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THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF FRENCH PRIVATE EQUITY 2010

Contact :
Caroline Linet, c.linet@afic.asso.fr , 01 47 20 61 32

PROGRAM

8:00 a.m. : Registration and coffee

8:30 a.m. : Introduction 

• Jean-Louis de Bernardy, Chairman, AFIC

8:40 a.m. : French Private Equity : Activity performance and economic impact in 2009

• Chloé Magnier, Chief Economist, AFIC

8:45 a.m. : Management of the current crisis

• Thierry Apoteker, Economist and Consultant, TAC

8:55 a.m. : How did France overcome the crisis ?

• Ramon Fernandez, Managing Director, Trésor

The discussions on the subjects covered in the program will be led by : Philippe Bloch

09:05 a.m. : VENTURE : Innovation, absolute necessity for Europe

Introduction by Jean-Marc Patouillaud, Managing Partner, Partech International :

• Bernard Gilly, CEO, Fovea Pharmaceuticals 
• Antoine Papiernik, Partner, Sofinnova Partners

and

• Thierry Lepercq, Chairman, Solaire Direct
• Sophie Paturle, Partner, Demeter Partners

9:35 a.m. : 'LP Introspection'

Introduction by Daniel Dupont, Partner, Coller Capital :

• Jean-Philippe Burcklen, Head of Lower mid-market, European Investment Fund
• Uwe Fleischhauer, Managing Partner, FHP Private Equity Consultants
• Penny Green, Chief Executive, SAUL
• Jean-Marc Nicolas, Financial Director, Groupe Malakoff Méderic
• Samuli Sipilä, Managing Director, Pohjola

10:20 a.m. : Coffee break

10:50 a.m. : AFIC : Investor services

• Jean-Yves Demeunynck, Managing Director, AFIC

11:00 a.m. : 'Value creation and performance improvement under PE ownership'

• Laurent Majubert, Partner, Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services

11:05 a.m. : BUY OUT : How has LBO fared throughout the crisis thus far ?

• Xavier Moreno, Chairman, Astorg Partners
• Jean Bergeret, Head of Leveraged Finance Europe, BNP Paribas
• Frédéric Sanchez, CEO, Fives
• Hervé Gastinel, Chairman, Terreal
• Ronald Kent, Executive Vice President of the Groupe and Head Of International Listings, NYSE Euronext
• Goossen Boers, CEO, Photonis

11:55 a.m. : 'LP Expectations'

Moderators : Xavier Caron, Managing Director, BNP Private Equity ; Bridget Barker, Partner, MacFralanes law firm :

• Mark Boyle, Director Private Equity Funds, Northwestern Mutual Capital
• Robert van Schaik, Head of the Private Equity & Infrastructure Team, MN Services
• Neil Harper, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners 
• Rune Jepsen, Investment Manager, Queensland Investment Corp

12:45 p.m. : Guest speaker

• Jean-François Dehecq, Président, Sanofi-Aventis

01:00 p.m. : BUFFET

02:30 p.m. : GROWTH CAPITAL : 'The small caps market becomes big'

• Jean-Paul Bernardini, Vice-president, AFIC
• Frédéric Catelon, Director, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
• Pierre Cuilleret, Chairman, Micromania
• Daniel Piette, Managing Partner, L Capital Management
• Alain Samson, Chairman, Malherbe
• Emmanuel Picard, Partner, Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services

03:15 p.m. : ESG Concerns (Environnement, Social et Gouvernance)

• Sustainable Development :
  • Laurence Méhaignerie, Président, Citizen Capital
  • Olivier Millet, President of the Directory, OFI Private Equity
• Regulatory :
• Pierre de Fouquet, Past president, AFIC
• Jean Luc Allavena, Partner, Apollo Management International

03:45 p.m. : Public interventions towards the crisis

• Oséo 2010 : François Drouin, Chairman, Oséo
• FSI and Private Equity in 2010 : Gilles Michel, Managing Director, Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement

04:05 p.m. : From black runs to grands crus : the journey of an entrepreuneur

• Florence Cathiard, Owner and Vitner, Château Smith Haut Lafitte

04:25 p.m. : Closing Remarks

• Jean-Louis de Bernardy, Chairman, AFIC

04:30 p.m. : Cocktail Reception

• Tasting Smith Haut Lafitte

 

* = to be confirmed

Should you require additional information on the program or its contents, please contact Caroline Linet at c.linet@afic.asso.fr or on + 33 1 47 20 61 32

Conference and overnight accommodation are offered by AFIC to Institutional Investors.