Profile | Private Equity Forum NRW e.V.

Facts

Established: 28/08/1998 as Venture Capital Forum NRW e.V.
Name changed to Private Equity Forum NRW e.V. in 2004
Members: 40 (as of February 2022)

Background

As your partner for corporate growth and financing, the PEF sees itself as a platform and catalyst for venture capital and private equity in North Rhine-Westphalia. Working as an interdisciplinary network, the PEF creates transparency in the field of venture capital in the region by bringing supply and demand together, thereby helping its members to generate business. In this light, the PEF ensures

its members maintain close and regular contact with each other.
its members access to top decision-makers in business and politics.
every member can make a qualified contribution to the well-being of the association.
lively interaction between the association and external experts.

Programme

The PEF organises a wide range of events to offer its members diverse information and opportunities to establish business contacts. Around six events on equity capital financing of new and established companies are hosted every year (e.g. on the subject of spin-offs, sale of companies, initial public offerings, Mezzanine financing, etc.). The structure and content of the events aim at the following benefits:

visibility of the members
visibility of the company
networking amongst members

Depending on the audience and content, the PEF offers the following events

New Year Reception

Network event for all participants in the industry; kick-off speech, talk with prominent guest, refreshments; +/- 200 participants

Theme Day

Workshop on current issues in the industry; up to 5 presentations, dinner; +/- 100 participants

Investors’ Circle

Network event for investors; kick-off speech, refreshments; +/- 100 participants

German.Venture.Day

Network event for start-ups and venture capital investors; keynote address, round tables, company pitches, presentation of the German.Venture.Award, evening buffet; +/- 250 participants

Next Generation

Network workshop for young professionals; expansion of personal network at same career level; development of a broad basis of contacts in all relevant parts of investment business; +/-50 participants

Cooperation

In addition to our own events, the PEF cooperates in the events of other organisations as partner, e.g. the PE Conference NRW (+/- 500 participants).

Philosophy: We don’t mind if you laugh

In its 24 years of existence, the Private Equity Forum NRW e.V. (“PEF”) has made a name for itself with its regular events on topical subjects in the field of investments and practice-orientated presentations by experienced insiders from the industry.

It has always been our aspiration to present the topics and content, which are often difficult to understand and full of Anglicisms, in a way that is fresh, easy and entertaining to give non-insiders in particular an opportunity to understand the purpose of the customary practices in the investment market. Only in this way can our industry achieve some depth and find a wider audience. Private equity must, in other words, become “respectable”!

In addition to this, there is the philosophy of the PEF, which results in successful and well-attended lecture evenings time and again. The recipe for this is very simple: combine information with entertainment and brighten up the whole affair with a little light-heartedness. After all, at PEF, we don’t mind if you laugh!

Members: Quality not quantity

Many active influencers in our “industry” stand for the Private Equity Forum NRW with their good names. The association’s membership list therefore reads like a “who is who” in the venture capital and private equity business. Following the ideals of quality, exclusivity and confidentiality, the association therefore consists of only a small, select group of members. This enables an intensive bilateral exchange of views and real networking. This close circle is, however, linked to associates far beyond the borders of NRW and in this way promotes the spread of knowledge, support and contacts.

Benefits and advantages of membership

The long and intensive dialogue in the “PEF family” over many years has led to a large number of concrete transactions, e.g.

co-financing projects
due-diligence audits
annual audits
investment contracts
business consultancy

tax consultancy
M&A consultancy
recruitment
IPO consultancy

In addition to this, our members benefit from the following advantages:

You obtain access to relevant and excellent networks and come into contact with new potential partners.
Membership in the Private Equity Forum NRW enhances your public profile through the association’s public relations work.
Through membership in the Private Equity Forum, you can market your person or company through, for example

radio interviews
speaking arrangements
hosting one of our numerous events
You provide the premises and we organise and finance the complete event including catering.

Board

The Board currently consists of:

Natascha Grosser

President

Hannes Hinteregger

Vice-President

Avedon Capital Partners

Dr. Martin Hüttermann

Vice-President

Breidenbach Rechtsanwälte

Contact

Private Equity Forum NRW e.V.

Elberfelder Str. 2
40213 Düsseldorf

Tel. + 49 211 641 62 68
Fax + 49 211 641 62 77

E-Mail: info@private-equity-forum.de

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Facts

Background

Programme

Depending on the audience and content, the PEF offers the following events

New Year Reception

Theme Day

Investors’ Circle

German.Venture.Day

Next Generation

Cooperation

Philosophy: We don’t mind if you laugh

Members: Quality not quantity

Benefits and advantages of membership

co-financing projects

due-diligence audits

annual audits

investment contracts

business consultancy

tax consultancy

M&A consultancy

recruitment

IPO consultancy

In addition to this, our members benefit from the following advantages:

radio interviews

speaking arrangements

hosting one of our numerous events