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From 27 to 29 November, Deutsche Börse and KfW Mittelstandsbank will be holding the Fall 2006 German Equity Forum in Frankfurt/Main for the tenth time. The forum is Europe’s largest and most successful platform for capital-seeking late stage SMEs, as well as for listed companies. The successful development of the German Equity Forum also reflects the rapid progression and increasing professionalism in various different areas of the stock markets. As a result, the conference program will provide a retrospective review and, most importantly, present an outlook for capital market trends. Over 4,000 investors, analysts, entrepreneurs and intermediaries are expected on the three days of the German Equity Forum.
The German Equity Forum offers participants a varied program including company presentations, workshops and panel discussions on current issues covering all aspects of corporate financing. In addition to a REITs forum, companies and market participants from China, Russia and Ukraine will be holding presentations in a series of country forums. Participants can expect further innovations and interesting new capital market studies.
Ten years after it was held for the first time, the forum has successfully established itself as the largest networking platform. 200 listed companies will also be presenting their figures for the third quarter as part of an investor and analyst conference. Additionally, 50 non-listed companies will be introducing themselves to a broad group of venture capital and private equity investors, attempting to secure equity financing.
Deutsche Börse and KfW Mittelstandsbank have been organizing the German Equity Forum, held twice a year, since 1996. The fall event is aimed at both listed and later-stage companies, while the primary focus of the spring Forum is on early-stage and growth companies. Deutsche Börse AG, the world’s largest market organizer, and KfW, a leading promotional bank, offer an optimal platform for establishing relations between investors and companies.
Ernst & Young are co-initiators of the Fall 2006 German Equity Forum. Main sponsors Close Brothers Seydler, DZ BANK, equinet, FCF FOX Corporate Finance, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking (Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG), Independent Research, LBBW, RG Securities, Sal. Oppenheim, Shearman & Sterling, Viscardi and WestLB are providing further support for the event. Other sponsors include Allen & Overy, Cazenove, Commerzbank, IKB Private Equity and White & Case. alpha summit europe 2006, DVFA and Haubrok are commercial supporters of the event. The forum’s media partners are: Bloomberg TV, Börse Online, Börsen-Zeitung, dpa-AFX, Euromoney, Finance Magazine, FinancialNews, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, GoingPublic Magazine, n-tv, VDI nachrichten and VentureCapital Magazine.
For further information and the electronic registration form, please go to www.eigenkapitalforum.com.
