As the leading western economies returning to growth, the private equity market is once again optimistic about return prospects for Russian and CIS funds, improvement in the fundraising climate, deal financing and exit opportunities. With this in mind, C5’s flagship CIS Private Equity and Venture Capital Forum returns to Moscow this coming March - bigger, more practical, and topical than ever. Hundreds of most notable investors, private equity fund managers, venture capitalists, investment bankers and lawyers get together every year to attend two content-packed days of highly interactive discussions, multi-panelists sessions and continuous networking with the leading LPs and GPs driving this industry in Russia and CIS.

Why? Because they know that attending this premier event will provide a truly unmissable opportunity for discussing the latest strategies employed by leading LPs, private equity firms, venture capitalists, private equity funds of funds, hedge funds, wealth managers, investment bankers alongside those of traditional asset managers to outperform the market and achieve good returns. It is a unique platform to find out:

• Why investors are deploying capital to the region again? • What are the most attractive investments areas and industry segments for private equity on a 3-year horizon? • Who has capital these days? • What returns have funds in Russia and CIS made to date? • What is the risk/return profile in the current market – what returns do investors expect? • Which midmarket companies can achieve the fastest growth? • What are the new implications for fund size? • New opportunities for restructuring in a distressed market • Why Special Situations are increasingly “special”? • What are the best and fastest ways to exit in the new market situation?