Global Road Show 2012 | Australia | April 30 – May 4, 2012
U.S. Private Equity and Venture Capital Investments - Keeping your Finger on the Pulse
May 1, 2012 | Four Seasons Hotel – Sydney
May 3, 2012 | Park Hyatt Hotel - Melbourne
Travel Dates | April 30 – May 4, 2012
Organizers
Organized as a Certified Trade Mission in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration and RG & Associates the Certified Trade Mission Organizer. The Global Road Show is a bilateral program supported by Ambassador Jeffrey L. Bleich, Embassy for the United States Canberra, Australia, and Australian government authorities, including the State of Victoria.
Objectives
To present to Australian institutional investors, including superannuation funds, family offices, private wealth, consultants, and fund of funds, the latest macro information and micro strategies for considering U.S. alternative investment strategies through an educational program featuring progressive and innovative U.S.-based alternative investment GPs with the ultimate objective of increasing inward flows of capital from Australia to the United States—an export of financial services to Australia
OVERVIEW
As the U.S. market begins its upward climb to recovery, what are some of the market drivers fueling the alternative investment landscape? Which strategies are proving to be the most opportunistic and how are GPs sourcing the right deals? International Investors also want to know how new U.S. policies and regulations (i.e, Dodd-Frank and the pending Volker Rule) will impact their ability to invest in the United States.
This two city trade mission is educational focused and designed to facilitate exposure, confidence and knowledge about the potential returns available across the spectrum of private equity and venture capital investment opportunities. The afternoon discussions will consist of briefings by government officials, thought-leadership by U.S. and Australian industry experts, and insights by visiting U.S. fund managers. In each city, the afternoon discussion will be followed by a reception and dinner with special remarks by Ambassador for the United States, Jeffrey L. Bleich and/or other U.S. and Australian officials. Formal or in-formal one-on-one meetings are also built into the agenda.
GP BENEFITS
- Small group exposure to top Limited Partners including key gatekeepers and fund of funds in an exclusive setting, catalyzed bilaterally by the governments of the United States and Australia. Past attendees included below
- Potential one-on-one LP meetings
- Serve as a delegate in a highly visible U.S. government initiative aimed at promoting the nation’s leadership in private equity and venture capital to Australian institutional investors
- Connect personally with the limited partners and VIP guests, at receptions hosted in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy.
“We do find organized GP visits to be useful especially for GPs in the buyout space...”
A Sydney-based super fund, 6 November 2011
“I do find these visits useful and hope that they continue.”
A Melbourne-based LP Director, 6 November 2011
“We believe there is value in you being able to showcase known GP’s in a different context as well as introducing new GP’s to us. I also think there is value—both for us and for US GP’s in the mission—in discussing, in an open forum environment, the issues that affect Australian institutional investors. If Australian institutions, via an advisor such as us, and US GP’s have a better understanding of each other’s position then that should have both short- and long-term benefits. We hope the GP’s appreciate that opportunity.”
A Sydney-based advisor to Australian super funds, 3 November 2011