German Private Equity Breakfast 2021

08:00 – 08:40

Registration and breakfast buffet

08:40 – 10:00

Panel Discussion and Breakfast Co-Chairs:

Poul Pedersen – Executive Chairman, Pedersen & Partners
Tobias Schneider – Partner, CMS Germany

Panellists:

Nikolaus Bethlen – Managing Partner, Comitis Capital
Tobias Habbig – Managing Director, Auster Fund
Holger Kleingarn – Managing Director and Head of Germany, H.I.G. Capital 
Marko Maschek – Partner, Marondo Capital 
Christof Sönderman – Managing Director, Lazard
Florian Zimmermann – Managing Director, Private Debt, Eurazeo

Topics:

• Recent developments and trends in M&A in German speaking Europe (DACH) - including deal-flow, valuations, fund raising, availability of credit for leveraged financing, exit strategies and strategies, co-investments;
• High opportunity sectors and market segments – Fintech, renewable energy, Life Sciences, IoT, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, Edtech, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing;
• Value creation – portfolio management strategies, turnaround and change management, succession planning, key talent retention, disconnect between deal valuations and company performance;
• Influence of external factord - climate change, digital transformation, COVID-19, US-China tensions and trade sanctions, 2021 German election and Merkel succession, migrant crisis and the EU-Belarus/Russia conflict;
• Outbound investment destinations – what jurisdications or regions have the highest potential in: EU, UK, Americas, Africa, Asia Pacific; 
• Early stage investing in start-ups and SMEs: the role of Venture & Seed Capital

10:00 – 11:00

Networking