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David Wenger

David Wenger - Allens Partner
David spoke at the BRW Private Equity Australia Conference, 21-22 March 2007, at the Intercontinental Sydney

Allens Arthur Robinson was a Gold sponsor for the BRW Private Equity Australia Conference, held on 21 and 22 March 2007 in Sydney.

Unprecedented growth in the proportion of Australian mergers and acquisitions attributable to private equity made this an important and exciting area for further examination.

Allens Partner David Wenger (view CV) chaired the first day of the conference, and later spoke on the rise of consortium deals, providing examples and statistics, and discussed the regulatory issues of 'club' deals.

Other speakers included:

  • Joe Skrzynski, Co-founder - Champ Private Equity
  • Peter Yates, Managing Partner - Allco Equity Partners Ltd
  • Dr Katherine Woodthorpe, CEO - Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
  • Simon Moore, Managing Director - The Carlyle Group
  • Roy McKelvie, Managing Director - Gresham Private Equity
  • Tim Sims, Managing Director - Pacific Equity Partners
  • Michael Blythe, Chief Economist - Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • John Murphy, Managing Director - Investec Wentworth Private Equity Ltd
  • Matthew McLellan, Investment Director - Ironbridge Capital
  • Avi Gilboa, Principal - CCMP Capital Asia