On behalf of New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and the Stern Private Equity Club, we are pleased to invite you to our Fourth Annual Private Equity Conference. In light of recent events, we look forward to facilitating discourse on the continued value and growth of private equity investment, especially as a catalyst for the future economy. We are pleased to create a forum for Stern faculty, students, alumni and industry professionals to discuss trends and issues in the industry and the broader economy.

The keynote will be delivered by Richard A. Friedman, Managing Director & Head of the Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs

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Date:	Friday, March 6th 2009
Time:	9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Location:	New York University’s Kimmel Center
Agenda:	09:30 AM - 10:00 AM Registration and Breakfast 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Opening Remarks:           Dean Gary Fraser             NYU Stern School of Business Morning Keynote Speaker:           Richard A. Friedman             Managing Director &             Head of the Merchant Banking Division             Goldman Sachs 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel: Fundraising and Capital Flows:                Attracting Investors to New Opportunities Moderator:           Sheryl Schwartz             Managing Director             Alternative Investments             TIAA-CREF Panelists:           Donald E. Foley             Senior Vice President &             Treasurer             ITT Corporation           Harry V. Toll             Managing Partner             Alterna Capital Partners           Rosanne Zimmerman             Managing Director             Fundraising and Investor Relations             Warburg Pincus           Adam Howarth             Vice President             Partners Group 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM Concurrent Panels Panel I: Venture Capital:                Navigating the Current Landscape Moderator:           Daniel DeWolf             Founder/Managing Director             Dawntreader Ventures             Co-Chair Venture Capital Group             Mintz Levin Panelists:           Ron Hunt             Managing Director/Partner             New Leaf Venture Partners           Patrick Chung             Partner             NEA           Jim Long             Venture Partner             Gabriel Venture Partners Panel II: Challenges and Opportunities                in Distressed Investments and Restructuring Moderator:           Chris Le Roy             Partner             Transaction Advisory Services             Ernst & Young Restructuring Panelists:           Max Holmes             Founder &             Chief Investment Officer             Plainfield Asset Management LLC           Robert N. Dangremond             Managing Director             AlixPartners           Thomas C. Carlson, CPA, CIRA             Managing Director             Jefferies & Company, Inc.           Tanja I. Aalto             Director             Houlihan Lokey 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM Networking Lunch 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM Panel: Middle Market LBO and                Changing Capital Structures Moderator:           Steven D. Bortnick             Partner             Pepper Hamilton LLP Panelists:           William B. Sacher             Managing Director &             Co-Portfolio Manager             Oaktree Capital Management L.P.           John R. Jonge Poerink             Managing Partner             Linley Capital           Laurens Goff             Founding Partner             Goff Management           Paul J. Aversano             Managing Director             Alvarez & Marsal 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM Afternoon Keynote Speaker and Closing Remarks           Edward I. Altman             Max L. Heine Professor of Finance             NYU Stern School of Business 04:15 PM - 05:00 PM Networking Reception   Click here for previous years' agendas
Attending:	Members of the Stern and NYU communities, private equity and venture capital professionals, limited partners, bankers, and other service providers
Registration Details:	• $35 for current Stern students who are SPEC members   • $45 for current Stern/NYU students who are not SPEC members   • $75 for current students at other schools   • $100 for Stern alumni   • $125 for professionals who are not Stern Alumni Click here to register: >