, secondaries specialists and advisory groups will ensure that all perspectives are covered.

This year’s highlights include:

Keynote address by Andrea Montanino, Director General, Department of Treasury, ITALIAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE
The current private equity landscape in Italy
The Italian general economic situation as compared with other major EU countries
Presentation by Fabio Sattin, Chairman and Founding Partner of PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS SGR, on innovative portfolio management techniques: creating real value added in today’s markets for Italian SME’s
Opportunity to hear from members of the Board of Directors of the new ‘FONDO ITALIANO DI INVESTIMENTO PER LE PMI’, including: Andrea Montanino, Director General ITALIAN
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE; Anna Gervasoni, General Manager AIFI; Gabriele Cappellini, Director General, MPS VENTURE SGR
Panel discussion on fundraising decisions with the attendance of Janet Brooks, Managing Director, MONUMENT GROUP, and Michele Semenzato, Founding Partner, WISE SGR
The refinancing of outstanding debts
The General Partners view represented in a panel with Eugenio Morpurgo, CEO, FINEUROP SODITIC; Matteo di Montezemolo, CEO, CHARME INVESTMENTS; Andrea Bonomi, Chairman, INVESTINDUSTRIAL; Nino Tronchetti Provera, CEO, AMBIENTA SGR; Edoardo Lanzavecchia, Partner and CEO, ALPHA ASSOCIATI; Gabriele Cappellini, Director General, MPS VENTURE SGR
The Limited Partner view: an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the Italian market and lessons learned from the crisis
Opportunities in the secondary market and outlook for the next 6-12 months

Last year's event featured 27 top-class speakers and over 150 private equity professionals who gathered for a day of discussion and debate on the Italian private equity model. Here is just one of the positive comments received;

'Thanks for putting together a super and intensive day in Milan. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and I know from my chats with other people present that I was not alone!'
John Holloway, European Investment Fund (2009 participant)