SuperInvestor U.S. Interview with Shawn T. Carolan, Managing Director, Menlo Ventures. Ahead of SuperInvestor U.S. 2012 we interviewed Shawn T. Carolan, Managing Director, Menlo Ventures to get his thoughts on social media, super angels and whether it is still cool to be a venture capitalist. Shawn will be taking part in an expert panel session which will focus on how realistic and sustainable the recent extraordinary valuations...

Interview with Antonia Henbest, Conference Director for SuperInvestor U.S. 2012 Ahead of SuperInvestor U.S 2012, we spoke to Antonia Henbest who is responsible for organising the inaugural event in San Francisco. In this interview she takes us through her role as well as outlining what delegates can look forward to at next week’s conference. Take us through your role as a conference producer for the SuperReturn...

Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral by Manu Kumar, Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures Manu Kumar, Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures will be taking part in an expert panel session at the upcoming SuperInvestor U.S. event in San Francisco. This session will be focusing on how the challenge from Super Angel investing is going to impact the traditional venture capital industry as well as exploring what unique elements Super...

The SuperReturn 2011 Annual Roundup It has been a very busy and successful year for the SuperReturn Global Series. Kate Roberts, Portfolio Director for the SuperReturn events looks back on the events of this year and discusses what you can expect to see in 2012. What have been the key topics discussed within private equity at the events this year?...

Looking back on SuperReturn Africa 2011 For more information, visit the SuperReturn Africa website here Thank you to everyone who attended SuperReturn Africa in 2011.  The overwhelming feedback we received was that it was a hugely enjoyable event for all our delegates and speakers. We are already looking ahead to 2012, and with over 300 delegates, and more than 100 expert...

SuperInvestor 2011: Round-Up By: Kalpana Fitzpatrick   This year’s SuperInvestor was in its most popular year yet, with over 800 attendees,  including over 250 LPs, packed sessions and high profile speakers. The private equity event, which took place in Paris at The Westin Hotel, saw speeches from over 230 industry professionals, including investors, academics, and GPs/LPs with tremendous networking...

Impact Investing: Passing Buzz or Paradigm Shift? The impact market distinguishes ‘impact-first investors’, who seek optimized social and environmental impact with a financial floor, from ‘finance-first investors’, who seek to optimize financial returns with a floor for impact.

LPs take charge of their destiny By Kalpana Fitzpatrick The private equity industry is going through a transformation where LPs want to be in charge of their destiny and are not interested in pre-packaged products, according to the chief investment officer of Wellcome Trust. Speaking at the SuperInvestor event in Paris, Danny Truell told delegates that although some investors were happy...

Hands: kick the bad habits of the “woodstock” years By Kalpana Fitzpatrick Transforming businesses and creating value is what the private industry does best and it should not forget that, Guy Hands, Chairman and CIO of Terra Firma, said. Speaking at SuperInvestor 2011 in Paris, Hands told private equity investors to stop wasting time on continuous fundraising and instead invest time in creating value....

Toward a Bottom-Up Approach to Assessing Sovereign Default Risk   Ahead of SuperInvestor 2011 in Paris we showcase new research by Ed Altman, Max L Heine Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School. He will be addressing the conference on the current conditions and outlooks in sovereign and corporate credit markets – and how far Europe and the Euro are on the brink. During the...