What is EVCA's Investors' Forum?
The Investors Forum is the global meeting place for LPs and GPs in the private equity and venture capital industry.

The event observes a strict ratio of 1:1 institutional investors and general partners.

The event is renouned for an LP-only working session where institutional investors may discuss their views freely.

General partner attendees are drawn primarily from EVCA's full member base, while LP attendees include long standing industry partners as well as new institutional investors who have been engaged with during EVCA's global Investor Relations outreach programme that takes place throughout the year.

Order of events
The conference will commence on Wednesday 10 March 2010 at 10.30 with an LP-GP session ending at 12.30. It will be followed by a conference session open only to LPs from 14.30 until 17.15.

The first day will close with the Rotating Networking dinner, kindly sponsored by Coller Capital Ltd, in the InterContinental Hotel at 19.30. On Thursday 11 March 2010, the LP-GP conference session will start at 09.00 and is scheduled to conclude with a lunch at 12.45 the same day.

Event themes
The private equity industry has enjoyed double digit increases in capital commitments each year for several decades and investor interest remains robust. But events over the past year have put major pressures on the industry and on fundraising. These include technical pressures brought about by the illiquidity of the financial crisis, and fundamental pressures from the prevailing economic downturn.

This year's Forum will therefore look at how best to manage the LP/GP relationship - from both sides - during these tumultuous times. It will also cover the prospects for European private equity and venture capital; valuations guidance; investment strategies; return expectations; risk assessments and a review of performance statistics.

What do delegates get from it?
LP delegates can enjoy candid discussion with their peer group about private equity and venture capital investment, as well as high impact networking with Europe's leading 200 general partners.

GP delegates gain access to existing LPs as well as exciting new institutional investors who EVCA has specifically invited as a follow up to its ongoing global Investor Relations outreach programme that takes place throughout the year.

LP-GP programme only

• General partner (EVCA full member): €2,295
• Placement agent (EVCA member): €2,295

LP-only & LP-GP programme

• Secondary fund, funds of funds and gatekeepers
  (EVCA member): €2,295
• Limited partner*: Free of charge

The fee includes:
Participation in the conference, conference papers, refreshments, luncheon and networking dinner.

The fee does NOT include accommodation or travel expenses, please see section entitled "Accommodation" for further details.

Registration for the EVCA Investors’ Forum is restricted to limited partners and EVCA full members (i.e. general partners) only. Exceptions are secondary funds, funds of funds, gatekeepers and placement agents that have EVCA membership.

By sending your registration, you are agreeing to provide the necessary information.

If you are uncertain whether your firm falls into one of the above mentioned categories and is allowed to attend the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us at forums@evca.eu for clarification.

* For the purposes of the EVCA Investors’ Forum, we define ‘limited partner’ as an institutional investor in private equity funds such as a government organisation, a pension fund, an insurance company, a corporate investor, a family office, a foundation or an endowment.

Please complete the enclosed registration form and return it to the EVCA Secretariat (Bastion Tower, Place du Champ de Mars 5, B - 1050 Brussels, Belgium).

Participants are requested to pay the registration fee by cheque, bank transfer or credit card in EURO as shown on the registration form.

Bank transfers should be made net of all bank charges and commission to either the international bank transfer account number: IBAN BE33 3300 5785 0046 (Swift/BIC: BBRUBEBB), or domestic bank transfer account number: 330-0578500-46 at ING, Stationsstraat 78, B – 1930 Zaventem, Belgium. A copy of the bank transfer should be mailed to EVCA.

To avoid confusion, participants are requested to indicate clearly their name and address on transfer orders and cheques. Acknowledgement of registration, a receipt for fee payment and practical information will be sent to participants once the registration form and payment have been received.

Payment by credit card is required for all registrations after 10 February 2010. Registration will only be effective after the appropriate fees have been received by EVCA.

Accommodation for the event must be reserved separately by participants. It is not included in the conference registration.

A block booking has been reserved for conference attendees at the InterContinental Hotel (fully booked) – the conference venue, the Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva, Novotel Genève Centre and the Rotary Genève Hotel.

Please use the accommodation forms to reserve accommodation at one of these hotels.

If a registered delegate is unable to attend the forum, a colleague from the same company may take their place at anytime.

However, cancellation of attendance will only be accepted if received in writing by the EVCA Secretariat by 10 February 2010.

Fees (less 20% administrative charges) will then be refunded. No refunds will be made after this date.

The working language of the conference will be English.

EVCA cannot be held liable for any costs or expenses of any nature (such as, but not limited to, hotel and transportation costs and expenses) incurred in connection with the conference by a participant who is prevented for any reason (such as, but not limited to, the unavailability of transportation), from attending the conference.

We recommend that participants take out a travel insurance policy to cover any such eventualities as well as covering the potential loss of or damage to personal possessions.

By registering for this conference, you are agreeing that all pictures and transcripts taken at the above mentioned conference are the property of EVCA and can be used for future marketing or promotional purposes.