2010 Latin America and Caribbean Half-Day Seminar


The first-ever Latin America and Caribbean Half-Day Seminar at the 12th Annual Global Private Equity Conference was an intensive session including plenary panels on finding the best opportunities for private equity in the region, a focus on Brazil and beyond, as well as pension fund reform and the changing face of Latin American private equity.

Topics covered included:
  • The Caribbean – Outlook and Future of Caribbean PE
    • Post-crisis investing: What’s the state of the Caribbean economies? What challenges face the region?
    • What role can private equity play in regional integration? In the development of SMEs?
    • What are the main barriers to investing?
    • What’s the future of private equity in the Caribbean? Where are the opportunities?
    • How to attract investments to the Caribbean?
  • Developments in LatAm PE and the Emergence of Local Institutional Investors
    • How have local pension funds helped private equity investors in Brazil, Peru and Columbia migate declines associated with the economic crisis?
    • What can other LAC regions learn by example?
    • Will setbacks in Argenna adversely affect the regions as a whole?
    • What additional changes need to be implemented to draw LP commitments from local instuons?
  • Latin America’s Commitment to Developing PE Industries – A Focus on Chile, Peru, Mexico and Colombia?
    • How can these countries distinguish themselves in the bid to attract foreign capital?
    • What are the steps necessary to arrive at a suitable regulatory framework? Are these markets almost
      there and how will such changes affect fundraising and investment?
    • What are the most viable exit options and how can investors structure deals to have the most flexibility
      with exits down the road?
    • How are corporate governance standards in these countries relative to other emerging markets?
    • Which sectors are defensive in these markets?
  • The Evolving Brazilian Private Equity Landscape
    • What will Brazil’s evolving private equity market look like in 2 years? 5 years?
    • How can investors tap into Brazil’s large base of institutional investors who still do not significantly
      participate in private equity?
    • What fundraising and deal execution challenges exist today in Brazilian private equity?
    • What does the exit environment look like? Has it moved beyond trade sales?
    • How have return targets changed in light of the global economic downturn?