9/11/2012

Private Equity & Venture Capital inBrazil Fund Manager Showcase - New York

Venue: 50th floor Conference Center - 601 Lexington Avenue (New York)
Organizer: ABVCAP, ApexBrasil in association with Kirkland Ellis LLP
Lead Sponsor: Ernerst Young
Co-Sponsor: Diamond Mountain Capital Group
Media Partner: Alt Assets
More Information: Cristiane Nascimento | cnascimento@abvcap.com.br

This event is closed to Brazilian firms members of the Private Equity & Venture Capital inBrazil Program and international investors. Sponsorship opportunities available. To learn more, please contact Cristiane Nascimento at cnascimento@abvcap.com.br.

Agenda

11:30 a.m. Registration and Welcome Lunch

01:00 p.m. Welcome

01:15 p.m. Brazilian Heavyweight LP: An Interview with Valia
(Vale do Rio Doce Employee´s Pension Fund)

Interviewee: Mauricio da Rocha Wanderley, Board Member ABVCAP and CIO of Valia
Interviewer: David Snow, Co-Founder and CEO, Privcap

Mauricio da Rocha Wanderley, CIO of Valia, one of Brazil´s largest and most active pension funds in private equity and venture capital, will share his views and experiences on investing in the local asset class. What is the typical due diligence process for local institutional investors and how does this differ when evaluating new vs. experienced managers. Valia's view on first time funds in today's marketplace and some of their lessons learned from almost 15 years of Brazilian PE/VC investing. Wanderley will also highlight developments in the Brazilian PE and VC ecosystem.

01:45 p.m. Key Issues for investing in Brazil

Frederick Tanne, Senior Partner, Kirkland Ellis
Carlos Lobo, Partner, Veirano Advogados

02:15 p.m. The Limited Partner Perspective

Comparing Due Diligence, Selection and Monitoring Processes - In an open Q&A format, local and international LPs discusses their challenges and returns from investing in the Brazilian market.

José Fernandez, Managing Director, StepStone
Peter Von Lehe, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman
Bill Pearce, Director, Private Equity OPIC
Moderator: Philip Bass, Global Private Equity Leader, Ernst & Young

03:00 p.m. Fund Manager Showcase: Case Studies

Local fund managers will share their:

• investment perspectives from the field

• value creation strategies and techniques

04:15 p.m. Networking coffee

05:00 p.m. Closing
* and members of the PEVC inBrazil Program.

Source: http://www.brazilprivateequity.com.br/eventos.aspx