Eurozone's 'Good Crisis' Is Not Being Wasted (Privcap video)

Oct. 1, 2012 - PRLog -- A 'Good Crisis' in Europe

Don’t be fooled by the headlines – the Eurozone continues to represent 30 percent of global GDP and remains the largest economic zone in the world. And its private equity community remains very active taking advantage of interesting opportunities, according to Karsten Langer, a Partner at The Riverside Company and until June the Chairman of the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA).
In an interview with Privcap, Langer discusses why Europe is not “one inflated Greece,” what progress he made while Chairman of the EVCA in helping European policymakers understand the benefits of private equity, the “binary” exit market, the new, tech-heavy opportunity in Eastern Europe, and why he remains optimistic about being a European GP.

This program is sponsored by and was produced at the annual conference of SECA – the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association.

View the full video here - http://www.privcap.com/programs/178-a-good-crisis-in-europe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzKXXsUhtNY



Karsten Langer
Partner
The Riverside Company
Karsten Langer has been a partner with The Riverside Company since 2006.
He currently leads the firm’s investment and portfolio management activities in the Benelux and France.
Prior to this role, he spent three years building up Riverside’s pan-European origination team. Previously, Karsten Langer was Managing Partner of an independent corporate finance firm in Brussels, advising on numerous transactions across Europe for blue-chip multinationals and private equity firms. He also spent five years with GE Capital Europe, including as Chief Operating Officer of TIP and Modular Space, and in corporate business development. Karsten Langer started his career with Danske Bank in Copenhagen.
He holds a BSc (econ) from the Copenhagen Business School and a Masters in Management from EAP – European School of Management (now ESCP Europe), and speaks English, French, Danish, German, Portuguese and basic Dutch.
Karsten Langer is currently Chairman of the EVCA (European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)