University of Michigan Private Equity Conference to be held Nov. 18

The University of Michigan’s 18th Annual Private Equity Conference will kick-off on Nov. 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 Nov. 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.

The event can be attended in-person or virtually visiting https:// www.bus.umich.edu/Conferences/ Michigan-Private-Equity-Conference2022/Register.aspx

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.  Darren Black, Managing Partner, Summit Partners, LLC, Boston MA will present on Capital Market Conditions in Life Sciences and Healthcare.  Robert O’Sullivan, Managing Partner, Comvest Credit Partners, West Palm Beach, FL will share perspectives on Lending to Private Equity Firms.  Ted Kramer, President, Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney, Indianapolis, IN and New York, NY will discuss Growth Capital and Buyout Private-Style Equity. And, 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, go to https://www.bus.umich.edu/Conferences/Michigan-Private-Equity-Conference 2022/Register.aspx  

For sponsorship and further information, contact David Brophy at 734-764-7587