In the offices of the Karanović&Nikolić, a leading commercial law firm, Serbian Private Equity Association (SPEA) had first event. The presentation was prepared by Marta Jankovic, a private equity funds lawyer. Marta is an in-house counsel at SVG Advisers Limited in London.
During the presentation, members of SPEA, as well as potential members that are interested in collaborating with Private Equity Funds in Serbia, were informed about what is private equity fund, how its structured as well as what are investors looking for.
Marta also explained what managers need to focus on exploring funds structure, and introduced members with essential terms in funds documentation. In summary, Marta had illustrated the amount of capital investors committed in 2011 year, and compared with previous year. Most LPs plan to maintain or increase their target allocation to private equity over the next year.