About the Italia unquote" Private Equity Congress

The unquote" Southern Europe team is delighted to announce the date for the 2010 Italia Private Equity Congress, which will take place on 11 November 2010 in Milan.

Please note that this website holds all of the information for the 2009 event.

The 2010 event is currently in production – as soon as further information is confirmed, it will be posted here. In the meantime, please add this site to your favourites and browse the links to view the programme, speakers and sponsors of the 2009 event.

The 3rd annual unquote" Italia Private Equity Congress took place on 12 November 2009 at Le Méridien Gallia in Milan. Over 150 private equity professionals gathered for a day of discussion and debate on the Italian private equity model. Here is just one of the positive comments we have received so far:

'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)

Many thanks to all who attended and helped to make the day a success, in particular our speakers and our sponsors, Greenpark Capital, PricewaterhouseCoopers, IKB, Adveq, Egon Zehnder International and Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati.

What's new for 2009?

This year, Southern Europe unquote’’ is gathering together leading players in the Italian market to discuss how the local private equity landscape is changing, to share strategies on how best to invest as the market bottoms out and to compare notes on how to protect existing portfolio companies during the economic downturn.

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: Private Equity and the Italian Stock Exchange
The changing face of Italy’s buyout market: Who will be the winners in the current environment and how will the buyout model evolve to cope with low-leverage conditions
Portfolio management – the number one priority: Key strategies and best practices to help existing portfolio companies through the minefield
Alternative Investment strategies in the downturn: A look at new investment niches and an analysis of traditional strengths in the Italian market
The leveraged finance perspective: Best practices in restructuring situations and a discussion of what debt backers are looking for in a potential equity partner
The Limited Partner view: An overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the Italian market and discussion of key issues such as terms and returns
The rise of the secondary investment: Expert analysis in this emerging investment niche
PR and communications strategies: a summary of the possible impact of new EU legislation and a discussion on whether the Italian private equity community is doing enough to build better communication links with the outside world