Events

2008 Events

Date Details
11 February The Brahma vs Antarctica Case - Don Sull
31 March European Hedge Fund Activism
07 April BVCA Event - Value Creation in Private Equity
14 April "Integrity in Finance, A Positive Approach" - Professor Michael C Jensen
24 April Annual Private Equity Awards Gala Dinner by Real Deals / BVCA
06 - 07 June

Inaugural Private Equity Symposium - two days with leading academics and practitioners. To download a short report on this event please click here

AUTUMN   TERM 2008
18 August                    

"Crises, Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds" by Professor Viral Acharya
This event has now taken place to download the presentation please click here          

30 October     Coller Capital Prize - Presentation by shortlisted students and announcement of winner. If you are interested in attending this event please register here
26 November

The 3 rd MVision RoundTable - Co hosted by the London Business School and Columbia Business School
"Taking Emerging Markets to the Next Level - Opportunities and Challenges in Private Equity in the next Five Years ". For details please see attached invitation

10 December

Private Equity vs PLC Boards - A Comparison of Practices and Effectiveness - Invitation Only
A panel discussion of our recent research publication moderated by Sir Andrew Likierman
With an ever increasing focus on operational performance in both private and public organisations this research and debate is essential to all Board members and those interested in governance and value creation. Please contact the Coller Institute for more details

   
SUMMER TERM 2009  
4-5 June 2nd Academic Symposium
Details to follow shortly


 2007 events

Date Details
January Ernst & Young Masterclass - "Topics in Private Equity"
  Super Return Conference
  Annual Private Equity Awards Judging Panel
26-27 April Global M&A Conference with Livingstone Guarantee
26 April Annual Private Equity Awards Gala Dinner by Real Deals / BVCA
24 May

2007 Distressed Debt & Turnaround Forum

Prospects for Active investing in Europe - with Kirkland & Ellis / Droege & Company

07 June Distinguished Guest Speaker: John Kelly, Chairman, GalaCoral Group
07 June Advisory Board Meeting - Academic Research Discussion
31 July Submission Deadline of Projects for Coller Capital Prize
September Advisory Board Sub-Comittee Meeting - Institute Governance
11 October Corporate Governance Centre Forum - "The Future of the Public Corporation"
24 - 27 October Finance Department Executive Education Private Equity Programme
21 November MVision Roundtable Discussion
29 November Coller Capital Prize Giving 2007
03 December "The Performance of leveraged Buyouts" - Ludovic Phalippou, Amsterdam

2006 events

Date Details
22 April

Journal of Corporate Finance Special Issue Conference

Theme: "Private equity, Leveraged Buyouts & Corporate Governance"

Further information:
Sponsored by Resselaer/Lally School of Management & Technology and Nottingham Univesity Business School
Prof Talmor's paper (PDF 170KB) (with Charles Cuny, Olin School of Business)

27 April

Annual Private Equity Awards

Further information:
Sponsored by Real Deals magazine and the BVCA in association with London Business School

05 May

Private Equity Conference

Theme: "Private Equity: entering a Golden Age?"
Further information: Details

12 May

Young Venture Capital Society breakfast meeting

Theme: Valuation ~ An Analysis of VC/PE Valuation Techniques

Further information:
Young Venture Capital Society

31 May

London Business School sponsored Kauffman Fellows alumni Conference

Further information:
Centre for Venture Education

14-16 June

EVCA Symposium, Monaco

Keynote speakers: London Business School's Dean Laura Tyson and Professor Eli Talmor

Further information:
EVCA Symposium: "Shaping the Future"
Download slides (PDF 212 kB)

5 October

Round table
In association with Ernst & Young: "Club Deals: more clout or un-necessary complexity?"

Further information:
peinstitute@london.edu

22 November

The MVision Private Equity Debate.  London Business School Private Equity Institute in association with Columbia Business School's Private Equity and Venture Capital Club

Theme: "Current Trends in Capital Raising: From the Public Markets to Niche Funds"

Further information: peinstitute@london.edu

30 November

Symposium in association with the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies, TUM Business School, Munich, Germany

Theme: David Swensen, Chief Investment Officer, Yale University on asset allocation

Further information: peinstitute@london.edu

07 December

"First Annual Coller Capital Lecture and Prize-giving"

Theme: "The Drivers of Private Equity Returns"

Further information: Summaries of winners' papers

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