The Aztec Group has an impressive track record in delivering outstanding administration and accounting services to over 60 funds valued at approximately 50 billion US dollars. Utilising the very best technology and maintaining a professional and stable work force of over 130 staff, the business enjoys strong client relationships which has delivered a 100% client retention rate since its inception in 2001.
Locations: Guernsey | Jersey | Luxembourg | United Kingdom
For more information please visit – www.aztecgroup.co.uk.

Deutsche Börse Group is one of the largest exchange organisations worldwide. It organises markets characterised by integrity, transparency and safety for investors who invest capital and for companies that raise capital – markets on which professional traders buy and sell equities, derivatives and other financial instruments according to clear rules and under strict supervision. Deutsche Börse Group, with its services and systems, ensures the functioning of these markets and a level playing field for all participants – worldwide. Learn more

KPMG Switzerland’s activities are grouped under KPMG Holding AG (the Swiss member of the KPMG network of legally independent firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative, „KPMG International“). In Switzerland, KPMG has approximately 1,600 employees at 11 locations and is a leading provider of Audit, Tax and Advisory services: Audit to create the trust and transparency integral to good corporate governance; and Tax and Advisory services to support successful, all-round corporate management. Learn more

Bär&Karrer is a leading Swiss law firm with more than 120 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, and Zug. The firm’s core business is advising clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings. Clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and around the world. Learn more

IntraLinks is a leading, global technology provider of inter-enterprise content management and collaboration solutions. Our innovative Software-as-a-Service solutions are designed to enable the exchange, management, and control of documents and content between organizations securely and compliantly when working through the firewall.
IntraLinks solutions are intended to empower global companies with the freedom and flexibility to share content and collaborate with businesses partners to meet their business needs without losing control over key information. Through the IntraLinks platform, companies, partners, and third parties can share sensitive documents and work together in a secure, auditable, and compliant manner. Learn more

The funds advised by Zurmont Madison Management AG, a Zurich-based private equity advisory firm (www.zurmontmadison.ch), have invested around CHF 500 million in equity to finance successions, MBOs and growth of privately owned companies in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The partners of Zurmont Madison are former operational executives from different industries and build on a strong network of industrial advisors. The currently active fund, Zurmont Madison Private Equity L.P., has a volume of CHF 250 million and its portfolio consists of six majority investments which were complemented by five add-on acquisitions.

The Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA) is the representative body for Switzerland‘s private equity, venture capital and corporate finance industries. SECA has the objective to promote private equity and corporate finance activities in Switzerland.
Members of the SECA include equity investment companies, banks, corporate finance advisors, auditing companies, management consultants, lawyers and private investors. Learn more

FOSTER is the first family office network in German-speaking countries.
We create a sustainable dialogue platform to foster the persistent exchange of ideas, strategies and perspectives between wealthy families, entrepreneurs, and family office service providers.
Our primary aspiration is to provide orientation and specialized expertise to the market participants, to optimize business processes and to conjoin the right people.
FOSTER operates separately and independently from third party interests. Our work is exclusively devoted to subject specific interests. Learn more

The Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to supporting the growth of the private equity and venture capital industry in Latin America.
LAVCA’s membership is comprised of over 150 firms, from leading global investment firms active in the region to local fund managers from Mexico to Argentina. Member firms control assets in excess of 50 billion dollars, directed at capitalizing and growing Latin American businesses.
LAVCA also collaborates with a range of partner organizations dedicated to entrepreneurship, venture philanthropy and social enterprises. Learn more

Bundesverband Alternative Investments e. V. (BAI) was founded July 4th, 1997 in Bonn by well known members of the industry. It is the lobby association for Alternative Investments in Germany.
BAI perceives itself as a catalyzer between professional German investors and suppliers of Alternative Investment products worldwide, and lobbies that German institutional and professional investors are able to diversify their investment with regard to Alternatives better and more easy. BAI is considering a broad diversification which includes Alternative Investments as indispensable, in particular in terms of safeguarding long-term retirement pensions and the provision of money for construction, maintenance, and development of public infrastructure and renewable energies. Learn more

mergermarket is an independent Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) intelligence service with an unrivalled network of dedicated M&A journalists based in 56 locations across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and Africa. Unlike any other service of its kind, mergermarket specializes in providing forward-looking origination and deal flow opportunities integrated with a comprehensive deals database – resulting in real revenues for clients. Visit www.mergermarket.com

BVK is the association of private equity and venture capital companies operating in Germany and is based in Berlin.
It was founded on 8 December 1989 after a merger of the original BVK and the German Venture Capital Association (DVCV) and currently has 206 full members (private equity and venture capital companies) and 106 associate members (e.g. law firms, auditors, etc.) as of May 2012. Learn more

Preqin is the leading source of information for the alternative assets industry, providing data and analysis via online databases, publications and complimentary research reports. Preqin is an independent business with over 130 staff based in New York, London, Singapore and Silicon Valley serving over 10,000 customers in 72 countries.
Preqin has the most comprehensive and extensive information available on the private equity, real estate, infrastructure and hedge fund industries, encompassing funds and fundraising, performance, fund managers, institutional investors, deals and fund terms. Leading alternative assets professionals from around the world rely on Preqin’s services daily, and its data and statistics are regularly quoted by the financial press. Learn more

The Wall Street Journal Deutschland (WSJ.de) is The Wall Street Journal’s German language digital edition which launched in January 2012. Available as a news site, with mobile and tablet editions and a mobile Web site, the site provides German-speaking readers with a unique offering of global news combined with locally focused coverage, as well as access to the full Wall Street Journal Digital Network. The Wall Street Journal has 11 sites in eight languages, including German, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Learn more

The Austrian Private Equity and Venture Capital Organisation is the national association for Austria’s private equity industry and corporate finance service providers. AVCO encompasses private equity houses – from venture capital and expansion financing to buy-outs – as well as various other institutions and companies which are interested in developing the private equity and venture capital industry in Austria – from service providers, banks, investors to portfolio companies and professionals. Learn more

The Spanish Venture Capital Association is a non profit entity born in 1986 whose principal mission is to develop and promote the temporal investment in the capital of unquoted companies, as well as the representation, management and defense of the professional interests of its partners. Learn more

Investment & Pensions Europe is the leading monthly publication for institutional investors and those responsible for running pension funds in Europe. Learn more

VentureCapital Magazin is the leading German speaking publication on private equity and venture capital. Since May 2000, the editorial team has been providing investors, entrepreneurs, consultants and other market players with sound information on the market in the DACH region. The magazine is published monthly with additional specials and supplements focusing on trends, technologies, regions etc. The online edition www.vc-magazin.de delivers market news on a daily basis, the newsletter Private Equity Flash is published every two weeks and completes the wide range of services.

As a leading journal since 1990 the M&A REVIEW has been supplying monthly structured detailed analysis and professional contributions to mergers and acquisitions in the German-speaking market as well as internationally. As part of the coverage focusing on Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the broad range of topics offers a thorough overview of current M&A-trends, completed transactions and the stakeholders involved. The spectrum of the magazine’s topics also includes practical problems faced throughout the entire M&A-process – from due diligence to post-merger management. Analysis of company structures and industries, as well as country and statistical analysis or legal and (tax) law contributions in the M&A environment complete the full range. Learn more