Global Finance Roundtable

October 14, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The State of Private Equity, Venture Capital & Buyouts

The University of Chicago GSB' Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance Steven N. Kaplan will talk about his recent research on private equity, venture capital, and buyouts. He will touch upon the following issues:

WHAT ARE PRIVATE EQUITY RETURNS? DO THEY BEAT THE MARKET?
Are there good General Partners?....i.e., do returns persist?
WHAT DO PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS DO WELL?

He will also discuss THE IMPLICATIONS HIS RESULTS HAVE FOR INVESTING IN THE CURRENT PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET.

Materials from this event:

Where:
Gleacher Center
Room 621
450 North Cityfront Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Map on how to reach Gleacher Center

Program:
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Sponsor table reviews
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Keynote speaker
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Cash bar reception

Who:
STEVEN N. KAPLAN
Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance
The University of Chicago GSB

Registration:
Register Online by October 13th

Business casual to business attire is appropriate. You do not need to be a GSB alum to attend plus guests are also welcome provided everyone registers their attendance in advance.

Questions:
Kathy Graham
630.466.7095
hqs1@juno.com

Speaker Profile:
STEVEN N. KAPLAN is the Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (GSB). He is the faculty director of the GSB’s Polsky Entrepreneurship Center. Professor Kaplan has been a member of the faculty since 1988. He earned his Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University. He received his A.B., summa cum laude, in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard College. Before completing his Ph.D. studies, Professor Kaplan held positions with Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Professor Kaplan’s research and teaching focus on issues in private equity and entrepreneurial finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, e-commerce, and corporate finance. He has published papers in a number of academic and business journals. Professor Kaplan is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a former director of the American Finance Association. Professor Kaplan teaches advanced M.B.A. and executive courses in entrepreneurial finance and private equity, and in corporate financial management. He has been one of the top-rated teachers at the GSB in Business Week’s bi-annual surveys since 1992. Business Week named him one of the top twelve business school teachers in the country. Professor Kaplan serves on the board of directors of Accretive Health, Columbia Acorn Funds, and Morningstar. He serves on the advisory board of Sterling Capital Partners.