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IPEM Cannes 2024 – From consumer tech growth to strategic carve-outs, will 2024 see improved deal flow?

European growth capital had a particularly strong year in 2022. According to Invest Europe it was the best performing segment, generating a net IRR of 15.34%. Over a three- and five-year period, European growth funds – which typically take minority stakes in high growth firms that are cashflow positive yet lack a long enough track record to take on significant debt (as one would see in buyouts) – have generated 21.63% and 20.39%.

IPEM Cannes 2024 – More deals…more exits…more consolidation? 2024 could be busy.

Getting deals done. That’s the focus of IPEM Cannes 2024 as it prepares to celebrate its 10th edition of what has become Europe’s leading private markets conference. Private equity firms live and die by their ability to source exciting companies to buy, improve, and sell. It’s a simple concept that has remained unchanged in four decades. Yet this past 12 months has been anything but straightforward, both in terms of deploying capital, and completing successful exits.

IPEM Cannes 2024 Events & Summits now released! Register with your IPEM Account

Discover in this article IPEM Cannes 2024 Events and Summits with their practical information. One of our promises at IPEM is to create the best setups for successful, efficient, and lasting connections. We work all year, with our sponsors, to create dynamic and easy-going events inside and outside the Palais des Festivals with the serenity of the French Riviera and the turquoise Mediterranean to energize the mind (and soul) as background.

IPEM Cannes 2024 – Secondaries offer a strategic option for LPs while independent sponsor-backed deals also gain traction

Private market investors have seen an extended period of deal activity over the last decade but the investment optics have changed in 2023. Higher rates, inflationary pressures, and volatile markets, have generated uncertainty and impacted deal volumes. As Bain & Company point out in their 2023 mid-year PE report, “uncertainty is the enemy of dealmaking”.

IPEM Cannes 2024 – The 10th Edition is set to focus on ‘Getting Deals Done’

Cannes 2024 promises to be a unique occasion as IPEM celebrates the 10th edition of its private markets event. Delegates will have the chance to gather at the Grand Opening Party, a special pre-event cocktail, on January 23rd, to kick off the three-day event in style. Approximately 3,000 delegates are expected, including 400 GPs, 400 LPs, and over 1,000 investment firms.