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PCC Speaker Series: "Hedge Fund & Private Equity Panel Discussion"

By Polish City Club

Date and time

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:30 - 22:00 GMT+1

Location

Eight Members Club Moorgate

1 Dysart Street London EC2A 2BX United Kingdom

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Description

The Polish City Club is pleased to be hosting a special event devoted to the financial professionals in the fund management industry across different asset classes and market jurisdictions. The event will take place on 12th October in the Eight Members Club in Moorgate, starting at 6:30pm with drinks reception, and the main panel discussion with Q&A at 7.30pm. The event is free for Polish City Club members, and costs £10 for non-members. Pre-registration is required.

We have a pleasure of welcoming the following professionals:

Panel:

Filip Polasz, Portfolio Manager, Bluecrest Capital Management

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/filip-p/15/277/233

BlueCrest Capital Management is a hedge fund which was founded by William Reeves and Michael Platt in 2000. The Guernsey-based company has registered offices in London, New York, Boston, Geneva, Connecticut and Singapore. BlueCrest Capital Management is Europe’s third-biggest hedge-fund firm, managing over £30 billion.

Tomasz Kieszkowski, Asset Manager, GLG Partners

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomaszkieszkowski

GLG Partners, Inc. is a London-based hedge fund that, as of 14 October 2010, is a wholly owned subsidiary of British alternative investment manager Man plc. In 2010, it was acquired by Man. GLG then was Europe's third largest hedge fund. The firm now oversees $30.5 billion, as of December 2014. GLG Partners has investment operations in New York, Hong Kong, and Zurich.

Karol Niewiadomski, Principal, Silver Lake Partners

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/karol-niewiadomski/0/739/859

Silver Lake is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in technology, technology-enabled and related industries. Founded in 1999, the firm is one of the largest technology investors in the world. Notable among its investments are Avago, Dell, Alibaba, Go Daddy, William Morris Endeavor, IMG Worldwide, Avaya, Sabre Holdings, Skype, Seagate Technology and NASDAQ. Silver Lake is headquartered in Menlo Park with offices in San Mateo, Cupertino, New York, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Marcin Nawrocki, Investment Analyst, Lucidus Capital Partners

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/marcin-nawrocki-cfa/0/289/42a

Lucidus Capital Partners LLP is an investment manager specialising in long/short corporate credit. The firm was established in July 2009 and has offices in London and New York.

Moderator:

Lukasz Rzeczkowski, Vice President, Banca IMI Spa/ Board Member Polish City Club

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lukasz-rzeczkowski/7/755/67b

Banca IMI is an investment banking arm of Intesa Sanpaolo Group, which as of July 2015 is the biggest banking group in Italy by market capitalization.

In the panel discussion, we will explore the different journeys each of the panellists has taken in order to become a “buy-side” investor. Finally, we will elaborate on different approaches to investing. The panel will then be open for the Q&A session.

Organised by

 

The Polish City Club (PCC) is a members-only organization established in 2004 in London and expanded to Paris in 2011.

Members of the PCC are highly skilled city professionals and entrepreneurs who want to build a vibrant and influential Polish diaspora in the UK and promote the good image of Poland abroad.

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