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9th ANNUAL PRIVATE EQUITY SYMPOSIUM -JUNE 7,8 2016
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
On behalf of Private Equity at LBS I would like to invite you to attend our 9th Private Equity Symposium: 7,8 June 2016 - Royal College of Physicians, Regent’s Park, London Under the headline "SEARC...
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LATEST ISSUE OF FINDINGS RELEASED
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Dear readers, Our new Private Equity Findings Journal has now been published. For more details, the PDF version and all featured academic papers please click here.
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9th ANNUAL PRIVATE EQUITY SYMPOSIUM -JUNE 7,8 2016
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
On behalf of Private Equity at LBS I would like to invite you to attend our 9th Private Equity Symposium: 7,8 June 2016 - Royal College of Physicians, Regent’s Park, London Under the headline "SE...
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Upcoming LBS Real Estate Club's Annual PE Forum
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Private Equity at LBS is pleased to inform our constituents that the London Business School's Real Estate Student Club is convening their annual private equity forum later this month. Last year...
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Name and Website Changes
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Happy New Year from Private Equity at LBS. You may have noticed that we have changed our name and our website address. Since 2008 we have been supported by generous contributions from the Coller Found...
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Luxury Retail Sector and PE
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015
1 December 2015 In conjuncture with the Retail and Luxury Goods Student Club the Coller Institute of Private Equity convened a roundtable discussion under the banner: Luxury Goods Sector and P...
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10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MVSION ROUNDTABLE
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015
24 November 2015 Under the headline THE NEW CAPITAL: HOW LARGE INVESTORS INFLUENCE PRIVATE EQUITY a panel of expert private equity practitioners and academics gathered at London Business Sch...
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ESG IN PRIVATE EQUITY - Explore our new Adveq Applied Research Series report:
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Monday, February 23, 2015
ESG MOVING OUT OF THE COMPLIANCE ROOM AND INTO THE HEART OF THE INVESTMENT PROCESS IOANNIS IOANNOU, FRANCESCA CORNELLI, THOMAS ZHANG Report and slides ‘ESG moving out of the compliance room and int...
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THE INSTITUTE'S LATEST RESEARCH - DISCUSSED IN ASIAN MEDIA
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
An article in the "Asian Investor" discussed the question whether Asian private equity funds are being under pressure to adopt higher governance standards. It included some of the findings from our l...
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8th PRIVATE EQUITY FINDINGS SYMPOSIUM - 1-2 June 2015, London
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The Coller Institute of Private Equity at London Business School held its 8th Private Equity Findings Symposium on 1st and 2ndJune 2015 in London at Royal College of Physicians, London. (Please note ...
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Collateral available now: 8th PRIVATE EQUITY FINDINGS SYMPOSIUM - Day 2 - ACADEMIC PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Day two of our 8th Private Equity Findings Symposium featured eight academic papers from leading academics from around the world in the PE and VC subject matter. The conference papers, presentations ...
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ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS WITH SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS 2015
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
During our 8th Symposium in June we conducted short one on one interviews with our esteemed speakers reflecting on the open panel discussions and insightful speeches of the event. Please find below a...
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SUNSHINE IN PRIVATE EQUITY - WHY IT'S STILL RAINING
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Friday, July 24, 2015
Private Equity still under attackIt's summer and with the listed equity markets sagging you might have thought private equity would fall under the radar of the financial journalists. Not a bit. It is...
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THE SHIFTING BUSINESS MODEL IN PRIVATE EQUITY - Explore our new Adveq Applied Research Series report:
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Monday, October 19, 2015
London, UK, 19 October 2015 In a comprehensive study, The Shifting Business Model of Private Equity: Evolution, Revolution and Trench Warfare, authors Michael G. Jacobides and Jason Rico Saavedra ...
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REAL ESTATE PRIVATE EQUITY FORUM - 2 March 2015, London
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Tickets sales: London Business School’s Real Estate Club and Coller Institute of Private Equity would like to invite you to its London Business School Real Estate Private Equity Forum, held on Monda...
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London Business School's PE&VC Student Club - Annual conference - 6 March 2015, London
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Greetings from the LBS PEVC Club: The Private Equity & Venture Capital Student Club at London Business School cordially invites you to its 11th Annual Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference, tak...
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ESG in Private Equity: Understanding the current state of affairs
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Coller Institute event presenting and discussing a new research report under the Adveq Applied Research Series by Professors Ioannis Ioannou and Francesca Cornelli: ESG in Private Equity: Understandin...
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Florin Vasvari presenting his Risk Management Practices at Private Equity Firms research at Oxford University
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Florin Vasvari, Associate Professor for Accounting and Fellow of the Coller Institute of Private Equity, presented the findings from the Risk Management Practices at Private Equity Firms report, he an...
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Explore our new Adveq Applied Research Series Report:
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
The Coller Institute launches its latest research under its Adveq Applied Research Series. ‘The US Private Equity Industry: A Snapshot from SEC Filings’ was co-authored by Francesca Cornelli and Fl...
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XIV NOVA CONFERENCE - London 7-9 November 2014
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
The NOVA Conference is held each year, bringing together the international MBA community with business leaders and professionals. Its conference planning committee is made up of 17 members of the Lond...
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COLLER INSTITUTE GUEST COLUMN - BVCA JOURNAL - ETHICAL INVESTMENTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
The Coller Institute's first guest column in the BVCA journal was written by Celia Moore, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. FOR THE GREATER GOOD? In my rol...
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ADVEQ APPLIED RESEARCH SERIES - 2ND REPORT - RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AT PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS
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Friday, June 27, 2014
RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AT PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS London, UK, 30 June 2014: Private equity firms do not believe that regulation is raising industry standards for risk management, according to a ne...
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MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR VISITING THE COLLER INSTITUTE AT LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
ETHIOPIA'S ECONOMY ENTERING A NEW ERA - THE ROLE OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH, LEARNING AND PRIVATE EQUITY 19 June 2014 Initiated by HID and supported by DfID, the Coller Institute and the Ethiopian gover...
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7th PRIVATE EQUITY FINDINGS SYMPOSIUM - Day 2 - ACADEMIC PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Day two of our 7th Private Equity Findings Symposium featured seven new academic papers from leading academics from around the world in the PE and VC subject matter. The papers, presented by one of t...
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7TH PRIVATE EQUITY FINDINGS SYMPOSIUM CONCLUDED - SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR 1,2 JUNE 2015
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
The Coller Institute of Private Equity hosted its seventh annual Private Equity Findings Symposium on 2 and 3 June 2014 in London. The Symposium is the Coller Institute of Private Equity’s annual fl...
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PRIVATE EQUITY CAREER PATHS FOR WOMEN - EVENING EVENT 6 MAY 2014, LONDON
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The Coller Institute of Private Equity and the Women in Business Student Club will host an evening event with the aim to encourage more women to consider a career in the private equity sector. A dist...
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LAUNCH EVENT JANUARY 2014 - THE EXTENT AND EVOLUTION OF PENSION FUNDS' PRIVATE EQUITY ALLOCATIONS
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Friday, January 17, 2014
The Coller Institute of Private Equity at London Buisness School, London campus, 14 January 2014 Florin Vasvari and Eli Talmor revealed their new research findings to an audience of over 100 delega...
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THE COLLER INSTITUTE'S FIRST RESEARCH REPORT UNDER THE NEW ADVEQ APPLIED RESEARCH SERIES REVEALED
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
THE EXTENT AND EVOLUTION OF PENSION FUNDS' PRIVATE EQUITY ALLOCATIONS London, UK, 22 January 2014: Pension funds are not allocating as much capital to private equity as they should, according t...
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THE NEW PRIVATE EQUITY FINDINGS JOURNAL IS AVAILABLE NOW
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Dear readers, Our new Private Equity Findings Journal has now been published. Please note that an exciting new eletronic reader experience and a new App will be launched shortly (end of June). Fo...
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THE SECOND HALF 2013 NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE
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Monday, December 2, 2013
Please note that the second half 2013 newsletter can now be downloaded. Newsletter It shares news regarding the Coller Institutes many activities of the past six month regarding research, event...
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EVENTS CALENDAR FOR AUTUNM/WINTER OFFERING INSIGHTFUL DEBATES AND NEW INSIGHTS
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
The Coller Institute of Private Equity has scheduled a range of important discussions for it's autumn/winter agenda this year. Places are limited and we recommend early booking. London, 29 October 20...
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ABU DHABI - PE INSIGHTS INTO THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
On 9 and 10 October 2013 London Business School's Coller Institute of Private Equity hosted a conference in Abu Dhabi for Private Equity investors. The event featured academic thought leaders and in...
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NEW ACADEMIC PAPERS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED AT OUR 6TH PRIVATE EQUITY FINDINGS SYMPOSIUM
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Day 2 of our 6th Private Equity Findings Symposium comprised seven fascinating presentations and discussions of new academic research by major academic experts from around the world in the private ...
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MEKONG CAPITAL CASE STUDY - THREE YEARS ON: INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS FREUND, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF MEKONG CAPITAL, AND ELI TALMOR
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Monday, September 2, 2013
In 2010 the Coller Institute of Private Equity at London Business School completed the Mekong Capital case study, "MEKONG CAPITAL: THE IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE CULTURE IN EMERGING MARKET PRIVATE EQUITY...
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TEAMS MUST EVOLVE TO SURVIVE - NEW RESEARCH BY CAPITAL DYNAMICS AND PROFESSOR FRANCESCA CORNELLI OF THE COLLER INSTITUTE OF PRIVATE EQUITY
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Teams must evolve to survive: New research by Capital Dynamics and Professor Francesca Cornelli of the Coller Institute of Private Equity at London Business School finds team turnover a key to futur...
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ADVEQ AND THE COLLER INSTITUTE OF PRIVATE EQUITY AT LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL ANNOUNCE THE ADVEQ SERIES ON PRIVATE EQUITY
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Zurich, Switzerland and London, UK, 3 June, 2013 – Adveq, a leading asset manager investing in private equity and real assets globally, announces a new partnership with the Coller Institute of Private...
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DUBAI - AN EVENING WITH J. CHRISTOPHER FLOWERS AND ANN IVESON - DISCUSSION: THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES
In late November the Coller Institute of Private Equity hosted and event in Dubai where J. Christopher Flowers and Ann Iveson debated the global outlook for financial services. J. Christopher Flowers (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. J.C. Flowers & Co., ) and Ann Iveson (a Senior Advisor to the Institute) talked about what is in store especially for banks and insurance companies - what key stakeholders and regulators have learned from the financial crisis - Europe and Euro concerns related to the sector - the financial services landscape of the future and the role of private equity in the sector.
PE Confidential - Our Bloggers
Francesca Cornelli
Professor Francesca Cornelli is the current Academic Director for the Coller Institute. Professor of Finance at London Business School, Professor Cornelli has a broad set of research interests within the spheres of corporate finance, industrial and transition economics. As a member of the core research team she worked on the inaugural private equity work commissioned by the World Economic Forum – “Globalization of Alternative Investments”. Professor Cornelli is also a Fellow of Centre for Economic Policy Research, Associate Editor for the Journal of Finance, Associate Editor of Journal of Financial Intermediation and Editorial Board member of Review of Economic Studies.
Ann Iveson
Ann was Executive Director at the Coller Institute of Private Equity for the past two years (2008-2009) playing a key role in defining and implementing many of the strategic initiatives and projects. She has extensive banking experience within the fields of credit, fixed income sales, derivatives and capital markets. She headed credit at CSFB and European Corporate Origination at BNP Paribas. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouse Coopers and holds a BSc (Econ) from LSE and is a London Business School Sloan Fellow. Ann is a member of the Advisory Board.
Private Equity Club
With over 3,000 members, including 800 current student members, and regular educational events and speakers, the PE/VC club is among the most active of the London Business School’s clubs. The PE/VC club provides a forum for students interested in all aspects and stages of Private Equity and Venture Capital to interact with the broader community and helps them develop the skills and knowledge necessary to build careers in the industry.
Ozan Cigizoglu
We would like to introduce our first guest blogger for 2011. Ozan Cigizoglu is an alum, MBA 2007, and now works at Santa Consultants in Turkey. His blog and presentation discusses the rising opportunities for PE in Turkey.
Tim Gocher
Tim is a venture capital and clean-tech executive who is also founder and Chairman of Dolma Development Fund – a non-profit impact investor in Nepal and Ethiopia. He is also Chairman of Dolma Impact Fund I – the first commercial impact fund ring-fenced for Nepal. After nine years at Deloitte and J.P. Morgan, and an MBA from London Business School, Tim became Managing Director at listed merchant bank Interregnum plc. He has worked across the energy, renewables, technology and urban development sectors. His projects include launching E.On’s Community Power renewables business and advising governments and private groups on sustainable urban development and inward investment strategies in countries including Portugal, USA, Malaysia, China and India. He is co-founder and partner of Academy IP – a New York-based VC investor partnering with major, US research universities to invest in spin-outs.
Avneet S. Kochar
Avneet Kochar is the former director of AT&T Investment Management Corporation (ATTIMCo -a small team managing AT&T’s pension fund) covering public equities, risk budgeting, private equity and real estate. As the director of alternative assets, he started separate accounts for co-investments and secondaries and was also responsible for the pension fund’s foray into Emerging Asia.
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SUNSHINE IN PRIVATE EQUITY - WHY IT'S STILL RAINING
Friday, July 24, 2015
Private Equity still under attack It's summer and with the listed equity markets sagging you might have thought private equity would fall under the radar of the financial journalists. Not a bit. It is more than a year since the now infamous "Spreading Sunshine" speech from Andrew Bowden and yet its ripples continue to buffet the industry and its stakeholders. Howev...