CEE Private Equity Forum Programme Agenda

Post-Conference Working Group:

Friday, 20 May 2011 | 09:00 To 12:00


Mezzanine Finance: Fundamentals and Practical Application

Led by:

Chris Buckle
Managing Director
Mezzanine Management GmbH (Vienna)

Tomek Kwiecien
Managing Director at Mezzanine Management Poland
Mezzanine Management GmbH (Warsaw)

  • The mezzanine product:
    • Rationale
    • Pros and Cons
    • Usual terms
    • What are the CEE mezzanine opportunities?
  • Mezzanine in the LBO (MM)
    • The use of Mezzanine in LBOs. When and how.
    • How important is mezzanine debt to CEE buyouts?
    • Legal structures
    • Terms
    • Interactive model to demonstrate the benefits
    • Recent case studies
  • Mezzanine in Growth Capital situations
    • What is a role of mezzanine in sponsor less transactions?
    • Pros and cons
    • Practical examples of recent transactions involving mezzanine and hybrid investment structure

 

About your Master-Class Leaders:

Chris is the Managing Partner of Mezzanine Management GmbH in Vienna. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, he worked in private equity and acquisition finance teams at HSBC and Erste Bank. Most recently, he was Erste Bank’s Prague-based Head of Acquisition Finance for Central and Eastern Europe from 2000 until 2005.

Tomek is the Managing Director at Mezzanine Management Poland. Prior to joining Mezzanine Management Poland he worked for Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. Mr. Kwiecien graduated from the Cracow University of Economics, where he majored in Corporate Finance and Banking.