Organizers of University of Michigan's 18th Annual Private Equity Conference announced today that the event will kick-off on November 17 with an evening reception at University of Michigan's Golf Course hosted by the Women in Private Equity. The Michigan Private Equity Conference will be held on November 18 at the University of Michigan Union. Hosted by the Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance at the Ross School of Business, the University of Michigan Private Equity conference attracts hundreds of private equity and institutional finance professionals annually to connect and hear from the nation's top thought leaders and deal makers. The event is sponsored by Honigman and AON.
A cocktail reception will take place Thursday, November 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. hosted by the Women in Private Equity at the University of Michigan Golf Course Richard Postma Family Clubhouse. The cocktail event is included in the registration.
The University of Michigan Private Equity Conference will be conducted Friday, November 18, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University of Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom (second floor) The event can be attended in-person or virtually by visiting www.michprivateequity.com.
Topics on the agenda for this year's conference include a panel on "Secondaries Transactions" moderated by Gary P. Blitz, Global co-CEO, Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions, Phoenix/New York City. Derren Black, managing partner, Summit Partners LLC, Boston, will present on "Capital Market Conditions in Life Sciences and Healthcare." Robert O'Sullivan, managing partner, Comvest Credit Partners, West Palm Beach, will share perspectives on "Lending to Private Equity Firms." Ted Kramer, president, Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney, Indianapolis and New York, will discuss "Growth Capital and Buyout Private-Style Equity." The final panel, moderated by Brian Gimotty, president of Growth Capital Partners, Ann Arbor, will explore "Issues and Opportunities facing LP's and GPs."
"The purpose of our conference is to connect private equity professionals though interaction, learning and the sharing divergent points of view from around the country," says David Brophy, professor of finance and director of the Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance. "The investors and business leaders who attend our events end up finding common ground and doing deals together that improve the economic environment in Michigan, the Midwest and beyond."
To register, visit www.michprivateequity.com. For sponsorship and additional information, contact David Brophy at 734-764-7587.
