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Michigan Private Equity Conference
Thursday, October 18, 2007 | 7:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Michigan League, Ann Arbor (Central Campus)
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Who Should Attend? Business Leaders, Trusted Advisors, Private Equity Professionals and Investment Bankers - See below for list of firms attending last year’s conference
Join business executives and professionals from private equity groups and investment banks from around the U.S. as the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the Michigan Private Equity Partnership bring together leading authorities and most successful investors to discuss key issues in today's private investing climate. - Click here for a list of private equity groups with University of Michigan Alumni
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7:30-9:00 a.m. - Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:15-9:00 a.m. - Opening Keynote (TBA)
Welcome & Introduction – David Brophy, Professor of Finance, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Sponsor: Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, & Cohen
9:00-9:15 a.m. - Break
Sponsor: Conway Mackenzie & Dunleavy
9:15-10:00 a.m. - Panel: Limited Partners’ Perspectives on Critical GP Success Characteristics
With the crest in the credit markets our panelists will provide perspective on its impact on their investment decisions.
Panelists:
Vanessa Indriolo, Director of Alternative Investments, Fifth Third Bank
Kevin Kester, Managing Director of Alternative Investments, Siguler Guff & Company
Dennis Knueven, Director of Private Equity, Nationwide
Charles Rial, Bass Creek Advisors, Inc.
10:00-10:15 a.m. - Break
Sponsor: Conway Mackenzie & Dunleavy
10:15-11:00 a.m.
Panel: Auto Industry, Manufacturing and the Midwest – Is Detroit Sexy Again?
From Fortune 500 companies to the lower middle market, private equity has been investing heavily in the Midwest. Our panelists will provide their insights into the evolving investment thesis.
Panelists:
Ed Hightower, Managing Director, AlixPartners
Ken Buckfire, Founder, Miller Buckfire & Co
Jeff Zappone, Senior Managing Director, Conway Mackenzie & Dunleavy
Sponsor: AlixPartners
11:00-11:15 a.m. - Break
Sponsor: Conway Mackenzie & Dunleavy
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Panel: Investment Trends in the Global Marketplace
Our panelists will discuss the impact of globalization on their portfolio companies and investment tactics deployed to deliver on their investment thesis.
Panelists:
(TBA)
Sponsor: W.Y. Campbell & Company
12:00-1:00 p.m. - Luncheon & Closing Keynote (TBA)
Closing Remarks – Michael Goodwin, Director, Equity Risk Partners, and President, Michigan Private Equity Partnership
Sponsor: Capital IQ
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Conference Advisory Committee Members
David Brophy, University of Michigan
Ty Clutterbuck, W.Y. Campbell & Company
Michael Goodwin, Equity Risk Partners
Dan Hennessy, Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC
Ed Hightower, AlixPartners LLP
Ted Kramer, Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co., Inc.
Jeff Mills, Weston Presidio
Mary Nickson, University of Michigan
Gretchen Perkins, Long Point Capital
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Sample List of Attending Firms – 2006 Michigan Private Equity Conference
American Capital
Axiom Equity
BBK
Blue Point Capital Partners
Blue River Financial Group
Brown Brothers Harriman
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Buck and French
Capital IQ
Cardinal Capital
Castanea Partners
CBIZ Valuation Group LLC
CCMP Capital
Charter One Bank
Chase Bank
CM&D Capital Advisors
Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC
Conway MacKenzie & Dunleavy
Courtland Partners Ltd.
Crane Realty Corporation
Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group
Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
Cyrus Capital Partners
Deloitte
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Donnelly Penman and Partners
Duff & Phelps
Dymas Capital Management Company LLC
First Bank Business Capital
Freeport Financial
FriedbergMilstein LLC
GE Antares Capital
GE Corporate Financial Services
Global Forest Partners LP
GMAC Commercial Finance
Goldsmith Agio
Hammond Kennedy Whitney
Harris Alternatives LLC
Harris Williams
Headwaters MB
Highland Capital Management LP
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Huron Capital Partners
Ice Miller
JMH Capital
Jones Day
JPMorgan
KPMG Corporate Finance
KPMG LLP
Lasalle Capital Group
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Lexington Partners
Lightyear Capital
Lincoln International
Lindsay & Company
Linsalata Capital Partners
Long Point Capital
Marquette Capital Partners
McColl Partners
Merrill Lynch Capital
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Nantucket Capital
Newstar Financial
Nomad Venture Fund LP
Norwest Equity Partner
O’Keefe & Associates
ORIX USA Corporation
P&M Corporate Finance
Piper Jaffray
Plymouth Venture Partners
Private Mortgage Finance
RCP Advisors LLC
Riverside Company
Roynat Capital
Roynat Capital
Silver Point Capital
State of Michigan Retirement System
Structura Group
Svoboda, Collins LLC
The Edgewater Funds
The Jordan Company
TouchStone Partners
Trace Venture Associates LLC
Triple L Investments
UEX group LP Inc
Weston Presidio
Wind Point Partners
Windjammer Capital
Cancellation Policy: For a full refund, cancellations must be received by October 1, 2007. Afterward, attendees may make substitutions or replacements in advance by emailing events@umpe.com or upon check in at the registration desk.
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Contact Us:
David Brophy, Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, djbrophy@umich.edu or (734) 764-7587(www.bus.umich.edu/cvp/)
Mike Goodwin, Equity Risk Partners, Inc. and Michigan Private Equity Partnership, events@umpe.com or (866) 418-2272 Toll Free (www.umpe.com)
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