Keynote Speakers: Two partners behind Europe's largest-ever public-to-private transaction discuss the future for buyouts and other investments David Novak Partner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice       & Roberto Quarta Partner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice In March, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. in partnership with Eurazeo and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity successfully completed the €3.7 billion acquisition of Rexel SA, a global leader in the wholesale distribution of electronic parts. This milestone transaction loudly announces CD&R's ability to operate effectively on both sides of the Atlantic. Is the pond-jumping strategy becoming the industry norm? Will European firms be returning the favor, snatching up companies in the U.S. and elsewhere? What opportunities are out there for both taking companies private and public? Find out when two of the partners who helped engineer the Rexel buyout join Gabriella Stern, senior editor for Dow Jones Newswires, for an onstage joint interview about how the European private equity landscape is changing and where the best opportunities are for finding big returns. A Top European Pension Investor Gives Notice Henry Robin Partner AlpInvest Partners Owned by Dutch pension funds ABP and PGGM, Alpinvest Partners is the largest pension investor in Europe with nearly 20 billion under management. People noticed when the firm purchased DPL's interest in 46 private equity firms. They paid attention when it invested in the latest funds from Index Ventures and Sofinnova Partners. And they took note of its 11 co-investments in 2004. Now, be among the first to find out where AlpInvest Partners' next move will be. As a key member of the firm's primary fund investment team, Mr. Robin helps oversee the global allocation of approximately €1.0 - 1.2 billion annually. Find out which regions, investment focuses, and funds are attracting his attention and why. Hear his views on the firm's growing number of secondary purchases and co-investments, as well as get up to speed on what their mezzanine and buyout teams are up to in emerging markets such as Eastern Europe. Other Speakers: Armando D'Amico, Managing Partner, Acanthus Advisers Agnes Nahum, Partner & Co-Founder, Access Capital Andre Jaeggi, Managing Director, Adveq Steven Costabile, Head of Private Equity Funds, AIG Global Investment Jon Moulton, Managing Partner, Alchemy Partners Wanching Ang, Managing Director, Munich, Allianz Private Equity Henry Robin, Partner, Fund Investments, Alpinvest Partners Inc. John Hess, CEO, Altius Anne Glover, CEO, Amadeus Capital Partners Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen, Managing Partner, ATP Private Equity Partners Paul Sanabria, Private Equity Advisor, Bear Stearns Asset Management Chuck Flynn, Managing Director, Bregal Investments David Novak, Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Roberto Quarta, Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Denis Mortier, Partner, Coller Capital Ann Baker, International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton Ulrich Grabenwarter, Head of Division, Venture Capital Operations, EIF Charles Soulignac, CEO & Chairman, Fondinvest Charles Lax, Managing General Partner, GrandBanks Capital Nick Petrusic, Director, GSC Partners Tom Beaudoin, Partner, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr W. Duke DeGrassi, Chief Investment Officer, Hamilton Lane Advisors David Rimer, Partner, Index Ventures Bjorn Saven, Chairman & Chief Executive, Industri Kapital Ray Maxwell, General Partner, Invesco Private Capital Marshall W. Parke, General Partner, Lexington Partners Ivan Vercoutere, Partner, LGT Capital Partners Guy Fraser-Sampson, Managing Partner, Mowbray Capital LLP Christian Dummett, Partner, Merrill Lynch D. Jarrett Collins, Managing Director, NeoCarta Ventures, Inc. Charles P. Jacobs, Partner, Private Equity Team Leader, Nixon Peabody LLP Carol Kennedy, Senior Partner, Pantheon Ventures Jean Marc Patouillaud, Managing Director, Partech International Eric Kass, Partner, Partners Group Stefan Hepp, CEO, SCM Strategic Capital Management AG Ben Aller, Partner, SJ Berwin Monique Saulnier, Partner, Sofinnova Partners Robert Wilhelm, Managing Partner, Solid Capital Partners Stuart Waugh, Managing Director, TD Capital Tom McConnell, General Partner, Vanguard Ventures Stephan Dolezalek, Managing Director, VantagePoint Venture Partners