Overview
Dates: September 18 - 20, 2022
Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
The Steering Committee welcomes up to 40 experienced private equity in-house lawyers and elite-level private practice advisors from across Europe and the UK who are proficient in the negotiation, structuring and execution of private equity mergers & acquisitions.
Using candid, seminar-style discussions participants share the most pressing issues they are facing, as well as, examine trends and developments across jurisdictions to learn how others address problems and work together to identify solutions.
2022 Steering Committee
This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.
Committee Co-Chairs
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Matt O'Toole Managing Director, Legal CVC Capital Partners London, United Kingdom
Matt joined CVC in 2011. Matt is a Managing Director in the legal team and is based in London. Prior to joining CVC, he worked at CMS in London and Moscow as an Associate in the Corporate Department, specialising in M&A. Matt holds a Joint Honours Degree in French and German from the University of Leeds and is admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales.
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Jarlath Pratt Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel GIC Private Limited London, United Kingdom
Committee Members
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Susanna Berger Managing Director, Legal Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Partners LLP London, United Kingdom
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Babett Carrier General Counsel Cinven Limited London, United Kingdom
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Charles Hayes Co-head of Financial Sponsors Group and Partner Corporate and M&A Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP London, United Kingdom
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David Higgins Partner Kirkland & Ellis International LLP London, United Kingdom
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Andrew Jessop Partner and the General Counsel HG London, United Kingdom
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Amy Mahon Partner Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP London, United Kingdom
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Nick Reid Director Carlyle London, United Kingdom
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Daniel Treloar Director & Senior Legal Counsel, EMEA Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan London, United Kingdom
Daniel is Director & Senior Legal Counsel at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP).
OTPP is Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan, with C$241.6 billion in net assets. It holds a diverse global portfolio of assets, approximately 80% of which is managed in-house, with approximately C$[tbc] billion in the EMEA region.
Daniel specialises in international M&A and supports OTPP’s Equities, Infrastructure & Natural Resources and Venture/Growth teams on transactions and portfolio management across the EMEA region.
Prior to joining OTPP in 2018, Daniel spent six years at Latham & Watkins in London. He holds an honours degree in law with German law and language and a diploma in legal practice from Nottingham Law School. He is qualified to practise in England and Wales.
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David J. Walker Partner Latham & Watkins LLP London, United Kingdom
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Alex Woodward Co-Head, Global Financial Sponsors Group Linklaters LLP London, United Kingdom
Forum Director
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Emma Phillips Senior Forum Director Cambridge Forums Toronto, Canada [email protected] M: +1 437 216 3119
Emma is Senior Forum Director and Financial Services Lead at Cambridge Executive Connections (CEC), a subsidiary of Cambridge Forums, Inc. Naturally curious and a lifelong learner, Emma has developed and managed a variety of meetings in both the profit and non-profit sectors. Before joining Cambridge, Emma was Assistant Vice President, Global Marketing at State Street in Canada, where she spent close to two decades of her career, offering her a great depth of knowledge and understanding of the financial and investment sectors. In Emma’s current role, she leads CEC’s Financial Services portfolio, including programs for institutional investors, banking, private funds, risk, and governance professionals.
Built on genuine interactions and spontaneous connections, the Forum is a unique opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced group to undertake an in-depth review of technical topics as well as prioritise the unique business needs of executives from leading private equity funds..
A very rare opportunity to discuss topical material issues with others in similar positions. The real benefit has been the format of the Forum. It is not a conference where we are spoken to. It was a genuine open discussion with peers where everyone contributed to healthy discussions.
Mandeep Mundae Investment Director IFM Investors London, United KingdomI see the Forum as a collection of top practitioners sharing insights into and developments in their jurisdictions and daily practices. Because discussions take place under the Chatham House Rules, the comments provided are frank and free from individual agenda. The location – away from a large population center - encourages personal social interaction that I found particularly rewarding.
Ian G. John Partner Kirkland & Ellis LLP New York, United States"A Cambridge Forum is more than a conference- it is collaboration between top lawyers and practitioners across the market coming together to move the market."
Tara Rosenblatt Chief Legal Officer Georgian Toronto, Canada"It isn't often that we get to take a step back and really discuss what it is we all do day in and day out, without any particular agenda or outcome in mind. The Forum gave us all the ability to do that, and to really try and get at the ""why."
Kelley Bender Partner Chapman and Cutler LLP Chicago, United States
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