German Equity Forum 2013 in Frankfurt/Main

This year’s German Equity Forum will take place in Frankfurt from 11 to 13 November 2013. The capital market conference is Europe’s leading information and networking platform for companies, investors, analysts and participants in the financial industry. The German Equity Forum has been held jointly by Deutsche Börse and KfW since 1996.

The conference will be opened on Monday, 11 November at 10 a.m. by Dr Reto Francioni, CEO of Deutsche Börse AG and Dr Ulrich Schröder, CEO of KfW. The keynote speech will be given by Jürgen Fitschen, Co-CEO of Deutsche Bank AG.

The three-day programme covers current issues of corporate financing via the stock exchange, with a different focal point each day. The interests of non-listed companies along with VC & PE investors are the focus of the Equity Forum on 11 November. The Investor & IR Forum on Tuesday, 12 November, spotlights the current challenges of listed companies. The Debt Capital Forum on Wednesday, 13 November, will see discussions about the developments in the markets for corporate bond issuance via the stock exchange.

The many speeches and workshops will cover questions as: What are the main issues of family enterprises to join capital markets? What investment criteria do venture capital companies have? What do investors require from bond issuers in terms of capital market capability? What methods do rating agencies use in assigning credit ratings? At the request of the conference attendees, there will be ten workshops exclusively for company representatives for the first time this year.

“The German Equity Forum has now become a fixed date in the diaries of companies and investors. It is by far the most important networking event for SMEs in particular. It is important to us at Deutsche Börse to organise this top event with KfW every year in Frankfurt,” said Dr Martin Reck, responsible for the cash market at Deutsche Börse.

“A functioning private equity market is an essential component for the entire financial system of any developed economy. Many high-tech startups would not even be founded without private equity, many innovative companies would be unable to grow and some generation transfers and succession solutions would not be possible. KfW’s activities aim to provide a reliable partner for investors and enable the necessary financing – foremost for young technology firms and high-tech startups,” said Dr Axel Nawrath, member of the Executive Board at KfW.

The full programme is available at www.eigenkapitalforum.com. Journalists who would like to register for the Equity Forum can receive registration information by e-mailing media-relations@deutsche-boerse.com.