Webinar: Principles for Developing a Market Expansion Strategy in 2022 and Beyond by Private Equity Insights

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About This Webinar

Private equity companies have been at the heart of an extraordinary surge in international business growth as the onset of remote work and elimination of traditional offices made it increasingly possible to hire talent across borders.

According to Globalization Partners’ 2022 CFO Survey, nine out of 10 EMEA CFOs said their company’s long-term growth strategies include potential (or ongoing) growth into countries where they do not currently operate. Of these companies with expansion ambitions, parent and portfolio companies recognize the need to engage expertise given the complexities of global growth.

Key international expansion challenges include navigating regulatory and legal constraints — particularly taxation, transfer pricing, financial transactions, foreign exchange risks, and employment legislation. . Portfolio companies need to hire the best talent quickly, regardless of location, while remaining compliant.

Moreover, M&As can drag out and risk bleeding funds. This can be compounded when moving into new territories. Employee transfers and remote hiring can be equally time-consuming while portfolio companies may have to match the employee benefits of the acquiree.

Globalization Partners believes that within the next five to 10 years, many of these traditional barriers to global growth will have been eliminated. Portfolio companies will be capable of expanding by seeking highly skilled talent and the ideal customer profile based on their product or market fit and competitive advantage — regardless of location.

A promising era has dawned for private equity-backed companies.
Join Sam Perry, Director of Strategic Alliances & Private Equity at Globalization Partners, along with speakers from Nordic Capital, INVL, and Tikehau Capital, in this webinar to learn more about:   
- The current landscape for private equity companies targeting expansion.
- The challenges companies face in driving forward global ambitions.
- The benefits of hiring remote teams when building an international presence.
- How using Globalization Partners’ Global Employment PlatformTM simplifies the process.

Agenda

What is the landscape for private equity like at this moment?
Key challenges faced by PE-backed companies in driving forward their global growth ambitions?
How can PE-backed companies benefit from hiring remote team members?
How can PE-backed companies develop a targeted market expansion strategy in 2022?
How will the landscape look 5-10 years from now for PE-backed companies looking to grow globally?
Q&A

Presenters

Vytautas Plunksnis

Board Member and Head of Private Equity

Vytautas Plunksnis has over 15 years of experience in the Baltic private equity and capital markets: managing investment funds and pension funds investing in equities in Central and Eastern Europe and developing strategies for acquisitions, transactions, control of business operations and business expansion.

Emmanuel Laillier

Head of Private Equity @ Tikehau Capital

Emmanuel Laillier joined Tikehau Capital in 2018. He currently serves as Head of Private Equity. Previously, Emmanuel Laillier was a board member and managing director at Eurazeo PME, which he joined in 2011. From 2002 – 2011, he was an Associate Director at EPF Partners. Between 1999 and 2002, he was part of the Fonds Partenaire Gestion investment team (Lazard), after starting his career in corporate finance at Nomura. He has almost 20 years’ experience in midcap private equity.

Peter Thorninger

Operating Partner @ Nordic Capital

Peter Thorninger joined in 2016 and was promoted to Head of Operations Advisory in 2020 and to Operating Partner in 2022. He has had a prominent role in developing the Nordic Capital Operations Advisory team and its strategy. Peter has been central in driving performance in several portfolio companies with a specific focus on the technology sector.
From 2009-2016, Peter worked for Chr. Hansen A/S, a leading company within natural food ingredients, most recently as a Senior Vice President, global sales and marketing. Before joining Chr. Hansen A/S Peter worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Company between 2005-2009. Peter holds an MSc in Political Science from Århus University.

Sam Perry

Director of Strategic Alliances - Private Equity @ Globalization Partners

Sam is the Director of Strategic Alliances & Private Equity at Globalization Partners. He has extensive experience in private equity value creation, business development, value selling SaaS, creating strategies and partnering with leaders to provide business transformation solutions. He has spent most of his career in London and New York. At Globalization Partners, Sam leads the European Private Equity business solutions channel, focusing on helping firms, and their portfolio companies shape their global workforce strategies while driving growth and value.

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