Private Equity Congress

Organizer: Unquote
Dates: February 11, 2010
Location: Cape Town, South Africa (Table Bay Hotel)

From the Website: There’s not long to go until the 3rd annual Unquote South Africa Private Equity Congress. In association with SAVCA, this event is firmly established as the region’s most important get-together of investors and PE companies. The programme for 2010 will include:

• Examining opportunities in Africa – including in agriculture, healthcare, telecommunications, infrastructure and financial services
• Inspiring case studies from innovative pan-African deals
• Sustainable private equity: how to maximise financial return and deliver quantifiable social and environmental benefits
• Lessons from the crisis: renegotiating covenants and restructuring portfolio companies
• Key impacts of the 2008 Companies Act on Private Equity Transactions
• Interactive voting and survey results from latest SAVCA/ KPMG private equity survey
• Unparalleled networking opportunities to meet the major movers and shakers in the South African PE markets

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HedgeNews Africa Symposium

Organizer: HedgeNews
Dates: February 18, 2010
Location: Capetown, South Africa (Vineyard Hotel)

From Conference Brochure: This is the must-attend event in the African hedge fund calendar, bringing together leading hedge fund and alternative asset managers, investors and service providers to discuss shifting investment landscapes amid a year of great challenges and great change.

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Asset Allocation Summit 2010

Organizer: Terrapinn
Dates: February 22 to 25, 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia (Four Seasons Hotel)

From Conference Brochure: The Asset Allocation Summit is the region’s most important strategic investment event for institutional investors and investment managers. Global institutional investors and CIOs from Australia’s AUD$1.1 trillion super fund industry will meet to determine optimal and strategic asset allocation strategies, and identify new sources of returns.

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Hedge Funds World Middle East

Organizer: Terrapinn
Dates: March 1 to 4, 2010
Location: Dubai, UAE (Jumeirah Bech Hotel)

From Conference Brochure: Hedge Funds World Middle East is recognised by the industry as the must attend event on the global hedge fund circuit attracting hundreds of delegates each year.  Our 11th annual event will bring together the best performing hedge fund managers, international investors and leading Middle East investors and allocators.

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AsiaHedge Forum 2010

Organizer: IFIA
Dates: March 17 to 18, 2010
Location: Hong Kong, China(JW Marriott Hotel)

From Conference Brochure: Held in Hong Kong, the AsiaHedge Forum is a major hedge fund event attracting both local and international delegates who need to know about the Asia-Pacific hedge fund industry. The Forum addresses the strategies, issues and challenges that the region’s industry now faces, and provides the perfect opportunity to network with the region’s finest managers and investors.

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Fund Forum Asia 2010

Organizer: ICBI
Dates: April 19 to 23, 2010
Location: Hong Kong, China (JW Marriott Hotel)

From Conference Brochure: In these difficult times, it has been increasingly apparent that FundForum delegates need more intellectual take-away, and firm data to keep up with the latest market and industry developments than ever before. This year at FundForum Asia there will be several chances to get up to date with some of the leading regional and international experts.

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4th Annual Hedge Fund Investments, Japan 2010

Organizer: IQPC
Dates: May 24 to 26, 2010
Location: Tokyo, Japan (The Westin Tokyo)

From Conference Brochure: Enabling Japanese investors to achieve higher returns and manage risk.

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Hedge Fund World Asia 2010

Organizer: Terrapinn
Dates: September 13 to 16, 2010
Location: Hong Kong, China (Conrad Hotel)

From Conference Brochure: Amidst a backdrop of difficult market conditions, Hedge Funds World Asia continues to be Asia’s leading event that looks at innovation and strategy for hedge funds and investors in generating alpha returns and capturing potential opportunities in Asia.

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