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8 Nov A Discussion with Swiss TV US Correspondent Pascal Weber

Usually watched by thousands of television viewers, Pascal Weber, US correspondent for Swiss Television, presented his take on American politics to two dozen INSEAD alumnae and alumni in Zurich during an evening conference at Hotel Schweizerhof in Zurich. Without slides or notes, Pascal Weber gave a 20-minute overview of current US domestic policy and, more

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30 Mar State of the private equity industry: 4th edition

For the fourth time since 2016, alumni gathered at Zunfthaus Zur Meisen in Zurich for a presentation on the latest trends in the private equity industry in Switzerland, organized by IPEC and Bain & Company /*! elementor – v3.21.0 – 26-05-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Rolf-Magnus Weddigen, MBA’92D, a partner at Bain

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28 Feb Swiss Venture Capital Exits 2021

Zurich and Vaud were the most active cantons for startup exits with 44% and 9% of national deals, respectively. This was just one of the takeaways at Venture Capital Exits 2021, an information packed briefing on exits and trends in Switzerland. It also covered M&A and IPO activity in 2021 in both Europe and Switzerland.

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State of The Private Equity Industry in Europe and Impact of COVID-19

At the end of June, more than 150 guests participated in the first virtual event hosted by the INSEAD Private Equity Club of Switzerland (IPEC). The 75-minute session packed in all the latest global and European data on fundraising, exits, and dealflow, along with a lively discussion about the challenges and opportunities created by the

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Mastering Private Equity w/ Professor Claudia Zeisberger

Private equity is breaking fundraising and divestment records, creating an unprecedented number of private equity backed billion-dollar ventures, and attracting new entrants like never before, according to INSEAD Professor Claudia Zeisberger. Speaking to a packed conference room at an INSEAD alumni event in May 2018 in Zurich’s Au Premier, she said that the term “private

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Event Report: State of the Private Equity Industry , April 2018

In April 2018, the INSEAD Private Equity Club of Switzerland hosted a well-attended evening conference in Zurich on the State of the Private Equity Industry, featuring INSEAD alumnus Rolf Magnus Weddigen and his colleague Moritz Vielhauer from Bain & Co.’s private equity practice, along with a panel of industry practitioners.  Follow the link for

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Executive in a PE-owned Company Report

The INSEAD Private Equity Association (IPEC) hosted an evening conference in January 2017 at the Landesmuseum in Zurich, welcoming more than 65 guests, two-thirds of whom were alumni. IPEC president, Martin Spirig, MBA’06J  moderated a discussion that was based on the premise that PE professionals believe that the probability of a portfolio company’s success is

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