Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chris McGowan, along with a panel of Private Equity Professionals in Chicago will share their take on the PE Industry today.
Event Details
Panelists will draw on their experience to describe how they tackle :
*Sourcing Deals
*Value Propositions/Value Add
*Exit Strategy - timeframe? strategic vs. financial buyers
*Due Diligence Process
*Trends in the marketplace
*Communication with investors and with management
Registration
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We will be accepting cash (exact amount), check, or credit card. Thank you.
Deadline: 10/18/2016
Speaker Profiles
Christopher McGowan (Panelist)
Booth Professor
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/m/christopher-mcgowan
Professor McGowan serves as the general partner for CJM Ventures, a private equity firm formed in Chicago in 2011 focused on buy-outs and growth equity investments in companies based near Chicago.
Sean McNally (Panelist)
Partner, Prairie Capital
prairie-capital.com
Chicago Booth MBA.
Sean is responsible for sourcing and evaluating potential opportunities, leading due diligence, structuring and negotiating transactions, and managing portfolio company investments.
Joe Kacergis (Panelist), Alix Partners
alixpartners.com
Chicago Booth MBA.
Joe has originated, marketed, and closed more than 100 merger and acquisition transactions, as well as capital raising assignments, including IPOs and secondary offerings.
Jamie Wildman (Panelist)
Partner, William Blair & Co.
https://www.williamblair.com
Chicago Booth MBA.
Jamie is a member of the financial sponsors group where he focuses on business development and manages the firm's relationships with private equity firms and family offices.
Dustin Weinberger (Moderator), Coda Capital
https://www.codacapitalco.com/
Chicago Booth MBA.
Dustin is involved in all aspects of Coda Capital's activities, including: originating deal opportunities, investor relations, fundraising, and managing the investment and portfolio company functions of the firm.
Questions
John Salvino, '06
Partner
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