7th Annual London Business School Private Equity Conference

Over the past 5 months our team has worked tirelessly to put together the 2011 London Business School Private Equity Conference.

The 7th annual installment of our conference, titled "Turning the Corner - Delivering Value over the Next Decade" looks to the shift that several major industry players are making from creating value through leverage, to value from operational excellence and core growth at a time when limited partners are diversifying commitments across investment platforms, older vintages are finally being realized, and new investment themes are beginning to be uncovered.

The conference will host some of the top practitioners in the European private equity industry including the following three fantastic keynote speakers:

• Johannes Huth; Managing Director & Head of Europe - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
• Vincenzo Morelli; Partner - TPG Capital, Chairman - European Private Equity Roundtable
• Olivier Sarkozy; Managing Director & Head of Global Financial Services - The Carlyle Group

In addition, we have brought together a fantastic group of speakers to fill out four panels focused on:

• Value Creation - Driving returns through operational excellence
• Fundraising - Attracting capital in an uncertain environment
• Emerging Markets - Finding opportunities beyond BRIC
• VC 2.0 - Funding novel opportunities and seeking out hidden gems

Planning the conference has been a great experience, but also a tremendous amount of work. That being said, it has given each of us a chance to learn quite a bit, not only about how to put together a large-scale event, but also about the current themes in the private equity industry. Further, it has given each of a chance to reunite with contacts within the industry, contemplate where we stand in our career search, and think about how private equity will continue to fit within the world of financial investments.

We are very excited in welcoming these industry leaders to our school and are looking forward to put together what we believe will be the marquee student run private equity conference in Europe.

For more information about the event, you can visit our website at www.londonpeconference.org;
for a direct link to tickets you can visit http://londonpeconference.eventbrite.com/

The conference has been made possible thanks to generous donations by the Boston Consulting Group, 3i, William Blair, the Coller Institute of Private Equity, Capital IQ, and Preqin.