So how can you get involved?

Established in 1998, UBS Private Funds Group is one of the largest and most successful global placement agents, focused on private equity and infrastructure funds. With a team of dedicated professionals, we bring a focused approach to fundraising, limiting the number of funds simultaneously represented, selecting the highest quality funds in the market and avoiding conflicting mandates. UBS-PFG considers this level of focus to be essential in order for a General Partner to succeed in today’s market. Our approach is tailored to the needs of our clients, with an emphasis on understanding each General Partner’s specific issues and requirements.

UBS-PFG also offers secondary market advisory services solely focused on advising holders of private equity interests in funds and equity stakes in private companies on their liquidity options. The dedicated team has broad experience in all types of secondary transactions, including limited and full auctions, synthetic secondaries and joint venture structures.

FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organisations protect and enhance their enterprise value. With more than 3,700 employees located in 22 countries, FTI Consulting professionals around the world work closely with some of the most dynamic companies in the private equity industry.  The business landscape has become more complex as a result of the past several years of economic and business volatility, including new legal and regulatory challenges. Private equity firms are experiencing longer hold times for portfolio companies, a need for greater transparency in their systems and processes, fundraising issues and an altered market for divestiture.  FTI private equity experts help clients to anticipate and effectively minimise the risks for all phases of a private equity transaction, from the early stages of due diligence through portfolio performance management and, ultimately, divestment, in order to maximise future deal returns and enhance and protect their reputations amongst a cross-section of stakeholders. l

SJ Berwin is a full service international corporate law firm with 160 partners and around 350 other lawyers based in 11 offices in Europe, East Asia and the Middle East.

Our clients are sophisticated buyers of legal services, principally multi-national and entrepreneurial companies and financial institutions, which we advise on a comprehensive range of matters including corporate finance, private equity, commercial law, real estate, finance, reconstruction and insolvency, financial services and regulation, intellectual property, investment funds, litigation and dispute resolution, employment and pensions, EU and competition and tax.

The firm has offices in London, Berlin, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Munich, and Paris, and our London office is a member of Interlaw which is one of the largest established associations of law firms in the world, with member firms in over 120 cities worldwide. We have a strong international reach and we regularly advise clients across Europe, in the USA, the Middle East, India, China and Russia.

The Abraaj Capital group is a leading private equity manager investing in the rapidly growing economies of the Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Asia. Since its inception in 2002, it has raised over US$ 7 billion and distributed around US$ 3 billion to investors. More than 180 professionals work for the Abraaj Capital group, which manages eight funds: four Private Equity Funds, Riyada Enterprise Development (a Fund dedicated to small and medium enterprises in the Middle East), Kantara (a Fund dedicated to small and midcap enterprises in North Africa), ASAS (an income-generating real estate Fund) and a 2004 vintage real estate Fund. The Abraaj Capital group has over US$ 6 billion in assets under management. In 2011, Abraaj Capital was ranked the largest private equity firm in emerging markets worldwide by Private Equity International. Abraaj Capital Limited, a member of the Abraaj Capital group, is licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

Actera Group is a leading, independent private equity firm focusing on investments in Turkey and the manager of Actera Partners L.P., the largest private equity fund dedicated to Turkey. Investors in Actera Partners L.P. are leading global institutional investors including pension funds, multilateral institutions and sovereign wealth funds from North America, Europe, the Far East and the Middle East.
Actera pursues investment opportunities across a wide range of industries, focusing on growth capital and buyout situations. To date, the firm has made investments in the food & beverage, media, food service distribution, financial services, entertainment and retailing sectors.

BNY Mellon Alternative
Investment Services, a leading administrator of alternative
assets including private equity, single manager hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, has over $525 billion in assets under
administration and an extensive global presence, including locations across Europe, Asia, and North America.  The private equity administration team offers a complete and flexible solution by seamlessly integrating the full range of services, including fund accounting, investors services, cash management, financial reporting, custody and taxation solutions to deliver operational excellence to fund sponsors. For further information please contact: Marina L. Lewin, managing director:  
E: marina.lewin@bnymellon.com  T: +44 (0)20 7163 6323
Daniel Amir, vice president, E: daniel.amir@bnymellon.com
T: +1 212 815 4388   www.bnymellon.com

Bosphera is a newly formed independent private equity firm dedicated to investing in Turkey, with a special focus on mid-market companies. Consisting of six investment professionals, the investment team at Bosphera has over 50 years of private equity and investment banking experience, in particular in the Turkish mid-market, bringing substantial local knowledge, valuable contacts and relationships. The team has been working together for the past 4 years at the Istanbul office of Global Capital Management where they have screened more than 230 opportunities, invested more than USD175 million of capital in three investments: TAV Airports (a publicly listed airport operations company), Yargıcı (a women’s fashion apparel company) and Bıçakcılar (a medical disposables and equipment manufacturer) and have already exited the TAV Airports investment. Today the team has a pipeline of eight transactions, some are at an advanced stage.

The investment team have jointly experience in 13 Turkish mid-market private equity investments, including 3 exits, and have closed 15 transactions in investment banking. This track record positions the investment team as one of the most experienced local teams in the Turkish mid-market.

Bosphera is currently seeking to raise USD350 million for a fund investing in growth capital and buyout opportunities in Turkey.

CACEIS is a solid business partner with an innovative service offer. We have a long history of providing cutting edge services to demanding institutional and corporate customers worldwide. With       €2.4 trillion under custody and €1.2 trillion under administration, we are a leading player in the global asset servicing industry, ranking among the world's top 10 custodians and top 5 administrators. Through a network of offices across Europe, North America and Asia, we deliver an outstanding range of high quality services to Private Equity and real estate vehicles globally.

Citco, the global leader in the administration of alternative investment funds and special purpose vehicles (SPVs), provides an extensive range of services to Private Equity firms, including fund accounting, transfer agency, investor reporting, legal and corporate services, tax and audit liaison services and SPV administration services. We assist with the set-up and ongoing maintenance of SPVs used for holding and finance activities, through an extensive network of offices in 39 countries and carefully selected agents in other countries.
Citco currently administers more than 2,000 alternative investment funds with net assets exceeding USD 670 billion.

First Reserve is a leading private investment firm in the energy and natural resource industries, making both private equity and infrastructure investments throughout the energy value chain. For 28 years, it has invested solely in the global energy industry, and has developed a preeminent franchise, utilizing its broad base of specialized energy industry knowledge as a competitive advantage. The firm is currently investing its most recent private equity fund, which closed in 2009 at approximately US $9 billion and its most recent infrastructure fund which closed in 2011 at approximately US $1.2 billion. First Reserve invests strategically across a wide range of energy industry sectors, developing a portfolio that is diversified across the energy value chain, backing talented management teams and building value by building companies. Further information is available at www.firstreserve.com

Guernsey continues to see strong growth in the value of private equity business coming to the Island.

This is reinforced by the fact that in a Private Equity News / State Street survey, 61% of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) responding said that Guernsey was their preferred destination for private equity outsourcing.

The Island has an ideal infrastructure and expertise for private equity business: experienced fund managers, administrators and custodians; pragmatic regulation; fast track capability; access to major stock exchanges; modern legislation; competitive tax environment; bespoke IT solutions; accounting services; and legal expertise.

Irving Place Capital invests private equity capital in buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth capital opportunities alongside superior management teams.  Irving Place Capital focuses on making control or entrepreneur-driven investments in companies where it can apply substantial operating resources and expertise to enhance value.  The firm focuses on making investments in retail & consumer, general industrial, specialty packaging, and healthcare services companies.  Since its formation in 1997, Irving Place Capital has been an investor in more than 55 companies and has raised over $4 billion of capital.  More information about Irving Place Capital is available at www.irvingplacecapital.com.

DMLT serves firms managing over $150 billion in capital commitments with over 46,000 investors in 120+ countries. DMLT’s flagship product, the Investment Café Reporting, Fundraising, Contact Manager and Capital Call Management System has been the system of choice because it addresses the unique needs of the investor, and provides productivity tools that significantly reduce the burden of fund administration. The product is in use by many of the world’s largest private equity firms. In addition to providing its technology to the private equity industry, DMLT also offers reporting solutions across the alternative investment arena to real estate, venture, mezzanine, hedge and fund-of-funds. DMLT has offices in New York, London, Florida, Chicago, India and Hong Kong.

More information about DMLT can be found at www.investmentcafe.com.

Jersey Finance promotes and develops Jersey as an international finance centre. In addition to this marketing activity, it also co-ordinates the consultation process of proposed legislation and regulation affecting the Jersey finance industry, to produce and maintain a product offering that reinforces Jersey's position as an international finance centre of excellence.

The organisation's primary objective is to communicate the many factors that make Jersey a leading international finance centre, including the experience and expertise of its practitioners; its political, economic and fiscal stability; and its high level of regulation and security.

www.jerseyfinance.je

Lincolnshire Management is a leading private equity firm focused on acquiring and growing middle market companies across a wide range of industries. Utilizing a seasoned management team capable of building value in an entrepreneurial environment, Lincolnshire invests in management-led acquisitions and recapitalizations of companies who have sustainable free operating cash flow in the $5-50 million range. Lincolnshire works with independent management teams to identify acquisitions in their field of expertise as well as helping family run businesses seeking divestiture. Since 1986, Lincolnshire's success has been based on building solid relationships with management partners and to provide them with the opportunity to participate in the equity.

Pension Corporation is a leading provider of risk management solutions to the trustees and sponsors of defined benefit pension funds. It is an FSA authorised and regulated insurance company, Pension Insurance Corporation ("PIC"), brings safety and security to scheme members' benefits through innovative, tailored solutions. PIC has over £4bn in assets and has insured more than 50,000 pension fund members. Its solutions include pension insurance buyout, pension insurance buy-in and longevity risk insurance. It has transacted both the UK's largest corporate and the first public sector backed pension insurance buyouts. Other clients include FTSE 100 companies and several multinationals. PIC is proud to work with pension fund trustees to maximise member benefits. For further information please visit www.pensioncorporation.com

Praxis Fund Services Limited is licensed by the GFSC and provides assistance on fund structuring and fund administration services to a wide range of international clients. Established in Guernsey in April 2005 we administer over 50 investment funds, having also acquired two fund administration businesses and opened offices in both Malta and Luxembourg.  Collectively our offices specialize in administering a wide range of funds, both open and closed-ended but particularly private equity and.property.
Praxis Fund Services Limited is also a Category 2 Listing Member of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange and sponsors applications for the listing of investment funds.

Private equity is a key growth area for Simmons & Simmons, a leading international law firm. We combine a leading funds practice with transactional expertise to provide a full service practice within the mid-market.  This, together with a particular focus on financial institutions, energy & infrastructure, life sciences and technology, media and telecommunications, means we are able to put our legal advice in context.

Operating from offices in the key financial centres of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, our international private equity team is committed to building strong, enduring client relationships by combining international coverage with services tailored to our clients’ needs and cultures.

For further information about Simmons & Simmons, visit www.simmons-simmons.com

With more than US$18.8 trillion* in assets under custody and US$1.9 trillion* under management, State Street is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors. Our broad and integrated range of services spans the entire investment spectrum including research, investment management, trading services and investment servicing. Our customers are among the world’s largest asset managers and owners. They include governments, corporations, insurance companies, mutual funds, hedge funds and collective investments, investment managers, central banks and monetary authorities, nonprofit organizations, endowments and foundations. State
Street’s extensive expertise has made us a global financial services leader across our capabilities, as well as in the geographic markets where we serve customers.

We have earned our leadership status by successfully serving our customers’ changing needs for more than 200 years. Today we operate in 25 countries and maintain an investment network in more than 100 markets. Our global presence is backed by the local knowledge and experience of more than 27,300 employees.

Vitech is a global provider of world-class software and services to the Fund and Investment communities. Vitech delivers Equitrak, its proven and widely installed enterprise software application. Equitrak delivers unparalleled functionality to meet the distinctive, complex, and demanding requirements of best-practice alternative asset administration.  Vitech’s Professional Services team possesses deep subject matter expertise, extensive technical skills, and unparalleled solutions delivery experience.

Equitrak is specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of Fund Administrators, Fund Managers, Investment Banks, Transfer Agents, Institutional Investors and Family Offices. Vitech’s clients span four continents and include many of the world’s largest investment organizations.

Z Capital Partners, LLC is a leading, privately-held, Chicago, Illinois based private equity firm founded by a group of highly experienced investment professionals. Z Capital specializes in repairing the capital structures and optimizing the assets of distressed/challenged companies. Industries of interest included, but are not limited to, consumer products, steel, steel processors, agricultural, gaming, leisure/real estate, manufacturing, specialty services, and automotive. Z Capital is highly effective in delivering superior returns to investors in a timely manner.

Z Capital's investors include prominent global endowments, financial institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, family offices, and wealth management firms.

www.zcap.net

Established in 2000, Turkven is the leading alternative asset manager in Turkey with cumulative AUM of €500 million.
Turkven has a history of landmark achievements in the Turkish PE market, raising the first independent PE fund for Turkey (2002), realizing the first venture backed LBO (Uno, 2003) and executing the largest venture backed LBO (Migros, 2008).
Turkven has invested in 15 companies resulting in total equity and debt placements of over €3 billion and realized four exits.
The firm specializes in industries which combine high growth and recurring revenues.
Turkven has a track record of transforming founder-driven, mid-market companies to professionally managed, high-growth regional players.
The fact that all Turkven exits have been to strategic buyers and the strong strategic interest in Turkven portfolio companies such as Pronet (Alarm monitoring), Digiturk (Pay TV) and Migros (Food retail) are testament to the validity of the firm’s investment strategy.
The firm has raised its second fund from 19 large international, institutional investors in 2007, based on the success of its first fund. Turkven has no Turkish investors.
The investors whose assets total over €950 billion include US, European, Far Eastern and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, banks and fund of funds.
For more information, visit www.turkven.com.

DMLT serves firms managing over $150 billion in capital commitments with over 46,000 investors in 120+ countries. DMLT’s flagship product, the Investment Café Reporting, Fundraising, Contact Manager and Capital Call Management System has been the system of choice because it addresses the unique needs of the investor, and provides productivity tools that significantly reduce the burden of fund administration. The product is in use by many of the world’s largest private equity firms. In addition to providing its technology to the private equity industry, DMLT also offers reporting solutions across the alternative investment arena to real estate, venture, mezzanine, hedge and fund-of-funds. DMLT has offices in New York, London, Florida, Chicago, India and Hong Kong.

More information about DMLT can be found at www.investmentcafe.com.

RAUE LLP was founded in 2010 by a group of twenty partners who had previously worked together for many years in a leading international law firm. We advise domestic and international companies and governments on investment activities, transactions, regulatory issues, and in legal disputes. Our practice is characterized by a strategic focus on industries to which we are long-standing advisors: Energy, health care, media, telecommunications, infrastructure and transport, real estate, arts and culture, and private equity. We understand the economic and technological factors shaping these sectors and know the relevant market players. Our location in Berlin, Germany’s capital, reflects our particular strength in policy-related legal issues.

Actera Group is a leading, independent private equity firm focusing on investments in Turkey and the manager of Actera Partners L.P., the largest private equity fund dedicated to Turkey. Investors in Actera Partners L.P. are leading global institutional investors including pension funds, multilateral institutions and sovereign wealth funds from North America, Europe, the Far East and the Middle East.
Actera pursues investment opportunities across a wide range of industries, focusing on growth capital and buyout situations. To date, the firm has made investments in the food & beverage, media, food service distribution, financial services, entertainment and retailing sectors.

Mediterra Capital Management Limited (“Mediterra”) is a private equity firm focused on investing in mid-market companies in Turkey. Founded by Murat Erkurt (formerly MD at Lehman Brothers Private Equity Group) and Ahmet Faralyali (formerly with KKR), Mediterra had the First Closing of its debut fund, Mediterra Capital Partners I, in May 2011 at €100 million, backed by international sponsor LPs including  EBRD, EIF and DEG, as well as leading Turkish industrialist families and entrepreneurs as LPs in the fund.  The Fund I is targeting to reach its final close at €250 million in 2012.

Mediterra brings in a world class team that has global private equity experience as well as local deal experience in Turkey with investment professionals from KKR, Lehman Brothers, Bedminster Capital and IS Private Equity.  The Team has invested over $2 billion of equity globally and served on 20 boards in 9 countries, of which over $750 million of equity was invested in Turkey in 8 companies.

Mediterra has the most experienced private equity team in Turkey with best-in-class corporate governance practices, international reach and local network supported by its strong local investor base and advisory council. Mediterra is targeting investing in mid-market companies with enterprise values ranging from €25 million to €250 million, geographically focusing on broader Turkey particularly to Anatolian businesses and targeting export driven industrial companies as well as domestic consumer demand driven sectors.

Bosphera is a newly formed independent private equity firm dedicated to investing in Turkey, with a special focus on mid-market companies. Consisting of six investment professionals, the investment team at Bosphera has over 50 years of private equity and investment banking experience, in particular in the Turkish mid-market, bringing substantial local knowledge, valuable contacts and relationships. The team has been working together for the past 4 years at the Istanbul office of Global Capital Management where they have screened more than 230 opportunities, invested more than USD175 million of capital in three investments: TAV Airports (a publicly listed airport operations company), Yargıcı (a women’s fashion apparel company) and Bıçakcılar (a medical disposables and equipment manufacturer) and have already exited the TAV Airports investment. Today the team has a pipeline of eight transactions, some are at an advanced stage.

The investment team have jointly experience in 13 Turkish mid-market private equity investments, including 3 exits, and have closed 15 transactions in investment banking. This track record positions the investment team as one of the most experienced local teams in the Turkish mid-market.

Bosphera is currently seeking to raise USD350 million for a fund investing in growth capital and buyout opportunities in Turkey.

Augentius specialises in the servicing of Private Equity and Property Funds, Fund of Funds, Closed-End Funds and listed vehicles. With offices in London, Channel Islands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Luxembourg, New York, Cayman, BVI and Mauritius, Augentius is one of the very few truly global players in the sector.

With over 150 staff, all expert in Private Equity and Property Funds, supported by specialised technology, Augentius provides its clients with an award winning product. Service Level Agreements are in place with every client and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) published quarterly.

Over 80 investment managers have chosen to receive this quality of service from Augentius and funds in administration are in now excess of $50bn.

For more information, please visit www.augentius.com

S&P Capital IQ, a brand of the McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is a leading provider of multi-asset class data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment advisors and wealth managers around the world.  We provide a broad suite of capabilities designed to help track performance, generate alpha, identify new trading and investment ideas, and perform risk analysis and mitigation strategies. Through leading desktop solutions such as Capital IQ, Global Credit Portal and MarketScope Advisor desktops; enterprise solutions such as S&P Securities Evaluations, Global Data Solutions, and Compustat; and research offerings including Leveraged Commentary & Data, Valuation & Risk Strategies and S&P Equity Research, S&P Capital IQ sharpens financial intelligence into the wisdom our customers seek.  

eFront is a software provider that specializes in the Alternative Asset management industry.

FrontInvest, eFront’s flagship product, is the leading Alternative Investment solution in Europe, and serves a growing number of customers in North America, Asia and in the Middle-East regions.

Within the competitive landscape, eFront’s product strategy is differentiated by large R&D investments and a constant effort to turn the latest technologies into unmatched functional reach, flexibility and user ergonomics.

Founded in 1999, eFront employs over 160 staff and has offices in London, New York, Montreal, Paris, Dubai, Hong Kong, Bonn and Jersey. eFront is listed on Alternext, by NYSE Euronext.

eFront solutions serve over 200 customers worldwide, including VC and buyout firms, secondary funds, mezzanine funds, fund of funds, institutional investors (banks, insurance companies, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds) and fund administrators.

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services is a premier securities servicing provider that helps institutional investors, alternative asset managers, broker dealers and equity issuers optimise efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue. Worldwide Securities Services leverages the firm's unparalleled scale, leading technology and deep industry expertise to service investments around the world. It has $16.9 trillion in assets under custody and $7.5 trillion in assets under administration.

For more information, please visit www.jpmorgan.com/wss

The ILPA is the global, member-driven organization dedicated to advancing the interests of private equity Limited Partners through industry-leading education programs, independent research, best practices, networking opportunities and global collaborations.

Initially founded as an informal networking group, the ILPA is a voluntary association funded by its members. The ILPA membership has grown to include over 250 member organizations from around the world representing over US $1 trillion of private assets globally.

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI)

is the representative body of the Luxembourg investment fund community. Created in 1988, the Association today represents over one thousand Luxembourg domiciled investment funds, asset management companies and a wide range of service providers such as custodian banks, fund administrators, transfer agents, distributors, legal firms, consultants, tax experts, auditors and accountants, specialist IT providers and communication companies. The Luxembourg Fund industry is the largest fund domicile in Europe and a worldwide leader in crossborder distribution of funds. Luxembourg-domiciled investment structures are distributed on a global basis in more than 50 countries with a particular focus on Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. For further information, do not hesitate to consult our website at www.alfi.lu

With its 80 members, the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA) covers the majority of the Private Equity actors present in Luxembourg.

The LPEA represents the interests of all actors that shape or serve the PE value chain in Luxembourg, which include:

• Fund managers of PE focused investment vehicles;
• Institutional or non-institutional investors in PE;
• Service providers to the PE industry.

The mission of the LPEA is threefold:

• Towards its members: represent and promote the interest of Private Equity and Venture Capital players based in Luxembourg;
• Towards Luxembourg: support government and private initiatives to enhance the attractiveness of Luxembourg as an international hub for carrying out PE business and/or servicing the PE industry in all its dimensions;
• Towards the EVCA and other relevant international PE industry bodies: represent the interests of the members of the LPEA and the industry as well as Luxembourg as a place of doing PE business.

Polish Private Equity Association represents private equity management firms operating in Poland. Its mission is to promote and develop private equity and venture capital industry in Poland. PPEA comprises 77 institutions: 41 private equity management firms (full members) and 36 associate members that are law and consulting companies as well as banks cooperating with the PE/VC industry. The full members have more than EUR 15 billion under management. PPEA members have invested in more than 700 Polish and CEE companies.

FinRoad is the leading online Financial Markets Community with members in over 150 countries. Relevant connections, content and exclusive tools are at the core of our strategy for business, career and networking opportunities. Moreover, FinRoad communicates on all the relevant financial events.

Connect with the people who really matter: www.finroad.com         

Private Equity Wire is the private equity industry’s leading portal on news and topical features, including updates on new fund launches, investment trends, regulatory news and distribution strategies, and a regular series of market surveys and product profiles.  Private Equity Wire produces a free daily newsletter covering essential news and features within the private equity industry and a series of special reports.

Click here to access www.privateequitywire.co.uk 

Eureka Private Equity is a comprehensive online portal providing one-stop service for private equity and venture capital professionals. This portal provides daily news stories about the global private equity and venture capital industry.

In addition to the free news service, Eureka Private Equity also has a global suite of private equity fund databases covering over 5,000 funds across all regions in this alternative investment universe – a significant increase of over 250% since it was first launched in 2005.

Eureka Private Equity is a subsidiary of Eurekahedge, the world’s largest independent data provider and research house, covering over 17,000 funds across all strategies and asset classes. Our global alternative research encompasses hedge funds, funds of funds, Islamic funds, real estate funds and long-only absolute return funds.
 
For more information, please contact Alexander Mearns, Managing Director at advisor@eurekaprivateequity.com or +65 6212 0924.

US toll free: 1866 578 4852, UK toll free: 0800 404 8106
Website: www.eurekaprivateequity.com

L’AGEFI Group France is the undisputed leading trade media and services group for French investments professionals. Supported by a powerful owner (Artemis, holding company of PPR), with 50 in-house editors, L’AGEFI publishes 1 e-daily, 2 weeklies, daily and weekly newsletters. It also operates www.agefi.fr and www.newsmanagers.com, as well as 7 awards, 15 seminars, 3 agefi professional days. L’AGEFI carries values of expertise and innovation. Its coverage of private equity is contant in Agefi Hebdo and Agefi Daily, in its weekly PE newsletter, and in special features through out the year. In 2011, Agefi France celebrates its 100th anniversary.

• Agefi e-Daily, sent to 13 000 financial markets professionals.
• Agefi Hebdo, the only trade weekly dedicated to all finance business lines, the financial industry and the ones who make it. Every week, it offers in depth articles on asset management, retail banking, private banking, securities services, private equity, investment banking, corporate finances and careers…
• Agefi Actifs : the reference weekly for Third Party Distributors, Independent Financial Advisors and Private Assets Professionals.
• agefi.fr, the portal for financial news and the financial community.
• Newsmanagers.com, the international information wire about the Asset Management industry.
• Agefi and Newsmanagers are available on Blackberry, iPhone, iPad applications.

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Closing Circle is an innovative, exclusive and international B2B Social Network for Investment and M&A firms and professionals to facilitate networking and dealmaking. It is a dedicated community for dealmakers that qualify as LPs and GPs, institutional investors, funds of funds, private equity firms, M&A advisors, lenders, due diligence service providers and a powerful platform designed to expand the reach and increase the visibility of our members.
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mergermarket is an independent Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) intelligence service with an unrivalled network of dedicated M&A journalists based in 56 locations across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and Africa. Unlike any other service of its kind, mergermarket specializes in providing forward-looking origination and deal flow opportunities integrated with a comprehensive deals database - resulting in real revenues for clients.  Visit www.mergermarket.com

CEPRES, the investment decision platform, provides its’ exclusive members of GPs, LPs and Intermediaries the deepest online data and tools for supporting private equity investing including risk and return analysis and comparative research. With detailed cash flow data on more than 30,000 private equity backed companies and the broadest network of participants, CEPRES is able to connect large parts of the global private equity community and deliver specialist access for emerging markets, infrastructure, mezzanine and other key sectors. Originally founding by Dr. Daniel Schmidt, a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Private Equity Partners for innovative investments, deal structures and portfolio optimisation and who led the management buyout of CEPRES from Deutsche Bank in December 2010.