First-Time Fundraising Workshop

Overview

The BVCA annual First-Time Fundraising Workshop is an important initiative within our calendar to help foster and support the future leaders of our industry, specific sectors’ attractiveness, characteristics, rate of growth and the outlook for private equity and venture capital appetite. The workshop is designed for GPs raising a maiden fund and not for individuals within firms which have raised consecutive funds. 

Given changes in the industry and its continuing evolution, many teams are entering unknown territory. Whether you've spun out a captive fund that is now seeking third-party investors or you're setting up your own operation, this valuable and timely workshop will help you:

• Learn from the experience of other first-time fundraisers
• Deal structuring and investment returns

Ensure you are fully informed on matters relating to:

• The fundraising process
• Management entity structure
• Carried interest and co-investment schemes
• Fund structuring
• Fund domicile
• Regulation
• Meeting the specific needs and objectives of LPs

Agenda

08:30 BVCA Welcome
Leon de Bono, Assistant Director General, BVCA

08:40 Institutional Perspective; What are LPs looking for?
Presentation
Liz Bailey, Senior Investment Manager, British Business Bank

08:55 The Legal Perspective
Fireside chat
Mark Florman, Chief Executive, Time Partners
Geoffrey Kittredge, Partner & Chair of the European Funds/Investment Management Group, Debevoise & Plimpton

09:20 Making It Happen and Regulatory Considerations
Fireside chat
Roxane Combe, Director, IQEQ
Jose Rodriguez, Managing Partner, Queen's Park Equity

09:45 Break

09:55 Presenting & reporting information to LPs
Panel discussion
Moderated by Mark Sims, Director, Funds - Venture Solutions, British Business Bank
Amelia Armour, Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners
Jodi Yang, Head of Investor Relations, Balderton
Sinclair Dunlop, Managing Partner, Epidarex Capital

10:20 Learning From Experience
Interview
Interviewer: Mark Sims, Director, Funds - Venture Solutions, British Business Bank
Fred Destin, Founder, Stride VC

10:45 Mapping and motivation of the LPs
Panel discussion
Moderated by Tom Rotherham-Winqvist, Managing Director, Wafra
Jan Faber, Managing Partner, Bregal Private Equity Partners
Patricia Zollar, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman
Maria Prieto, Head of Investments UK & Iberia, Schroder Adveq

11:10 Break

11:20 Roundtable discussions

12:05 Close of workshop

13:00 Feedback workshop begins (Please be aware this is an exclusive feedback workshop between LPs & GPs. A panel of esteemed LPs will provide each GP with feedback following a short GP presentation. There is a small fee for GPs to participate. If you are interested in joining please contact Julia Price)

Location

Digital workshop
08:30-12:00

Digital feedback workshop
13:00-15:00

Registered attendees will be sent Zoom details for digital workshop approximately 1 week before the event

Price

Digital workshop
Please be aware this event has now reached maximum capacity. Please email the Events Team to be added onto a waiting list.

Digital feedback workshop
BVCA GP Members: If you are interested in joining, please contact Julia Price