Guy Hands, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Terra Firma Capital Partners, will be the keynote speaker at the Guernsey Funds Forum 2015.
The Guernsey resident and private equity specialist will top the bill for the event, 'Achieving stability in a world of change', which takes place on Thursday 14 May in London.
The Funds Forum, which is once again expected to attract more than 350 delegates, will be moderated for the sixth successive year by ITV News anchor, Alastair Stewart.
There will also be two panel sessions with speakers including Peter Denton from Starwood Capital Europe Advisers, Erik Jamieson from Hogan Lovells, James Gee from Weil, Darko Hajdukovic from the London Stock Exchange, Tim Hames from the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA), Ian Sayers from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), and Emma Bailey from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC).
The first panel session will look at meeting the needs of European private equity and include a focus on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), manager experiences of private placement under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the latest on AIFMD passporting.
The second will look at the future of investment entities including a focus on regulatory issues arising out of AIFMD and initiatives such as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), case studies on the latest Initial Public Offering (IPO) innovations, and governance challenges.
Guernsey Funds Forum 2015 is taking place on Thursday 14 May at etc. venues, 155 Bishopsgate in London, starting at midday with registration and lunch, and concluding with a networking drinks reception at 5pm.
It is hosted by Guernsey Finance in conjunction with the Guernsey Investment Fund Association (GIFA). The event is supported by the Alternative Investment Management Association, the BVCA, Global Custodian, HFM Week and unquote”.
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