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14th Annual International Conference
on Private Investment Funds
10–12 March 2013 London, England
A conference co-presented by the IBA Private Investment Funds Subcommittee of the IBA Investment Funds
Committee and the Subcommittee on Hedge Funds of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities Law
of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law, supported by the IBA European Regional Forum
In its 14th year this leading conference brings together top legal,
business and fund professionals from around the globe to analyse
the current market and future of private investment funds, and the
prospects of changes and updates to regulatory and tax regimes,
among other timely topics.
This interactive conference will, as always, feature a mix of plenary
sessions and focused workshop sessions.
PLENARY SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Theissuesandchallengesconfrontingmultinationalalternative
asset managers
• Investorperspectives
• Successionissuesandspinoutsofprivateequityandhedge
fund teams
• Therevivalanddevelopmentofcreditfunds
• Mainstreamingofthealternativeassetmanagementindustry
• Currenttrendsinincubation/seedingarrangements
WORKSHOP SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Currentterms–hedgefunds
• Currentterms–privateequityfunds
• TheimpactofDodd-Frankonnon-USfundmanagers

Kees Groffen De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam
Marco V Masotti Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York
Stephen G Sims Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, London
Jeffrey E Tabak Weil Gotshal & Manges, New York; Vice-Chair,
American Bar Association Subcommittee on Hedge Funds
Patricia Volhard P
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0800–1730 Registration
0800–0830 Welcome coffee/tea
0830–0845 Welcome and Introduction
Michael A Gerstenzang
0845–1000 PLENARY SESSION ONE
The issues and challenges confronting multinational
alternative asset managers
Hedgefundsandprivateequityfundshavegrowninsizeandexpanded
theirinvestmenthorizonsoverthelastdecade,investinginmultiple
developed and developing markets, each raising its own business and
regulatoryissues.Atthesametime,regulatorychangesintheUS,EUand
elsewhere have been daunting. This panel will focus on how the general
counsels of such organisations deal with these business and regulatory
issues.
Moderator
Jason Glover Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, London
Speakers
Jeffrey Blockinger Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, New York
Kathy Choi Highbridge Capital Management, New York

developments, market events and changes to tax law.
Speakers
John Broadhurst Shartsis Friese, San Francisco
Christopher Hilditch Schulte Roth & Zabel, London
Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo Maples and Calder, London
John E Tavss Seward & Kissel, New York
WORKSHOP 2
The impact of Dodd-Frank on non-US fund managers
RecentregulatorydevelopmentsintheUnitedStates(includingDodd-
Frank) have dramatically altered the activities, operations, and compliance
of alternative asset managers. Among other things, this workshop will
exploretheimpactonnon-USadvisersthatareeitherrequiredtoregister
or will be exempt reporting advisers and will consider the impact of
Dodd-FrankonthelineofUnibancorulings.Inaddition,thisworkshop
will address how practitioners are dealing with Dodd-Frank and the format
will encourage a wide-ranging discussion of the extraterritorial reach of
Dodd-Frank.
Speakers
Erica Berthou Debevoise & Plimpton, New York
Barrie B Covit Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York
Heather Cruz Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New York
William Jones ManagementPlus Group, Luxembourg
Leor Landa Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York
WORKSHOP 3
Taxation of private funds
This workshop will focus on recent tax developments in Europe and North
America affecting private funds, including FATCA compliance, changes to
the treatment of carried interest, and management fee waivers.
Speakers
David Huff 3i Group, London

theAIFMD(includingthetechnicalstandardssetbyESMA),thescope
of the new provisions on carried interest, and the potential impact on
compensation packages.
Speakers
Phil Bartram Travers Smith, London
Gregg Beechey SJ Berwin, London
Benoit Le Bret Gide Loyrette Nouel, Brussels
Anne Holm Rannaleet IK Investment Partners Limited, London
1245–1415 Lunch
Monday 11 March
Conference luncheon sponsors
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Monday 11 March
Programme continued
1415–1530 PLENARY SESSION THREE
Succession planning and spinouts of captive private equity
and hedge fund teams
Inthissession,panellistswilldiscussthemodelsprivateequityandhedge
fund firms can use when addressing succession planning, and the issues
thatmayarise.Thepanellistswillalsodiscussdrivers(regulatoryand
economic) for spinouts from financial institutions and topics such as the
nancialinstitution’son-goinginvolvement,conictsofinterest,seeding,
track record, and branding.
Moderator
Charles Parsons Proskauer Rose, New York
Speakers
John Caccia Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New York
Jonathan Marlow HSBC, London
Bernard Spoor De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam
Sue Woodman Equistone Partners, London

WORKSHOP 9
Conflicts and other ethical issues for fund counsel
Thisworkshopwilladdresstheconictsofinterestaffectingcounsel,such
asthequestionofwhodoescounselrepresent(thesponsor,thefundand/
orthemanagemententities),howinterestscandivergeandcreateconicts
for counsel, and how a law firm can represent multiple parties.
Speakers
Kelli Moll Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, New York
Michael Schmidtberger Sidley Austin, New York
Caroline Williams Walkers, Cayman Islands
WORKSHOP 10
Update on Volcker Rule implementation
ThisworkshopwillfocusonVolckerRuleimplementation,includingan
update on key issues in the rulemaking process, a discussion of banks’
approaches to conformance and the status of conformance efforts, and a
discussion of alternative structures for fund activities that would comply
withtheVolckerRule.
Speakers
Emma Bailey Barclays Capital, New York
Katherine Carroll Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Washington DC
Chris O’Dell Morgan Stanley Investment Management, New York
WORKSHOP 11
The impact of Dodd-Frank on non-US fund managers
RecentregulatorydevelopmentsintheUnitedStates(includingDodd-Frank)
have dramatically altered the activities, operations, and compliance of
alternative asset managers. Among other things, this workshop will explore
theimpactonnon-USadvisersthatareeitherrequiredtoregisterorwillbe
exempt reporting advisers and will consider the impact of Dodd-Frank on
thelineofUnibancorulings.Inaddition,thisworkshopwilladdresshow
practitioners are dealing with Dodd-Frank and the format will encourage a

1030–1100 Coffee/tea break
1100–1215 PLENARY SESSION FIVE
Mainstreaming of the alternative asset management industry
AUMforalternativeshavereachedrecordlevels,havinggrownatave-
year rate of over seven times that of traditional asset classes. Growth is
expected to continue, fuelled by increasing allocations by institutional
investors and the movement of alternatives into the retail investment
mainstream. This panel will focus on the enormous opportunity that this
presents for alternative asset managers as well as the issues and challenges
that will likely result.
Moderator
Adam Smith KKR Capital Markets, New York
Speakers
Thomas H Bell Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York
Noah Greenhill Highbridge Capital Management, New York
Bryce Klempner McKinsey & Co, Cambridge
Stephen Robinson Macfarlanes, London
1215–1345 Lunch
1345–1500 PLENARY SESSION SIX
Current trends in incubation/seeding arrangements
In this session, panellists will explore developments in incubation and
seeding arrangements including market trends and the impact of
regulation in driving these arrangements. They will also look at the impact
of regulation on structuring considerations and an analysis of the different
players both in terms of emerging/developing managers looking for
seeding, emerging sources of seed capital for sector-specific funds through
family offices and practical issues in negotiating incubation/seeding
arrangements.
Moderator
Marco V Masotti

and general partner sponsors, including with respect to transparency,
offsets, fees and costs, key person provisions, and the role and authority of
the limited partner advisory committee.
Speakers
Nigel Clark
John O’Neil
Gerard Saviola
Jedd Wider
Tuesday 12 March
Programme continued
WORKSHOP 14
Recent developments in secondary transactions and funds
This workshop will focus on recent developments in the market for
secondary funds and secondary transactions. Topics will include the use of
secondarytechniquestoprovideliquidityinprimaryfunds,theimpactof
regulation on secondary funds and transactions, methods of addressing
investors’liquidityconcerns,andkeycommercialandlegaltrends.
Speakers
Paul Koffel
Tarek Mardini
Luke Powell
Joseph A Smith
WORKSHOP 15
The impact of the AIFM Directive on non-EU fund managers
and non-EU funds
TheDirectiveforeseescertainminimumrequirementsformanaging
andmarketingfunds(AIFs)bynon-EUmanagers(AIFM).Somemember
stateshavegonebeyondsuchrequirementsandmayimposeadditional
conditions.Thisworkshopwilldiscusstheimpactofsuchnewrequirements
on cross-border structures where either the fund or the manager is

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10–12March2013
Venue
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14th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds
10–12 March 2013, InterContinental London Park Lane, London
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• Whybeadirectorofaninvestmentfund?
• Primebrokerageandcustodyworkshop
• InwhichdirectionshouldUCITSgo?
Who should attend?
Lawyers, institutional investors, asset managers and fund
management executives, accountants and other service providers in
the global investment funds industry
About the American Bar Association
With more than 400,000 members, the American Bar Association(ABA)isthelargestvoluntaryprofessionalmembership
organisationintheworld.AsthenationalvoiceofthelegalprofessionintheUnitedStates,theABAworkstoimprovethe
administration of justice and promotes programs that assist to build public understanding around the world of the importance
of the rule of law.
The ABA Business Law Section overview
The mission of this Section is to serve the public, the profession and the Section by furthering the development and improvement
of business law, educating members in business law and related professional responsibilities, and helping Section members to serve
their clients competently, efficiently and professionally.
Committee on the Federal Regulation of Securities overview
AcommitteeoftheABABusinessLawSectionwithover2,800members,thisgroupdealswiththedevelopmentandapplication
ofthefederalsecuritieslaws.Inthisconnection,itinteractswiththeUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,thePublicCompany
AccountingOversightBoard(PCAOB)andthevariousself-regulatoryorganisations(SROs),suchastheNewYorkStockExchangeand
theFinancialIndustryRegulatoryAuthority(FINRA).Thecommitteemonitorslegaldevelopmentsandcommentsoninterpretations
with the applicable securities regulators. The committee also publishes positions papers, provides practical guidance to its members
and conducts programs and forums covering topical securities law issues.
Section publications
Published four times a year, The Business Lawyer is the premier business law journal in the country. It provides scholarly, in-depth
informationoncaselawanalysis,developingtrendsandannotatedlistingsofrecentliterature.OnlytheHarvard Law Review
has been cited in other law reviews more often than The Business Lawyer. Section membership includes a print edition of each
new issue and unlimited online access to current and past issues through the section’s website. The all-new Business Law Today
is a web-based publication drawing upon the best of the Section’s resources, including featured articles, timely information from
committee newsletters, original meeting materials and audio and other information from around the Section. Stay informed on the

• Atwhatcostdoweachieveinvestorprotection?
• AIFMD
• Isglobalisationnowdoomed?
• USregulatoryinitiativesimpactonnon-USbusiness
• Wherewillyouchosetodomicileyourfundsin5years’time?
• Whatwillbethefutureofthe‘offshore’jurisdictions?
• Accessingnewmarkets
• Managingregulatoryriskintheassetmanagementindustry
• Responsefromtheregulators
Discussion groups
• Whybeadirectorofaninvestmentfund?
• Primebrokerageandcustodyworkshop
• InwhichdirectionshouldUCITSgo?
Who should attend?
Lawyers, institutional investors, asset managers and fund
management executives, accountants and other service providers in
the global investment funds industry
Designed in conjunction with the International Bar Association,
this LL.M is a tailored, professional programme for graduates and
practising lawyers seeking career-enhancing postgraduate legal
qualifi cations. The programme is aimed specifi cally at building
cross-border commercial legal knowledge.
The benefi ts of the LL.M in International Legal
Practice
You choose what to study
• Tailor what you study to your career path and/or practice area
• All modules are practice-led with contributions from leading global
law fi rms
You choose how to study
• Study your LL.M at a time and place that suits you

International public companies practice July 2013
International capital markets and loans practice July 2013
International mergers and acquisitions practice July 2013
International antitrust practice July 2013
International business organisations July 2013
International arbitration practice July 2013
International joint ventures July 2013
LL.M in
International Legal Practice
Global Professional Training with the International Bar
Association and the College of Law – the practical route
to enhance your career.
In the legal profession, there’s
only one thing more important
than what you know.
The International Bar Association. For lawyers who want to go places.
To find out more about the IBA and the benefits that membership
could bring to your firm please contact membership services on:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7842 0090 Fax: +44 (0)20 7842 0091
Email: or visit www.ibanet.org.
Knowing the right people is often crucial but,
when you have international clients or clients
with international dealings, it can be of great
advantage if your friends in high places are also
in far-flung places.
As an International Bar Association member,
working confidently across international borders
presents no problems. You are able to draw on
the world’s most extensive expertise base to
achieve the best possible outcome for both your

practitioners,barassociationsandlawsocieties.TheIBAinuencesthedevelopmentofinternationallawreformandshapesthe
futureofthelegalprofessionthroughouttheworld.Ithasamembershipofover40,000individuallawyersandalmost200bar
associations and law societies spanning all continents. It has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal
community as well as being a source of distinguished legal commentators for international news outlets.
Groupedintotwodivisions–theLegal Practice Division and the Public and Professional Interest Division–theIBAcoversall
practice areas and professional interests, providing members with access to leading experts and up-to-date information.
Through the various committees of the divisions, the IBA enables an interchange of information and views among its members
as to laws, practices and professional responsibilities relating to the practice of business law around the globe. Additionally, the
IBA’shigh-qualitypublicationsandworld-classconferencesprovideunrivalledprofessionaldevelopmentandnetwork-building
opportunities for international legal practitioners and professional associates.
Investment Funds Committee overview
Fuelled by the global move to defined contribution pensions with much-enhanced investor education and expectations of increased
service through cyberspace, a growing breed of lawyers is needed who are familiar with cross-border and globalisation issues.
The Investment Funds Committee provides a convenient forum for its members to consider current developments in the global
investment funds industry, including both regulatory and product development. It also produces an annual newsletter for its
members.
The committee has also established the Private Investment Funds Subcommittee. The subcommittee focuses on specialised
collective investment vehicles such as venture capital, real estate, hedge, leveraged buy-out and commodity funds.
European Regional Forum overview
TheEuropeanRegionalForumwasestablishedin1989toprovideafocusfortheworkcarriedoutbytheIBA,withlawyers
in Eastern and Central Europe developing their practice under changing legal systems, and also to act as a channel for IBA
communications with the bar associations of these local lawyers. The Forum has been developing and strengthening the existence
of the IBA within the whole of Europe by promoting the goals of the IBA to members, non-members and others, transferring
professional know-how, and assisting the committees and other constituencies of the IBA to increase their presence in the different
sub-regions of Europe. The Forum also facilitates cross-border activity between the lawyers and the bars in different European
countries.Moreover,withalmost8,000memberstheForumhasaparticularfocusoncross-disciplinaryactivities.
Contact information
International Bar Association
4th Floor, 10 St Bride Street
LondonEC4A4AD,UnitedKingdom


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