August Equity investment manager Keith Davidson will host a lawn tennis day at Queen’s Club in West Kensington, London on September 21. The day will kick off with some group training sessions in the morning and a doubles competition will follow in the afternoon. The day will come to a close with drinks on the lawn followed by awards.
The fourth annual Duffers’ Day was graced with sunshine when the group met at Silvermere golf course in Surrey on August 17. The day got off to a great start with lessons in the morning and the nine-hole competition teeing off in the afternoon. There were many winners at the event, with awards given for “most inappropriate piece of golf attire”, “worst drive off the first tee”, “worst team score” and fnally “best team score”. The winning team were Richard Holden of Catalyst, Sam Watkinson of August Equity, Darren Redmayne of Close Brothers and William Baxter of BDO.
Sam Watkinson took guests to the England v South Africa Rugby World Cup game on September 14 in Paris. The Stade de France’s electric atmosphere ensured our guests had a fantastic time.
Despite the poor summer weather, the August Equity team embraced the summer spirit by attending a series of sporting fxtures. Guests from our various networks attended cricket at the Oval and racing at Ascot.
August Equity will be sprinting to the fnish line in the Square Mile Relay in the City on September 20. The ten-person team will race 99 others on an insane course through the City, comprising narrow alleyways, winding staircases and an arcade of shops. Good luck, “Team August Equity”.
Richard Green will be a panel member at the ffth annual Private Equity COOs and CFOs Forum, held this September in London and will speak on “Operational hazards in today’s private equity frm”. He will also take part in the “What’s next for private equity?” conference, which takes place in London in October. He will be a panel member at the Super Investor 2007 conference in Paris in November, where he will be discussing “Successful co-investment for LPs and the current market dynamics – how to establish yourself as the frst port of call for co-investment opportunities”.
On November 20, August Equity will test the adviser talent in its inaugural pool competition. The event will see August Equity pairings pitched against teams from our advisory network to win the August Equity Trophy.
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