September 14, 2022
Women in Dealmaking London: Fall Edition
- Date: Wednesday 14 Sep 2022
- Time: 19:00 - 23:00
- Location: ROCKWELL, St. James Hotel Trafalgar, London, SW1A 2TS
This evening of networking and celebration, hosted by Datasite at Rockwell at the Trafalgar St. James, promises to be enlightening and fun. With drinks and canapes, and exclusively for women, you can chat with your peers and learn from other leading women in your field.
Datasite's VP of Sales for the UK, Nertila Asani, will be hosting a fire-side chat with an expert panel on what it is like to be a female leader in the dealmaking community in London.
Agenda:
- 19:00 - Arrival & networking
- 20:00 - Fire-side chat begins
- 20:45 - Expert Panel Q&A
- 21:00 - Networking continues
- 23:00 - Event concludes
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Fire-side Chat Expert Panel:
Jill Christie
Partner, White & Case LLP
BioJill Christie
Partner, White & Case LLP
Jill Christie's practice is focused on U.S. capital markets and corporate finance transactions. Clients benefit from her experience of representing sponsors and underwriters in connection with international securities offerings. These include a number of award-winning and landmark transactions that were firsts within their respective markets. Jill also has experience of representing clients in senior and bridge acquisition facilities. Jill is chair of the White & Case Global Women’s Initiative Committee, and since 2019, Jill has acted as Vice Chair of the High Yield Division of AFME (the Association for Financial Markets in Europe). |
Kate Briant
Senior Partner, CapVest
BioKate Briant
Senior Partner, CapVest
Mrs. Briant was part of the team that established CapVest in 1999. She is a member of the Firm’s Investment Committee. Mrs. Briant currently chairs Curium, and Inspired Pet Nutrition, and is a Board Director of Polaris. She was formerly Chairman of Scandi Standard and Reno Norden, and was a director at Valeo Foods Group, Vassan & Vassan and Mater Private.
Prior to the formation of CapVest, Mrs. Briant worked with Mr. FitzPatrick at BT Capital, where she played a prominent role in a number of successful investments. Before joining BT Capital, Mrs. Briant worked in Bankers Trust's structured finance group, where she executed several project financings across Europe. Prior to Bankers Trust, she worked for 5 years in the Financial Institutions Group at Deloitte & Touche in Johannesburg, South Africa. In total, Mrs. Briant has 28 years of relevant experience, 23 of which has been in private equity.
Mrs. Briant is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. She holds a bachelor of commerce degree with honours from the University of Cape Town.
Laura van Alkemade
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
BioLaura van Alkemade
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Laura is a senior member of the European Leveraged Finance team at Goldman Sachs, managing debt financings for Technology, Media and Telecom, Financial Institutions, Consumer and Retail as well as Real Estate companies in EMEA, including leveraged buyouts, corporate transactions and structured financings. Previously, she was on the Dutch Advisory team for three years.
Laura joined Goldman Sachs in 2005 as an analyst and was named managing director in 2015. Laura earned an LLM in Dutch Law and an MS in Economics from the University of Amsterdam in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
Nertila Asani
VP Sales UK, Datasite
BioNertila Asani
VP Sales UK, Datasite
Nertila Asani is an international sales professional focused on M&A in London, leading a team of over a half-dozen sellers. Working with advisors at Investment Banks, Law firms, PE companies and corporations, Nertila and her team represent industry-leading SaaS technology to facilitate multinational M&A deals.
If you would like to speak, please get in touch on 07917 616 829 or [email protected]
Women in Dealmaking London will take place at the St. James Trafalgar, in the exclusive Biblio Room.
Please note:
Datasite kindly asks that guests only attend if they are symptom-free of COVID-19 and are not in self-isolation. For more information on government guidelines and event venue guidelines, please visit here.
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