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Operating Partners Forum Europe London 2024
22 - 23 May 2024,
etc.venues 133 Houndsditch, London
The largest European event for private equity value creation
Private Equity International’s Operating Partners Forum Europe is the largest European event dedicated to operating partners. The 13th annual conference will focus on best practices in private equity portfolio operations and value creation across all functional business areas.
The operating partner community will meet this May in London to discuss the best strategies to deliver value and growth at a critical time in the economic cycle.
With a new interactive agenda and more operating partners-only sessions than ever before, the Forum will foster business relationships and help shape your future value creation plans.
What can I expect at the Operating Partners Forum?
Event content designed for value creation
The content focuses on working with and scaling portfolio companies at a crucial time. Featuring sessions on the evolution of value creation, developing a world class value creation team, making boards effective, the future of work and practical insights into key areas of value creation.
Build a valuable network
Attendees connect with industry participants within all functional areas of value creation and benefit from a truly international event. Attendees benefit from in-person networking with think tanks, interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.
Hear from Operating Partners
Attendees hear from 100+ operating partners on the most important topics. Past speakers included representatives from BC Partners, Carlyle Group, CDPQ, CVC Capital Partners, Hg, PAI Partners, InvestCorp, KKR Capstone, Partners Group and many more.
Meet the largest European operating partner network
2023 agenda highlights
The 2023 agenda covered the most prominent functional areas in value creation:
- Sales & Revenue Growth
- Human Capital
- Technology
- ESG
- Supply Chain & Procurement
- Finance
- Marketing
- And much more…
2023 speakers
Our 2023 leading advisory board
Maria Carradice
Managing Director
Mayfair Equity Partners
Ralph Friedwagner
Managing Director & Operating Partner
CDPQ
Will Harman
Principal, Margin Practice Lead
Apax Partners
Celine Infeld
Operating Partner
Investcorp
Esther Nayyar
Managing Director, Due Diligence & Value Creation
ICG
Tony O’Carroll
Managing Director and Head of Investment-Ops team
SVPGlobal
Alex Kesseler
Partner – Performance Improvement
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Lisa Weaver-Lambert
Data and Digital Operating Partner
Independent
2023 agenda
For more information about the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@pei.group | +44 (0)203 879 3893
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Agenda
Operating Partners Forum: Europe - Day 1 - Wednesday 17th
07:30 - 08:55
Registration and breakfast
THINK TANK SERIES 1
08:00 - 08:55
Think tanks for full-time operating partners: value creation war room (invitation-only)
James Markham,
Alejandro Alcalde Rasch,
Ralph Friedwagner
This closed-door discussion will allow you to learn and share strategies together with your operating partner peers. It will also allow you to submit topics to be discussed in value creation:
Room 1 – More London | Emerging Operating Partners (1-3 years in PE)
James Markham, Senior Partner – Value Creation, Graphite Capital
Room 2 – Tower Suite A | Advanced Operating Partners
Hosted by Alejandro Alcalde Rasch, Senior Director, Portfolio Support, APS Advisory &
Ralph Friedwagner, Operating Partner – Private Equity, CDPQ London
Plenary
08:55 - 09:10
PEI’s welcome and chairman’s opening remarks
Tim Sanders
09:10 - 09:50
Building agility in the current economy: the next chapter of the value creation playbook
Emilio Domingo,
Christopher Harwood,
Celine Infeld,
Karen O'Mahony
- Value creation playbooks in a recessionary/inflationary environment: how is this impacting strategy?
- Maintaining a growth mindset to navigate through instability and build sustainable EBITDA
- Lessons learned from other downturns: what has PE done historically to deal with recessions?
- How is PE investing its time and resources during these difficult times: what are the real challenges and opportunities?
Moderator: Emilio Domingo, UK Head of Private Equity Practice, Bain & Company
09:50 - 10:30
The behaviours of highly effective operating partners
Jim Corey,
Raj Kushwaha,
James Markham,
Alan Roux
- Sharing the findings from interviews with over 30 of the world’s most successful operating partners
- Summary of what they do that makes them so effective
- Discussion of the key issues impacting operating partner contributions to value creation
- Takeaways for current operating partners, new operating partners, operating partner team leaders, investment partners and CEOs
Facilitator: Jim Corey, Managing Partner, Blue Ridge Partners
Raj Kushwaha
Managing Director ＆ Partner, Co-Head Value Creation and Chief Digital Officer, Warburg Pincus
Read bio
10:30 - 11:10
The evolution of operating models in European private equity
Sherwin Godinho,
Andrei Balta,
Ralph Friedwagner,
Maria Orlowski,
Robin Rowland OBE
- To what extent has disruption changed how funds are structuring their teams?
- Making the “magic quadrant” work: how the deal partner, operating partner, CEO, and board can work together to deliver value creation
- Comparing team designs eg functional vs. generalist
- How best to engage with portfolio companies
Moderator: Sherwin Godinho, Partner, AlixPartners
11:10 - 11:50
Keynote session: US Operating Partner perspectives on the evolution of value creation in North America
Tim Sanders,
Lee McCabe
This unique session will feature the views of one of North America’s most prominent operating partners as he discusses the evolution of operating models in North American private equity. Learn key insights to uncover the main differences between the US and Europe and what the future of value creation will look like.
Facilitator: Tim Sanders, Vice President of Client Strategy, Upwork
in discussion with
Lee McCabe, Operating Partner, AEA Investors
11:50 - 12:20
Networking break
INTERACTIVE WORKING GROUP SERIES A
12:20 - 13:00
Interactive Working Group 1 (for operating partners only) - How to approach tech during a downturn
Stephen Craig
This session will allow the audience to join an interactive roundtable discussion with designated facilitators:
How to approach tech during a downturn
- How the profile of tech-spending changes during a downturn?
- Knowing where to spend when budgets are being cutback
- How to transform from problem solving to maximizing value in the years to come
Facilitator: Stephen Craig, Managing Partner, Alysian
12:20 - 13:00
Interactive Working Group 2 (for operating partners only) - Working with portfolio companies on revenue growth
Tim Ham,
Mark Finlay
This session will allow the audience to join an interactive roundtable discussion with designated facilitators:
Working with portfolio companies on revenue growth
- How to persuade CEOs to make changes to the revenue model
- Overcoming friction with CEOs and management team
- How to earn the right to help on revenue growth
Facilitator: Tim Ham, CEO, Pearson Ham Group
12:20 - 13:00
Interactive Working Group 3 (for operating partners only) - Aligning management teams and employees around the value creation plan
Andros Payne,
Stijn Vos
This session will allow the audience to join an interactive roundtable discussion with designated facilitators:
Aligning management teams and employees around the value creation plan
- Incentivising management teams during longer hold periods and planning for exits during economic turmoil
- Assessing if management have the capabilities to deliver: signs to know when they don’t
- Organisational effectiveness: ensuring employees understand their role
Facilitator: Andros Payne, Founder and Managing Partner, Humatica
13:00 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
FUNCTIONAL BREAKOUT SERIES 1
14:00 - 14:40
Practical approaches for operating partners to improve the linkage between ESG and value creation
Marc Lino,
James Brooks,
Polly Firman,
Suzie Ruffley ,
Simo Santavirta
- Where to find genuine value enhancement in sustainability
- Role of ESG data: How are GPs standing up efficient and insightful ESG tracking across the portfolio?
- How closely should operating partners work with sustainability heads
Moderator: Marc Lino, Senior Partner, Global ESG Leader for Private Equity, Bain & Company
Suzie Ruffley
Managing Director, Global Head of People & Sustainable Culture, Foresight Group
Read bio
14:00 - 14:40
Strategically managing revenue growth in an inflationary and recessionary environment
Mark Billige,
Franck Abadia
- Uncovering strategies for managing growth in a simultaneous recessionary and inflationary environment
- Implementing urgent and opportunistic changes in current times
- Sharing a pricing and sales toolkit to help navigate volatility
Facilitator: Mark Billige, Chief Executive Officer, Simon-Kucher
14:00 - 14:40
Building a culture of innovation in portfolio companies
Vaibhav Gadodia,
Ikepo Abiru,
Gilad G. Amir ,
Rob Dembitz
- Best practice in driving innovation through people: equipping management teams to create an innovative and entrepreneurial environment
- Making best use of technology and tools to deliver value
- How to deliver innovation in a downturn
Moderator: Vaibhav Gadodia, Managing Director and CTO, Nagarro
FUNCTIONAL BREAKOUT SERIES 2
14:40 - 15:20
Fireside chat: using tech and data to drive value creation
Huseyin Genc,
Paul Bergbusch
- Harnessing data analytics and AI
- How machine learning can be used to optimise value creation
- Examples of using tech and data to drive multiples
Facilitator: Huseyin Genc, AI/ML Solutions Architect, AWS
in conversation with
Paul Bergbusch, Data Scientist, Triton Partners
14:40 - 15:20
Managing supply chains throughout the investment cycle
Andrew Probert,
Marc Bielitza,
Mikael Castelluccio,
Will Harman,
Sachin Korantak
- How businesses are dealing with changing regulations globally
- Managing costs at a time of inflation vs. ensuring reliable supply chains
- Examples of supply chain management that worked through the pandemic
Moderator: Andrew Probert, Managing Director, Kroll
14:40 - 15:20
Building an effective talent function for your PE firms
Chris Smith,
Kate Anderson,
Ruby Biring,
Cordelia Dolan,
Lisa Telford
- Where to recruit in-house talent execs from
- What makes a great PE talent partner/human capital operating partner team?
- Rapid acceleration of the talent value creation plan: sharing what must be done
Moderator: Chris Smith, Partner, Leathwaite
FUNCTIONAL BREAKOUT SERIES 3
15:20 - 16:00
Cybersecurity: operating partners share war stories ＆ tips
Geordie Stewart,
Philip Borbély,
Nick Day
- Ensuring you have the right controls in place and how to respond to an attack
- Setting up a centralised Security Operations Centre (SOC) across your portfolio
- Picking a security tool when there are so many: advice on where to go
Moderator: Geordie Stewart, Principal Consultant, Endava
15:20 - 16:00
Go-To-Market levers during a recession
Claudio Crivelli,
Streisan Bevan,
Guillaume de Montchalin ,
Dominic Gallello,
Milena Moutsopoulou
- Gaining insight and momentum during due diligence
- Pricing – picking up quick wins and bringing sales teams with you
- Channels – diversifying routes to market
Moderator: Claudio Crivelli, Senior Director Global Private Equity Practice – APAC Lead, Salesforce
Streisan Bevan
Director, Specialist – Customer Insight and Sales Effectiveness, Mayfair Equity Partners
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15:20 - 16:00
HR best practice: addressing the biggest risk and inhibiter to growth
Katrina Stewart,
Alex Kesseler,
Kate Migliaro,
Christian Trümpler
- Why is HR excellence often ignored during value creation?
- Recruitment & retention during a time of inflation and labour shortage
- What can companies do to increase efficiencies of recruitment?
Moderator: Katrina Stewart, Partner, Executive Search, Human Resources Practice, EtonBridge Partners
Christian Trümpler
Member of Management, Operating Directors & Entrepreneurial Governance, Partners Group
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FUNCTIONAL BREAKOUT SERIES 4
16:00 - 16:40
Fireside chat: Making tech investment count – how PEI track and drive R&D ROI
Charlie Ponsonby,
Darren Thorpe
- Why R&D ROI really matters
- How to track and accelerate R&D ROI (with metrics that stakeholders can understand)
- Helping portco technology teams implement metrics-led delivery
- Case studies from the Hg portfolio – the benefits of getting it right
Charlie Ponsonby, Co-founder and CEO, Plandek in conversation with Darren Thorpe, Chief Product Officer, PEI Group
16:00 - 16:40
Value creation for the mid-market in a more challenging environment
Marc Andre Lein,
Marc Bielitza,
Nick Eichorn,
Wessel Schevernels
- What different operating models exist for the mid-market?
- Exploring the dynamic between management teams, deal teams and operating teams
- Which levers are most important for the mid-market?
Moderator: Marc Andre Lein, Partner & Managing Director, Impulssum
16:00 - 16:40
Human capital due diligence in private equity
Nick Twyman,
Jocelyn Dehnert,
Simon Hardy
- How to implement talent due diligence
- Challenges in assessing management teams and talent at all levels
- What tools and resources are most effective in executing talent due diligence?
Moderator: Nick Twyman, Partner, Private Equity Lead, RHR International
16:40 - 17:00
Networking break
INTERACTIVE WORKING GROUP SERIES B
17:00 - 17:40
Interactive Working Group 4 (for operating partners only) - Identifying and mitigating climate risk as part of a disciplined risk management strategy throughout the investment lifecycle
Torolf Hamm
This session will allow the audience to join an interactive roundtable discussion with designated facilitators:
Identifying and mitigating climate risk as part of a disciplined risk management strategy throughout the investment lifecycle
- Understanding the greatest financial risks and opportunities created by the transition
- Should climate risk be a standard component of due diligence?
- Incorporating climate risk analysis into a value creation plan
17:00 - 17:40
Interactive Working Group 5 (for operating partners only) - Leveraging cost take out to drive transformation
Amit Vij
This session will allow the audience to join an interactive roundtable discussion with designated facilitators:
Leveraging cost take out to drive transformation
- Levers to achieving significant cost out from Technology & Operations
- Keys elements to drive Tech led transformation
- Leveraging savings from cost out initiatives in order to fund transformation
17:00 - 17:40
Interactive Working Group 6 (for operating partners only) - Driving sales productivity in challenging markets
Moti Shahani,
Streisan Bevan
This session will allow the audience to join an interactive roundtable discussion with designated facilitators:
Driving sales productivity in challenging markets
- Finding sweet spots for cost-effective growth
- Adapting the go-to-market approach for improved sales effectiveness
- Identifying and executing on sales productivity improvements
17:40 - 18:40
End of day and cocktail reception
Agenda
Operating Partners Forum: Europe - Day 2 - Thursday 18th
07:40 - 08:30
Registration and breakfast
07:45 - 08:30
Breakfast Session (Operating Partners Only) - Adding operational efficiency without adding headcount
Kate Boddington,
Douglas Mclvor
This deep dive discussion designed solely for operating partners will allow the audience to join an interactive discussion with designated facilitators:
Operational cost efficiency is becoming increasingly important as a means of maximising value across the portfolio. In this invitation-only session, we discuss best practices and strategies for streamlining operations, reducing costs, and improving overall efficiency, including:
- The current state of operational efficiency in Private Equity
- Best practices for reducing operational costs and maximising value
- The role of technology and innovation in improving operational efficiency
- Strategies for improving portfolio company performance through operational improvements
- The impact of ESG considerations on operational cost efficiency
Facilitators:
Kate Boddington, Partner, AlixPartners
Douglas McIvor, Director, AlixPartners
THINK TANK SERIES 2
08:30 - 09:25
Think tanks for full-time operating partners: value creation war room (invitation-only)
Lisa Weaver-Lambert,
Lisa Telford,
John Tang
This closed-door discussion will allow you to learn and share best practices of successful operating partners. The think tank will allow you to select one of the rooms by functional area:
Room 1 – Tower Suite BC | Generative AI and Value Creation
Lisa Weaver-Lambert, NED, Technology & Data Executive, independent
John Tang, Managing Director, Cerberus Technology Solutions
Room 2 – Tower Suite A | Human Capital/Talent Operating Partners
Lisa Telford, Partner, Montagu Private Equity
Plenary
09:25 - 09:30
Chairman’s welcome
09:30 - 10:10
Driving organization effectiveness in a challenging economic environment
Yawar Muard,
Benjamin Grether,
Jamaria Kong,
Ilinca Rosetti
- How digitisation can help with driving efficiencies
- Creating new opportunities for a competitive advantage during economic disruption
- What can be learnt from businesses who thrived through covid?
- Case studies of companies who have done things right
Moderator: Yawar Murad, Managing Director, A&M
10:10 - 10:50
100-day plans for value creation: operating partner views
Bridget Walsh,
Miles Graham,
Alessandro Moretti,
Esther Nayyar,
Benjamin Puche
- How does the 100-day plan change in a recessionary environment?
- Why starting quickly is even more important during times of uncertainty
- Outlining some of the challenges with engaging management teams in the first 100-days
- How to prioritize and identify the most important value creation areas to focus on
Moderator: Bridget Walsh, Global Private Equity Leader, EY
10:50 - 11:30
Utilising data throughout the investment process
Anush Newman,
John Tang,
Lisa Weaver-Lambert
- Tips for mid-market firms without data specialists
- Getting ahead of the game on data during due diligence
- What are the 10 questions you should ask?
- Turning data into an asset at your portfolio company
Facilitator: Anush Newman, Managing Director, JMAN Group
11:30 - 12:10
The role of the CFO in driving value - and why they too often fail
Emma Cox,
Matt J. Baird,
Victoria Bell,
Laura Carr,
Nicole Jones
- Recruiting and retaining high quality CFOs for portfolio companies
- Supporting CFOs to be successful throughout the deal cycle
- Transforming finance from a cost-centre into a value-creation engine
- The role of the CFO in protecting value during an economic downturn
Moderator: Emma Cox, Global Private Equity Leader, Deloitte
Matt J. Baird
Managing Director, Operations & Strategy, OMERS Private Equity Europe Limited
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12:10 - 12:20
Networking break
INTERACTIVE WORKING GROUP SERIES C
12:20 - 13:00
Interactive Working Group 7 (for operating partners only) - Human capital strategy throughout the investment lifecycle
Nick Twyman
This session will allow the audience to join an interactive roundtable discussion with designated facilitators:
Human capital strategy throughout the investment lifecycle
- How to measure the people side of the deal
- Reducing new portfolio company onboarding times – and gaining faster traction towards delivering on the investment thesis
- Preventing costly organizational derailments during the hold period
12:20 - 13:00
Interactive Working Group 8 (for operating partners only) - Integrating new acquisitions to ensure success
Jan Rattay
This session will allow the audience to join an interactive roundtable discussion with designated facilitators:
Integrating new acquisitions to ensure success
- How involved should operating partners be?
- Ensuring culture and talent align throughout the process
- Managing integration of technology
13:00 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Women in PE portfolio operations lunch (invitation-only for operating partners)
Charlotte Cederwall
This closed-door lunch discussion will explore what it’s like being a woman in PE and VC portfolio operations:
- Uncovering what being a woman operating partner means and how to be successful in your role
- What are the issues causing a disparity in genders?
- Exploring career paths, development, and how to position yourself as female leaders
- Is your firm focused on women’s leadership at portfolio companies?
- Does your company have any specific programs, leadership coaching and assessments geared towards promoting women’s leadership?
- Are there any changes in recruiting that will create a more equal playing field?
- Looking at trends and stats in gender in PE and VC
Hosted by: Charlotte Cederwall, Partner, Acertitude
CLOSING PLENARY SESSIONS
14:00 - 14:40
Tech and talent: attracting and retaining top talent in the current environment
Hemant Lamba,
Matt J. Baird,
Riccardo Basile,
Jenny Collins
- Has the tide turned with tech companies making cutbacks?
- Are there signs of more talent available?
- Is there an opportunity to double down on tech talent?
Moderator: Hemant Lamba, Executive Vice President and Global Head – Strategic Sales, Infosys
Matt J. Baird
Managing Director, Operations & Strategy, OMERS Private Equity Europe Limited
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14:40 - 15:20
Operational excellence stories explained by the participants
Tim Sanders,
Victor Benazech,
Duncan Ramsay
Two award winning private equity firms will present a case study of a successful investment.
Facilitator: Tim Sanders, VP, Customer Insights, Upwork
15:20 - 16:00
Women in PE ＆ VC portfolio operations panel: revealing key talking points from the event’s closed-door lunch discussion
Charlotte Cederwall,
Laura Carr,
Kate Migliaro
For the very first time, this insightful panel will reveal the key discussion points from the event’s closed-door women’s lunch discussion with the entire audience. Please join the main room to learn what matters most to the industry and how progress can be achieved.
Facilitator: Charlotte Cederwall, Partner, Acertitude
16:00 - 16:00
Closing remarks and end of conference
Networking with Europe’s leading Operating Partner community
The 13th annual forum returns to London this May. Expand your relationships and build your network with our operating partner exclusive networking events. Join our community of the brightest leaders in European value creation that will help you in your day-to-day operations. Attendees participate in an agenda packed with social activities, interactive roundtables, think tanks, networking breaks, a women’s lunch, and two evening drinks receptions to meet and exchange ideas.
PRE-CONFERENCE NETWORKING
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Operating Partners Forum Europe Welcome Reception (invitation-only)
18:30-21:00
Venue: Tower Bridge Walkways
Join the operating partners attending the Europe Forum in a casual gathering at our opening reception. Exchange valuable insights with your peers in a relaxed setting and build your connections before the conference kicks off.
Hosted by:
DAY 1 RECEPTION
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Operating Partners Forum Europe Day 1 Networking Reception
17:40-18:30
Venue: Hilton Tower Bridge, London
Our day 1 grand reception will allow you to chat and get to know your operating partner peers better at the end of the first day of the Forum. Hear what is on everyone’s mind after a full day of valuable insights.
DAY 2 BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
Thursday May 18, 2023
Europe Forum Deep Dive Breakfast (operating partners only)
7:45-8:30
Venue: Hilton Tower Bridge, London
This breakfast deep dive discussion, designed solely for operating partners, will focus on key strategies in value creation and allow you to share your views and learn key insights from peers.
Hosted by:
Women in PE and VC Portfolio Operations Lunch (invitation-only)
13:00-14:00
Venue: Hilton Tower Bridge, London
This closed-door lunch discussion will explore what it’s like being a woman in PE and VC portfolio operations.
Hosted by:
Featured interactive discussions & networking opportunities
Think Tank Sessions
The closed-door session led by operating partners for operating partners only will allow you to engage in lively discussions with your peers. The thinks tanks will also allow you to submit topics to be covered in looking at the best value creation practices.
Interactive Working Groups
These exclusive deep dive discussions only available to operating partners allow you to participate in interactive roundtable discussions with designated facilitators.
Meet the largest European operating partner network:
Pre-Event Resources
View the 2023 speakers
Franck Abadia
Managing Director, Operating Team, LBO France
Franck Abadia joined LBO France in 2014. As Managing Director in the Operating Team of LBO France, he facilitates the development of a value creation strategy throughout the investment lifecycle, spanning from acquisition to exit, in collaboration wi… Read full bio
Ikepo Abiru
Associate – Milestone Performance Partners, Bregal Milestone
Ikepo Abiru is an Associate on the Milestone Performance Partners team at Bregal Milestone, where she works with portfolio companies across the investment life cycle, supporting boards and senior management on high impact strategic and operational to… Read full bio
Alejandro Alcalde Rasch
Senior Director - Portfolio Support, APS Advisory
Alejandro Alcalde Rasch joined Advent in 2010 in order to help improve portfolio company performance and implement value creation plans. Prior to joining, he was the Chief Transformation Officer and Head of Supply Chain of Grohe AG, a TPG and CSFB po… Read full bio
Gilad G. Amir
Digital Operating Partner, Pollen Street Capital
Gilad joined Pollen Street in May 2018 as an EIR and came on board as Digital Operating Partner in September 2020 with a focus on supporting the digital transformation of the portfolio companies and supporting the Private Equity team with the pre/pos… Read full bio
Kate Anderson
HR Operating Partner, Green Investment Group, Macquarie Group
Kate is the HR Operating Partner responsible for human capital matters across the global portfolio of the Green Investment Group. In her role she advises on C-suite talent, incentives and alignment, board composition and capability, and HR optimisati… Read full bio
Marc Andre Lein
Partner ＆ Managing Director, impulssum
impulssum is a Value Creation Consulting Boutique in the small & mid-cap Private equity market. Our focus lies on Gross Margin improvements (Sales effectiveness, Marketing effectiveness, Pricing & Procurement). We operate usually in DACH, UK,… Read full bio
Matt J. Baird
Managing Director, Operations & Strategy, OMERS Private Equity Europe Limited
Matt is Managing Director, Operations & Strategy for OMERS Private Equity in Europe, and joined OMERS in 2017. He works with the management teams leading OMERS portfolio companies to help them generate maximum value through the lifetime of the in… Read full bio
Andrei Balta
Senior Director, Portfolio Support Group, Advent International
Andrei Balta joined Advent in 2019 as part of the Portfolio Support Group to help improve portfolio company performance. Prior to Advent, Andrei was the CEO of Pets at Home Vet Group, the leading UK veterinary services provider. In his eight years ca… Read full bio
Riccardo Basile
Operating Partner, Permira
Riccardo is a member of the Portfolio Group. He has worked on a number of transactions including Allegro, Axiom, Catawiki, Magento, Synamedia and Tricor. Prior to joining Permira, Riccardo was a Director at AlixPartners in London for five years, wher… Read full bio
Victoria Bell
Experienced Private Equity Backed Company CFO
Victoria is an accomplished Private Equity CFO with experience across multiple industries and geographies. Most recently, Victoria was Group CFO at Unilabs, preparing the business for and executing the exit, whilst in parallel driving an M&A prog… Read full bio
Victor Benazech
Investment Director, Three Hills Capital Partners
Victor joined THCP in May 2018. Before joining the company, he worked for Lion Capital in London and Los Angeles where he focused on the consumer and retail sector. Prior to that, he was working for mid-market private equity firm Rhône Capital and Me… Read full bio
Paul Bergbusch
Data Scientist, Triton Partners
Paul leads data science efforts at Triton Partners. He supports AI projects at Triton portfolio companies and builds software and models for deal sourcing. He was previously Head of Data Science at Deutsche Börse Group and co-founded an OTC derivativ… Read full bio
Streisan Bevan
Director, Specialist – Customer Insight and Sales Effectiveness, Mayfair Equity Partners
Streisan joined Mayfair in 2022 and works in partnership with portfolio companies to identify and unlock value through improved customer insight and sales effectiveness. She supports management teams to deliver customer first thinking and to enhance… Read full bio
Marc Bielitza
Director, Deutsche Private Equity
Prior to joining DPE, Marc was Chief Transformation Officer of HIT Holzindustrie Torgau, a portfolio company of Orlando Management and the world’s largest producer of Euro pallets. In that role, he spearheaded the value creation program across all fu… Read full bio
Mark Billige
CEO, Simon-Kucher and Partners
Mark Billige is CEO of Simon-Kucher and Partners. He was elected to lead the consultancy alongside Andreas von der Gathen in 2019. During his 15-year career with the company, he has grown the UK business as managing partner and served on the company’… Read full bio
Ruby Biring
Head of Talent, Livingbridge
Ruby is part of Livingbridge’s growth acceleration team and leads the portfolio Talent capability, helping investees to design people strategies and creating employee engagement propositions central to building high performing businesses. Before join… Read full bio
Kate Boddington
Partner, AlixPartners
Kate supports clients with their most complex and critical Technology transformation challenges. She has 25+ years of experience across a broad range of industry sectors and has expertise in Digital Transformation, IT Strategy and Programme turnaroun… Read full bio
Philip Borbély
COO, Private Assets AG
Philip Borbély, born 1975, is responsible for the operational development of the portfolio companies. After studying international business administration (BA) in Germany, England and the USA, he completed an Executive MBA (EMBA) Mergers & Acquis… Read full bio
James Brooks
Founding Partner, Stanley Capital Partners
James is a Founding Partner of Stanley Capital with responsibility for sustainability, people development and resource efficiency sector activities. He has co-led Stanley’s investments into Qinecsa and Noden. James is a proven c-suite executive leade… Read full bio
Laura Carr
Managing Director – Private Equity, Bain Capital
Ms. Carr joined Bain Capital in 2022. She is a Managing Director in the European Portfolio Group, working with management teams to build stronger finance capabilities across the portfolio. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Ms. Carr was Chief Financial O… Read full bio
Mikael Castelluccio
Portfolio Director, Charterhouse Capital Partners
Mikael joined Charterhouse in 2020 and is a Director in Charterhouse’s portfolio team. He is responsible for value creation projects with specific focus on margin improvement, and serves on the board of Casa Optima. He previously spent 10 years in EY… Read full bio
Charlotte Cederwall
Partner – PE Practice, Acertitude
Charlotte is a private equity specialist, partner, and co-lead for the Consumer & Retail practice at Acertitude. Based in London, she partners with best-in-class management teams and world-renowned private equity investors and their portfolio com… Read full bio
Jenny Collins
Chief Talent Officer, Mayfair Equity Partners
Overseeing the People Function for Mayfair Equity Partners, Jenny Collins is responsible for their innovative integrated staffing model and the development of culture. Her work includes performance & engagement initiatives, people development str… Read full bio
Jim Corey
Managing Partner, Blue Ridge Partners
Jim is a co-founder of Blue Ridge Partners and serves as the firm’s Managing Partner. For 35 years he has assisted companies in North America, Europe and Asia accelerate profitable revenue growth. Jim has advised over 300 companies on revenue-related… Read full bio
Emma Cox
Global Private Equity Leader, Deloitte
Emma is Global Private Equity Leader at Deloitte, overseeing the firm’s growth strategy and global co-ordination of end-to-end services to PE, from transaction support through to transformation and value creation across the whole of the investment li… Read full bio
Stephen Craig
Managing Partner, Alysian
Stephen Craig is the Managing Partner and CEO of Alysian, IT & Digital consulting firm partnering with private equity funds and focused on carve-outs and digital business transformations. Stephen has more than two decades of global technology and… Read full bio
Claudio Crivelli
Senior Director Global Private Equity Practice - APAC Lead, Salesforce
Claudio leads the Global Private Equity practice APAC region. His team's mission is to build strategic partnerships with the Private Equity and Venture Capital communities. The outcome: enable PE-backed companies to achieve their growth through value… Read full bio
Nick Day
Operating Partner, Investcorp
Nick is an Operating Partner with Investcorp Private Equity, where he oversees portfolio value creation and sits on the board of a number of portfolio companies, with a focus on tech-enabled services businesses. Previously, Nick was Founder and CEO o… Read full bio
Guillaume de Montchalin
Managing Director - Portfolio Performance, Eurazeo
Guillaume is a Managing Director, focusing on portfolio performance topics. Prior to joining, Guillaume worked for 10 years in consulting, in BCG’s Boston and Paris offices, where he was a Partner focusing on Marketing & Sales topics, as well as… Read full bio
Jocelyn Dehnert
Operating Partner, Leadership Strategy, Hanover Investors Management
Jocelyn is an experienced Board adviser with global management experience and deep expertise in leadership strategy. Prior to joining Hanover, Jocelyn worked with CEOs and Boards to leverage performance through business solutions relating to executiv… Read full bio
Rob Dembitz
Investment Partner, Lyvia Group
Rob is an Investment Partner for the Lyvia Group, a Swedish HQ’d private equity group with offices across Europe. Lyvia invests B2B Tech enabled businesses. Rob’s career has involved working on the buy side, as an executive within PE backed businesse… Read full bio
Cordelia Dolan
Global Head of Portfolio Talent, Investindustrial
Based out of Investindustrial’s London office, Cordelia brings a decade of experience in talent management and acquisition, most recently serving as Talent Director for Inflexion Private Equity. Prior to that, Cordelia spent six years with Skillcapit… Read full bio
Emilio Domingo
UK Head of Private Equity Practice, Bain & Company
Emilio Domingo is the head of Bain’s UK Private Equity practice. Emilio works with leading private equity funds and corporates in a variety of industries throughout the UK, continental Europe and Latin America. He holds expertise across topics includ… Read full bio
Nick Eichorn
Director, Value Creation, Graphite Capital
Nick joined Graphite in 2022 bringing extensive operational and value creation experience, most recently helping portfolio companies of a pan European Private Equity Firm to build value as part of their leadership teams. Nick currently sits on the bo… Read full bio
Mark Finlay
Chief Commercial Officer, Moneypenny
Having joined in 2016, Mark is responsible for providing strategic leadership to guide the Moneypenny Group's business development and account management initiatives. Mark helps to shape the business's long-term corporate strategy through identificat… Read full bio
Polly Firman
Associate, Sustainability, Actis
Polly joined the Actis Sustainability team in 2021 and has nine years’ experience working globally in real assets on sustainability/ESG. Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure and the world’s largest manager of impact capita… Read full bio
Ralph Friedwagner
Managing Director and Operating Partner, CDPQ London
Ralph is a Managing Director and Operating Partner in CDPQ’s European Private Equity team. He has over 20 years’ experience as an executive, investor, advisor and board director of private companies across a range of sectors, including financial and… Read full bio
Vaibhav Gadodia
Managing Director and CTO, Nagarro
He is responsible for building organizational design focused on powering a culture of innovation. Vaibhav has a long history in the world of technology. His skills? He is or was a developer, architect, project lead, BU head, sales, pre-sales, IT, etc… Read full bio
Dominic Gallello
Managing Director, Bridgepoint
Dominic is a Managing Director and member of the Operational Support Group. He joined Bridgepoint in 2022. Prior to Bridgepoint, he was Chief Marketing Officer of Bumble Inc. where he served as part of the executive leadership team that led the compa… Read full bio
Huseyin Genc
AI/ML Solutions Architect, AWS
Huseyin Genc is an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning specialist who primarily works with PE firms and PE backed companies to design and build scalable ML solutions on AWS. He has experience working as a data scientist designing and impleme… Read full bio
Sherwin Godinho
Partner, AlixPartners
Sherwin is a Partner at AlixPartners, with more than 15 years’ experience working closely with PEs and PE portfolio companies on complex value creation and transformation programmes. He has led multiple engagements across the deal lifecycle and has d… Read full bio
Miles Graham
Managing Partner, Operating Partners Group
Managing Partner at the Operating Partners Group. OPG provides Operating Team capabilities for Hedge Funds and Family Offices who do not have in-house Operating Partners, as well as originating and executing proprietary investments in Special Situati… Read full bio
Benjamin Grether
Digital Value Creation Manager, FSN Capital
Benjamin is a Digital Value Creation Manager at FSN Capital and previously worked as Head of Predictive Analytics Consulting at Horvàth. His mission is to drive digital transformation within the FSN portfolio and to enable portfolio companies to tran… Read full bio
Torolf Hamm
Head of Physical Climate Change Risk & Sustainability Consulting, WTW
Torolf joined Willis Towers Watson in 2011 and now leads the Natural Catastrophe Strategic Risk Management Consulting team in London. His primary responsibility is to manage natural and man-made hazard risk consulting projects (including catastrophe… Read full bio
Tim Ham
CEO, Pearson Ham Group
Tim Ham is the CEO of Pearson Ham Group, a specialist pricing consultancy operating across the UK and Europe. Tim has more than 2 decades of pricing and commercial model experience, from both an industry and consulting perspective. With a focus on de… Read full bio
Simon Hardy
Head of Portfolio Operations, Attestor
Simon is Head of Portfolio Operations at Attestor Capital and has previously held Operating Partner roles at SVP Global and Bain Capital Credit. Prior to working in private equity, Simon worked in strategy consulting with L.E.K. Consulting and in var… Read full bio
Will Harman
Principal, Global Margin Expansion Lead, Apax Partners
Will Harman is a Principal in the Operational Excellence team. He joined Apax Partners in 2014 and is currently based in London. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Will worked for PA Consulting Group where he led procurement restructuring, cost reductio… Read full bio
Christopher Harwood
Operating Partner– Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions, Apollo
Mr. Harwood joined Apollo in 2022 in Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions (APPS) and is responsible for leading APPS in EMEA. Prior to that time, Mr. Harwood was a Managing Director in Portfolio Operations at Centerbridge Partners from 2016 to 2022… Read full bio
Celine Infeld
Operating Partner, Investcorp
Celine Infeld joined the post acquisition team at Investcorp in 2020. Previously, she was Group MD at Infopro Digital, a global B2B information services business. Prior to that, she was the MD of Sales, Marketing and Product at Incisive Media. Celine… Read full bio
Nicole Jones
Talent Director, Portfolio Support Group, Advent International
Nicole Jones joined Advent in 2020 as Talent Director within the Portfolio Support Group. She supports the creation and development of strong management teams and Boards across Advent's portfolio companies. Prior to joining Advent she was the HR Dire… Read full bio
Alex Kesseler
Partner, Head of Performance Improvement, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Alex Kesseler joined Antin in 2015. Within the investment team, he is responsible for the Performance Improvement specialist group, which works in close co-operation with portfolio company managements, providing support throughout the investment life… Read full bio
Benjamin Kleidt
Partner, Deutsche Private Equity
Benjamin Kleidt is a Partner at Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) where he focusses on investments in IT Services, Software and digital business models. Prior to DPE he held various management positions at ProSiebenSat.1 Group and was an Associate Partne… Read full bio
Jamaria Kong
Managing Director, Towerbrook Capital Partners
Jamaria Kong is a Managing Director of TowerBrook and leads Digital in Europe. Jamaria is responsible for Digital Value Creation across approximately 30 portfolio companies. She has been actively implementing Artificial Intelligence both for the firm… Read full bio
Sachin Korantak
Partner, Conditor Capital
Sachin brings a wealth of senior level experience in PE as a PE investor, operating partner, and a board member. Previously he has been a CEO, led performance transformations in Europe and US, and was a strategy consultant at McKinsey earlier in his… Read full bio
Raj Kushwaha
Managing Director ＆ Partner, Co-Head Value Creation and Chief Digital Officer, Warburg Pincus
Raj Kushwaha joined Warburg Pincus in 2012 and serves as Co-Head of the value creation function. In addition to providing oversight for the value creation function, as the firm’s Chief Digital Officer, Raj is also responsible for product and technolo… Read full bio
Hemant Lamba
Executive Vice President and Global Head - Strategic Sales, Infosys
With over 25 years' leadership experience as Managing Director and Senior Partner at some of the most admired global IT firms across Europe, North America and APAC, Hemant is Executive Vice President and Head of Strategic Sales at Infosys globally, r… Read full bio
Marc Lino
Senior Partner, Global ESG leader for Private Equity, Bain & Company
Marc leads Bain & Company’s global Sustainability efforts for the Private Equity practice. In this capacity, Marc works with clients across the investing value chain – from fundraising and strategy through diligence and ownership, and eventual ex… Read full bio
James Markham
Senior Partner – Value Creation, Graphite Capital
James joined Graphite Capital in 2002 and heads up the Value Creation team. Currently, he is on the board of three portfolio companies and works on a number of others. He focuses on value creation impact and implementing best practice across Graphite… Read full bio
Lee McCabe
Operating Partner, AEA Investors
Lee joined AEA Investors in 2019 and serves as an Operating Partner. In addition to providing oversight for the digital value creation function, Lee is also responsible for digital diligence with prospective investments as well as ongoing work with t… Read full bio
Douglas Mclvor
Director, AlixPartners
Douglas helps business overcome complex operational and supply chain challenges. He has more than three decades of experience in guiding businesses through sustainable transformations by way of supply chain and operations strategies, operating model… Read full bio
Kate Migliaro
Global Head of Portfolio Talent, Searchlight Capital Partners
Prior to joining Searchlight in 2022, Ms. Migliaro worked as a principal in talent management and organizational effectiveness at Apollo. Previously, Ms. Migliaro was the head of compensation and veteran affairs at UBS and worked in human resources a… Read full bio
Alessandro Moretti
Head of Operational Value Creation, Public Investment Fund
Mr. Alessandro Moretti is currently leading the Operational Value Creation Team at the Public Investment Fund since December 2019, Executive Committee member in Noon since 2021 and Board Member in HPDC investment fund since 2022. Prior to his work at… Read full bio
Milena Moutsopoulou
Operations Director, Nordic Capital
Joined in September 2021, Milena leads our value creation in our Technology and Payments space, while owning our B2B Go to market playbook. Milena joined from Salesforce.com (SFDC) where she headed up platform sales across enterprise and commercial a… Read full bio
Yawar Muard
Managing Director, A&M
Yawar Murad is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in London, and leads the firm’s Technology Advisory practice in Europe. With more than 24 years of leadership experience in industry and advisory role… Read full bio
Esther Nayyar
Managing Director, Due Diligence and Value Creation, ICG
Esther joined ICG in 2018 and is a Managing Director covering portfolio value creation and strategic diligence in the Subordinated Debt and Equity team. Prior to joining ICG, she spent over ten years at The Boston Consulting Group, where she advised… Read full bio
Anush Newman
Managing Director, JMAN Group
Anush is CEO and co-founder of JMAN Group, leading the business across the UK, Europe and North America. Having driven their entry into Private Equity, Anush holds many of JMAN's relationships with funds and operating partners, leveraging data analyt… Read full bio
Karen O'Mahony
Managing Director, PEAL Capital Group
Karen is the Founder and Managing Partner of PEAL Capital Group, a female-led and owned lower midcap Private Equity firm with a thematic lens and a focus on diversity and inclusion. Prior to establishing PEAL, Karen was Deputy CIO and Executive Direc… Read full bio
Maria Orlowski
Partner, Value Creation, GTO Partners
Maria joined GTO in 2023 as a Partner to lead value creation. Prior to GTO, she spent 15 years working with businesses to drive growth both in a private equity context and as a consultant. Most recently, she spent six years at Hg and then Inflexion.… Read full bio
Andros Payne
Founder, Humatica
Andros is the Founder of Humatica. Based in Zurich, he has more than 25 years’ international experience as a transformation leader, buy-out investor and consultant for private equity backed companies across Europe, North America and Asia. Andros is a… Read full bio
Charlie Ponsonby
Co-founder and CEO, Plandek
Charlie started his career as an economist in the developing world, before moving to Accenture. He held various senior management positions in retail and technology and was Marketing Director at Sky until 2007. He left Sky to found and run Simplifydi… Read full bio
Andrew Probert
Managing Director, Kroll
With over 20 years of experience, Andrew is a managing director at Kroll where he leads the firm’s EMEA environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory services. He helps private equity clients and their portfolio companies to prevent, detect and… Read full bio
Benjamin Puche
Director Value Creation & Sustainability, Paragon Partners
Benjamin joined Paragon Partners in 2021. He is responsible for driving value creation within the portfolio companies. Prior to Paragon he was in leadership and strategy roles for a leading testing, inspection and certification player and previously… Read full bio
Duncan Ramsay
Partner, ECI Partners
Duncan is a Partner within ECI’s Commercial Team where he splits his time between assessing new deals for ECI and supporting ECI’s portfolio companies in driving their value creation agenda. Duncan has a tech background and his career has seen him fo… Read full bio
Jan Rattay
Operational Due Diligence & Value Creation Services, Deloitte
Jan is a Partner in the Operational Due Diligence and Post Deal Services team in London. He has over 10 years of Corporate Finance experience working with both private equity and corporate clients, and has advised on over 100 transactions. Jan specia… Read full bio
Ilinca Rosetti
Operating Partner, JC Flowers & Co
Dr. Ilinca Rosetti is an Operating Partner at J.C.Flowers. She splits her time between assessing new deals and supporting portfolio companies in driving and implementing their value creation agenda. Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Rosetti served as CE… Read full bio
Alan Roux
Operating Partner, CVC Capital Partners
Alan joined CVC‘s Operations team in 2016, and has worked on deals including Lipton Teas, TMF, QA, Ontic, Paysafe, Moto and SonaeMC. Prior to CVC, Alan spent nearly as decade as the Operating Partner responsible for Blackstone’s European Private Equi… Read full bio
Robin Rowland OBE
Partner & Chair Rosas, Pho & Thunderbird, Trispan
Robin joined Trispan’s PE dedicated Restaurant fund ‘Rising Stars’ in Jan 2018 as a full time Operating Partner & to date has helped acquire & now chairs 4 UK restaurant companies Pho, Rosa Thai, Mowgli & Thunderbird (~100 restaurants)… Read full bio
Suzie Ruffley
Managing Director, Global Head of People & Sustainable Culture, Foresight Group
Suzie is an Occupational Psychologist with MSc’s in Occupational Psychology and Coaching Psychology and over 18 years of human capital experience. Suzie is Global Head of People and Sustainable Culture at Foresight Group and has been with them for ov… Read full bio
Tim Sanders
Vice President of Client Strategy, Upwork
Tim leads client strategy at Upwork where he helps leaders transform their businesses through the adoption of on demand talent solutions. He began his career as an early stage member of Mark Cuban's broadcast.com and, once acquired, he became the chi… Read full bio
Simo Santavirta
Senior Managing Director, Ardian
Simo Santavirta is Senior Managing Director and Head of Ardian Infrastructure Asset Management. Simo was/is a board member of portfolio companies such as LBC, Andberg Vind, Kallista, Enovos, Skyline Renewables and Hill Top. Simo joined Ardian in 2016… Read full bio
Wessel Schevernels
Operating Partner, PATRIZIA Infrastructure
Wessel is an Operating Partner at PATRIZIA-Infrastructure and leads the ongoing asset management of its investee companies in Europe. He has worked for over 25 years in leading roles in both mature and emerging markets across Europe, the Middle East… Read full bio
Moti Shahani
Managing Director, Blue Ridge Partners
Moti serves as a Managing Director of Blue Ridge Partners, based in London and serving PE firms and their portfolio companies across Europe. Moti has more than 25 years' experience of driving value-creating growth. Before joining Blue Ridge Partners,… Read full bio
Chris Smith
Partner, Leathwaite
Chris is a Partner with Leathwaite where he leads the firms’ global HR and Human Capital practice while also coordinating the firm’s private equity portfolio company work. Chris has over fifteen years of global search and advisory experience across H… Read full bio
Katrina Stewart
Partner, Eton Bridge Partners
Katrina Stewart is a Partner in the HR Practice at Eton Bridge Partners. She has an impressive track record in delivering high-end HR leadership and board-level roles in PE and VC backed organisations. She works with funds and portfolio companies to… Read full bio
Geordie Stewart
Principal Consultant, Endava
Geordie is a highly experienced and qualified information security professional with a 20-year track record of helping organisations understand and manage their information security risks. Geordie specialises in enterprise security governance where h… Read full bio
John Tang
Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management
Dr. Tang is part of the leadership team of Cerberus Technology Solutions, the Technology Operating Platform at Cerberus, focused exclusively on leveraging emerging technology, data, and advanced analytics to drive business transformations. In his rol… Read full bio
Lisa Telford
Partner, Montagu Private Equity
Lisa joined Montagu in February 2017. Previously, she spent twenty years in commercial and general management roles at Lucent Technologies, Warner Brother and Canal Plus, followed by 4 years in executive search specialising in board-level executive a… Read full bio
Darren Thorpe
Chief Product Officer, PEI Group
Darren joined PEI in May 2022 as Chief Product Officer, with direct responsibility for Product, Engineering and Data. Darren started his career as a software engineer, predominantly working for data-rich SAAS based businesses, and has previously held… Read full bio
Christian Trümpler
Member of Management, Operating Directors & Entrepreneurial Governance, Partners Group
Christian Trümpler is part of the Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance business unit, based in Zug. He has been with Partners Group since 2012 and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Sonova… Read full bio
Nick Twyman
Partner, Private Equity Lead, RHR International
Nick Twyman is a partner at RHR International and leader of the firm’s private equity practice area. His responsibilities include developing new business, evolving RHR’s private equity solutions to meet ever-changing business challenges, and providin… Read full bio
Amit Vij
SVP, Private Equity, Tech Mahindra
Amit is a leader in Tech Mahindra’s PE practice and is responsible for engagement with PE funds and portfolio companies. Previously, Amit has held global leadership roles at leading IT & Business Process Management companies & has also been o… Read full bio
Stijn Vos
CEO, ESDEC
Stijn Vos, chief executive officer of Esdec Solar Group, on this: "The mounting system only makes up 10 percent of a complete installation, nevertheless it must carry everything for 20 years". We continue to focus on product development, with the aim… Read full bio
Bridget Walsh
Global Private Equity Leader, EY
Bridget is Global Head of Private Equity (PE) at EY. In 2022 EY announced a US$1b investment to expand its PE capabilities. Bridget leads this investment as well as a team across 145 countries, advising on some of the most prominent global PE deals.… Read full bio
Lisa Weaver-Lambert
Founder, Oxford AI Studio
Lisa Weaver-Lambert is an experienced business leader and company director who collaborates with private capital firms across a variety of sectors to leverage technology, data and AI to drive value. Previously, she worked for Microsoft, Accenture and… Read full bio
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