The Chicago Graduate School of Business Alumni Club of the UK, the Chicago GSB European Private Equity and Investment Banking Roundtable, the UK Turnaround Management Association and the Institute of Interim Management present:

 

PRIVATE EQUITY ROUND TABLE XCHANGE:
 Mid-Market Turnaround in Global Economic Downturn

Monday, 24th November 2008, at Woolgate Exchange, London

Part 1: 13.30 – 17.30 - Plenary sessions / XCHANGE workshops

Part 2: 18.00 – 21.00 – Keynote Speaker & Panel discussion / Networking buffet dinner

 

The XCHANGE will provide essential knowledge update from the best minds in Turnaround. Using case study presentations, expert panel discussion and workshops the XCHANGE will enable interaction between peers, potential providers, associates and clients in the Chicago GSB Campus hosting all participants in its spacious meeting room, executive lounge, and state-of-the-art classroom.

Key benefits of attending:

- First-hand knowledge of the only dynamic and quickly growing industry for 2009 - 2011

- Understanding of how to take advantage of the new opportunities presented by the rapidly growing turnaround industry

- Personal meetings and networking opportunities with the Gurus and Stars of the industry

- Gain of better understanding of turnaround rules and their legal and practical impacts on your business.

 

Who should attend?

Senior executives from banking and savings institutions with European mid-market loan portfolio issues, company owners or shareholders concerned by current financial crisis, key recommenders from public and private sector, PE fund managers for mid-market portfolio firms seeking positive returns applying a turnaround business model, capital suppliers to business with European mid-market portfolio concerns, Chief Turnaround Officers, CEOs, CFOs & Functional managers, specialist professionals from leading legal practices, accountancy and turnaround advisory firms, experts in insolvency, recovery and refinancing, senior executives involved in the subject.


XCHANGE Programme Overview:

Part 1: XCHANGE workshop session

13:30 - 14:00       Welcome coffee, registration XCHANGE Workshop and dinner

14:00 - 14:10       XCHANGE Opening Address David Hole, Director TMA & CEO Alexander Business Consulting

14:10 – 14:25       Speaker Grant Jones, SQUIRE SANDERS & DEMPSEY, "ABL exit strategies: an overview for lenders, distress financiers & turnaround professionals"

14:25 – 14:45       Expert Panel:  

     
Dominic Reimbold, GLOBAL TALENT IMPLEMENTATION, Moderator

Jamie Constable, RCAPITAL

Alain LeBerre, HURON CONSULTING

David Rimmer, ALCHEMY PARTNERS

14:45 – 15:30       XCHANGE workshop, Facilitator led sessions, small groups

15:30 – 15:55       Coffee and one-on-one discussions (break-out rooms on request)

15:55 – 16:15       Turnaround Speaker (tbc), ""Pre-packaged" and standard formulas applied in current downturn"

16:15 – 16:35      Expert Panel:

Tony Evans, THE 3 GRACES CO. LTD, & DIRECTOR  IIM, Moderator

Mark Fennessy, ORRICK

David Rimmer, ALCHEMY PARTNERS

Alain LeBerre, HURON CONSULTING

16:35 – 17:20        XCHANGE workshop, Facilitator led sessions, small groups

17:20 – 17:45        Plenary summary & conclusions (presenters from TMA, IIM)

17:45 – 18:00        Coffee and one-on-one discussions (break-out rooms on request)

Part 2: XCHANGE dinner session

18:00 – 18:30     Welcome and drinks reception for additional non XCHANGE workshop participants

18:30 – 19:30     Panel discussion and Q&A session :

Keynote speaker Dr. Stuart Slatter, Chairman - STT, author of "Corporate Turnaround", "Leading Corporate Turnaround" : 

"Turnaround industry insight and perspectives in global economic downturn"

Eric Benedict, Managing Director, – ALIX PARTNERS:

"Managing through the downturn"

Igor Zax, Managing Partner - SCF CAPITAL:

"Socialising working capital - trends and new models"

19:30 – 21:00      Networking Buffet Dinner and Drinks

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Event organisers reserve right of admittance -

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE

ENQUIRIES AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Dominic Reimbold / + 44(0)7881 750 467 / dreimbold@googlemail.com

EVENING-Only Event:

Larissa Smaguina / +44(0)772 6460 288 / lsm@valmiris.com