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Maximize Your Fundraising and Deal Making Efforts with Unparalleled Access to LPs, GPs & Emerging Managers
If you are a new manager or looking to connect with emerging private funds, make sure to join us at Emerging Manager Connect, brought to you by PartnerConnect Events. This one-day event will bring together GPs and LPs in private equity & venture capital to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead.
LPs will meet new and diverse managers in private equity & venture capital; find out how to assess co-investment opportunities with Emerging Managers and Independent Sponsors; get the scoop on seeding Emerging Managers; learn how to identify the most promising Emerging Managers; and more.
Emerging Managers will meet the LPs actively looking to back new and diverse managers; learn best practices from successful fundraisers; get pro tips on how to build and compensate a new team; find out how to balance limited resources with compliance needs; and more.
Service providers such as placement agents, law firms, bankers and accountants will be introduced to hot new funds in private equity & venture capital; learn about the unique needs of new and diverse funds; and more.
Register by 7/9/2019 to take advantage of ExecConnect at Emerging Manager Connect!
As well as benefitting from the forward-thinking educational opportunities, the conference offers our unique ExecConnect program — our famous 1:1 private meetings between Emerging Managers and LPs. You’re sure to meet new investors eager to put money to work in the asset class.
If history is a guide, some of today’s new managers will be tomorrow’s superstars. Don’t miss out on the chance to forge relationships with them at Emerging Manager Connect.
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Who Should Attend?
- Emerging Managers
- Independent Sponsors (Fundless Sponsors)
- Placement Agents, Law Firms, Accountants, Bankers, Lenders And other Service Providers
- Deal intermediaries who advise or manage deal flow opportunities in private capital
- Limited Partners / Investors / Allocators who invest in private partnerships
- CEOs of venture- or private equity-backed private companies
- Corporate development executives who provide exit opportunities for private capital funds
Who Attends PartnerConnect Events?
Virtually every major Financial Sponsor and hundreds of LPs. Here are a sample of firms that have attended PartnerConnect events. For a sampling of some of the 4,000+ attendees in the last several years.
- Harvard Management Company
- College of the Holy Cross Endowment
- QIC
- Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System
- The James Irvine Foundation
- UPS Group Trust
LP-Only and Dealmakers Dinner
We host dinners for LPs the night of our event. Each dinner typically has 40-50 attendees. For sponsorship opportunities please reach out to Kevin McCaffrey at kmccaffrey@buyoutsinsider.com. Or Andrew C. Yale at ayale@buyoutsinsider.com.
GP-Only and Dealmakers Dinner
We host dinners for GP the night of our event. Each dinner typically has 40-50 attendees. For sponsorship opportunities please reach out to Lawrence Dvorchick at Lawrence.D@peimedia.com
What is an Emerging Manager?
Generally speaking, Emerging Managers will be firms early in their existence, raising institutional capital for funds one, two or three. This category would also include diverse and female-operated firms, transition groups who’ve spun out of larger firms, fundless sponsors, and many funds under $1 billion in size. By strategy we welcome private markets fund managers of all kinds, including private equity, venture capital, real estate, growth equity, mezzanine debt, and more. In short, we cast a broad net. If you don’t know if you’re an emerging manager or not, give us a call and we’ll talk you through it. For more information, please contact Vikash Magdani at vmagdani@buyoutsinsider.com
ExecConnect Meetings With LPs
Now celebrating our eighth year of our ExecConnect Private Meeting Program, we are proud to say we’ve arranged over 9,000 1:1 meetings between fund managers and limited partners. Based on feedback from our participants, hundreds of millions in commitments have been made by LPs to GPs they met in our program. Participants efficiently move through 20 minute private meetings. For more information, click here.
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Emerging Manger Connect conferences bring together qualified investors, fund managers, independent sponsors, family offices & service providers for unbeatable networking and award-winning panels.
SEE WHAT OUR ATTENDEES HAVE TO SAY
Jeffrey Kadlic
Evolution Capital Partners
The Emerging Manager Conference was a valuable event for Evolution because it provided speakers and LP introductions targeted to the specific needs and interest…
Ami Samuels
Gatewood Capital Partners
The Emerging Manager Connect conference was an excellent event for meeting new managers. The one on one meetings were especially helpful for our seeding and spo…
Gordon Hargraves
Private Advisors
As active investors focused on the lower middle market, Emerging Manager Connect is a valuable tool for us to connect efficiently with a large number of manager…
Jeffrey Kadlic
Evolution Capital Partners
The Emerging Manager Conference was a valuable event for Evolution because it provided speakers and LP introductions targeted to the specific needs and interests of emerging managers. The quality of both the GPs and the LPs made the networking opportunity worthwhile too.
Ami Samuels
Gatewood Capital Partners
The Emerging Manager Connect conference was an excellent event for meeting new managers. The one on one meetings were especially helpful for our seeding and sponsorship investment program.
Gordon Hargraves
Private Advisors
As active investors focused on the lower middle market, Emerging Manager Connect is a valuable tool for us to connect efficiently with a large number of managers that we want to meet.
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Agenda
Day 1 - Tuesday 23rd
Sessions Include
07:40 - 08:40
Registration & Networking Breakfast
08:40 - 08:45
Welcome Address
Vik Magdani
08:45 - 09:15
Emerging Manager Outlook/Survey
Tom Angell, CPA,
Jeff Gendel,
Joseph Weitemeyer
09:15 - 09:45
Keynote Fireside Chat with a Top LP
Sheryl Mejia,
Rendel Solomon
09:45 - 10:15
Keynote Panel: Meet LPs with Successful Emerging Manager Programs & Everything GPs Need to Know to Secure a Commitment
Sheryl Mejia,
Kelvin Liu,
Edward Powers,
André Rice,
Afsaneh Beschloss
Learn what top LPs have to say about how to get your fund up and running and how to get limited partners interested investing with you. This session will explore what some of the top LPs look for when committing to new funds.
Moderator:Â Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder & CEO, RockCreek
10:15 - 10:30
Networking Break
10:30 - 11:00
Keynote Panel: Non-Traditional Institutional Investors: Who are the Key New Players and How do Emerging Managers Convince them to Invest?
Angela Matheny,
Sheryl Schwartz,
Sophia Tsai,
Toan Huynh
Meet the non-traditional LPs who can be investors in your next fund. Maybe these LPs don’t pop up on your call lists immediately, but they should. These could be your next investors. Learn how these non-traditional LPs go about manager selection.
Moderator: Toan Huynh, Partner, Information Venture Partners
11:00 - 11:30
Fireside Chat: Emerging Manager Success Stories
Gordon Hargraves,
Justin Mitchell
Hear what expert Gordon Hargraves has to say about new managers, which are successful and what steps they take to be successful.
Moderator: Justin Mitchell, Reporter, Family Offices, Buyouts Insider
11:30 - 12:00
LP Panel 1
Marc Lohser,
Christian Albert,
Geoffrey Kelleman,
Jordan Nof
preparing & Managing your Portfolio Allocations for an Inevitable Downturn
Moderator:Â Jordan Nof, Managing Partner, Head of Investments, Tusk Ventures
11:30 - 12:00
GP Panel 1
Paul Kwon,
Alan Weinfeld,
Jordan Katz,
Tom Angell, CPA
Eight Step Plan to Raising your First Fund & How to Transition to more Institutional Investors
Moderator: Tom Angell, CPA, Partner, Withum
12:00 - 12:30
LP Panel 2
Gordon Hargraves,
Allen Latta,
Todd Breeden,
Edward Dartley
The Most Efficient Diligence Process for Micro VCs & Emerging Managers in the Fundraising Process
Moderator: Ed Dartley, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
12:00 - 12:30
GP Panel 2
Ryan Bailey,
John Kim,
Clay Gordon
Succeeding as an Emerging Manager and Raising Funds IV, V and VI: GPs share their journey, war stories and overcoming obstacles
Moderator:Â Clay Gordon, Managing Partner, Stout Street Capital
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
Enhancing Diversity & Inclusion in Private Equity:
Elizabeth Weindruch,
Sarah Pringle
14:00 - 14:30
LP Panel 3
Chris Keller,
Chris Pettia, CAIA ,
Teddy Grant
Why Smaller & Newer GPs may Outperform Larger GPs with Better than Average Returns
Moderator: Teddy Grant, Junior Reporter, Buyouts Insider
14:00 - 14:30
GP Panel 3
Todd Breeden,
Todd Jaquez-Fissori ,
Sarah Haccoun,
Luisa Beltran
Dealflow Secrets: Best Practices for Finding Great Deals, whether to use scouts, data analysis & how to manage through the noise
Moderator: Luisa Beltran, Senior Editor, Buyouts Insider
14:30 - 15:00
LP Panel 4
Ryan Bell,
Vernon Chin,
Marc der Kinderen,
Chris Witkowsky
How LP’s can Effectively Protect Themselves from the Threat of Severed Partnerships
Moderator: Chris Witkowsky, Private Equity Editor, Buyouts Insider
14:30 - 15:00
GP Panel 4
Michael Bego,
Jordan Nof,
Quin Garcia,
Emily Melchior
Winning Co-Investment Programs: Thriving Emerging Managers Share their Secrets of Success
Moderator:Â Emily Melchior, Head of Investor Relations, Chief of Staff, Searchlight Capital Partners
15:00 - 15:30
LP Panel 5
Holly Holtz,
Ali Hassan,
Marc Abrams,
Stephen Yardumian, CPA
The Lure of an Eclectic Sector: Cannabis/Hemp, Blockchain, Alternative Energy, Ozones, etc.
Moderator:Â Steve Yardumian, CPA, Partner, Withum
15:00 - 15:30
GP Panel 5
Clay Gordon,
Dave Unsworth,
Michael Davis,
Milana Vinn
Geography Lesson: New managers explain why it’s worth looking into smaller, growing markets vs. large, mature markets
Moderator: Milana Vinn, Junior Reporter, Buyouts Insider
15:30 - 16:00
Networking Break
16:00 - 16:30
LP Panel 6
Peter Jarman,
Gregory Walsh,
Pete Lubcker, CPA
EM-Specific Terms: The Fees And Terms LPs Need To See To Make A Commitment To Emerging Managers
Moderator: Pete Lubcker, CPA, Partner, Withum
16:00 - 16:30
GP Panel 6
Jarrid Tingle,
Emily Melchior,
Sumeet Jain,
Teddy Grant
How They Did It: Successful Emerging Managers Explain Unique Obstacles They Faced and How They Overcame Them
Moderator: Teddy Grant, Junior Reporter, Buyouts Insider
16:30 - 17:00
Keynote Fireside Chat with a Top LP
Kirk Sims,
Rendel Solomon
The Changing Dynamics of Emerging Manager Fundraising.
Moderator:Â Rendel Solomon, Managing Director, Muller & Monroe Asset Management
17:00 - 17:05
Alex Navab In Memoriam
17:05 - 18:30
Cocktail Reception
19:00 - 21:30
LP Dinner: By Invitation Only
Marc Abrams
Chief Executive Officer, Clearwater Ventures
Marc manages Clearwater Ventures, a private family office vehicle focused on identifying and incubating/partnering with innovative early-stage investment opportunities that provide diversification to traditional and alternative asset portfolios. Marc… Read full bio
Christian Albert
Managing Partner, Bowside Capital
Mr. Albert is the founder of Bowside Capital and manages the firm and its investment activities. He has over 25 years of investing and operating experience in the private equity, small buyout market and serves on numerous investment-related committee… Read full bio
Tom Angell, CPA
Partner, Withum
Tom Angell is the practice leader of Withum’s Financial Services Group based out of the Firm’s New York office. With over 30 years of experience specializing in private equity and venture capital funds, he services a diverse client base including cre… Read full bio
Ryan Bailey
Head of Investments, Children's Health
Ryan Bailey is the Head of Investments at Children’s Health System of Texas, where he oversees $1.5 billion in assets. Ryan and his team are responsible for creating and managing the investment strategy for the Hospital's pension, foundation, operati… Read full bio
Michael Bego
Managing Director, Kline Hill Partners
Michael Bego is the Managing Partner of Kline Hill Partners, which he formed in 2015. He has 22 years of experience, 13 of which are in private equity and a decade of which is in secondaries. Prior to founding Kline Hill, Mr. Bego was a partner at se… Read full bio
Ryan Bell
Managing Director, Barings
Ryan Bell is a member of Barings Alternative Investments. Ryan is part of the Funds & Co-Investments team and is responsible for originating and underwriting funds and co-investments for Real Assets. Ryan has worked in the industry since 1998 with ex… Read full bio
Luisa Beltran
Senior Editor, Buyouts Insider
Luisa Beltran is a senior editor for Buyouts magazine and PE HUB. She has been a business reporter for nearly two decades. Luisa has covered everything from Martha Stewart going to jail, the failure of Enron, the biggest fintech deals hitting the mar… Read full bio
Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder & CEO, RockCreek
Afsaneh Beschloss is the founder and CEO of RockCreek, a leading global investment firm that applies technology and innovation to investments. Previously, she was Managing Director and Partner at the Carlyle Group and President of Carlyle Asset Manag… Read full bio
Todd Breeden
Co-Founder & Partner, Tuhaye Venture Partners
Todd is a Co-Founder and Partner of Tuhaye Venture Partners, where he invests in early-stage enterprise software and marketplace businesses. Since 2012, Todd has led or executed more than 35 investments in startups such as Ceros, Persado, AppDirect a… Read full bio
Vernon Chin
Senior Director, Canyon Partners Real Estate
Vernon Chin is a Senior Director at Canyon Partners Real Estate. He is responsible for the acquisition and asset management of equity investments related to the Canyon Catalyst Fund, a CalPERS separate account focused on the real estate emerging mana… Read full bio
Edward Dartley
Partner, K&L Gates LLP
Ed Dartley is a partner in the firm’s New York office and a member of the investment management group. Mr. Dartley concentrates his practice on private equity, real estate and venture capital funds, counseling clients on fund formation, governance, a… Read full bio
Michael Davis
Managing Director, Ai8 Ventures
Mike is a Managing Director of AI8 New York City. Mike is a serial entrepreneur with 14 startups, under his belt - most of which were in the financial services or e-commerce space - starting his first company at the age of 16. Mike is also an avid in… Read full bio
Quin Garcia
Managing Director & Co-Founder, AutoTech Ventures
Quin brings to Autotech a passion for forming ground transport startups, assembling teams of complimentary people, raising capital, and growing via partnerships with corporations. He was part of the founding team at Better Place, responsible for part… Read full bio
Jeff Gendel
Principal-Business Development, Gen II Fund Services, LLC
Jeff Gendel is a Managing Director of Gen II Fund Services, LLC where he is responsible for driving the firm's business development and client relations activities. Jeff has 17 years of experience in the private equity industry, including deep relati… Read full bio
Clay Gordon
Managing Partner, Stout Street Capital
Clay is Managing Partner of Stout Street Capital, which he co-founded in 2016. Upon graduation from the University of Colorado, Clay joined a large Washington DC-based nonprofit where he led regional development efforts in the Southeast, contributing… Read full bio
Teddy Grant
Junior Reporter, Buyouts Insider
Teddy Grant writes for Active LPs covering small to midsize pensions and independent sponsors. He is a multimedia journalist who previously served as the culture and political writer for EBONY. His work has appeared in NBC’s Owned and Operated statio… Read full bio
Sarah Haccoun
Co-Founder and Principal, Steinmauer Family Office
Sarah Haccoun is a Principal at Steinmauer Family, a French family office. Ms. Haccoun also manages Monceau Realty, the real estate investment arm of the family office. In this capacity, Ms. Haccoun supervises all the construction and the asset manag… Read full bio
Ali Hassan
Co-Founder & CEO, Crescent Crypto
Previous VC at Granger Management and Fairview Capital. Started career as an investor at Goldman Sachs, focused on the desk's capital market efforts in the syndicate business.
Holly Holtz
Managing Director, Shirun Advisors
Holly Holtz founded Shinrun Advisors to provide private market advisory services to institutional investors, sponsors and entrepreneurs. Concurrently, she has been an independent board member of private company Koroseal Interior Products, Treasurer/E… Read full bio
Toan Huynh
Partner, Information Venture Partners
Toan Huynh is a Partner for Information Venture Partners (informationvp.com), a Toronto-based venture fund with offices in New York focusing on early-stage enterprise SaaS for financial services, B2B fintech, and insurtechs. Information VP collaborat… Read full bio
Gordon Hargraves
Partner, Private Advisors
Mr. Hargraves is responsible for primary private equity strategy and industry research, manager sourcing and due diligence, manager selection and portfolio construction, and monitoring of small company fund managers. Prior to joining Private Advisors… Read full bio
Sumeet Jain
General Partner, LUMA Capital Partners
Sumeet Jain is a Founding Partner of 7 Global Capital, a new cross border growth fund focused on helping US category-leading tech companies expand commercially in the EU market. Previously he was a co-founder and General Partner with LUMA Capital par… Read full bio
Peter Jarman
Managing Director, Cross Creek Advisors
Peter is a Managing Director for Cross Creek Advisors, LLC. He joined Cross Creek in 2010 after four years as a Senior Investment Manager for Fort Washington Capital Partners Group, where he assisted in managing its venture and private equity investm… Read full bio
Todd Jaquez-Fissori
Managing Partner, Structural Capital
Todd has over 20 years of venture capital investment experience, including 13+ years in technology-related transactions. Todd joined Structural Capital in 2017 as a Managing Partner. Prior to Structural Capital, he created and led the venture debt pr… Read full bio
Jordan Katz
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Angeles Equity Partners
Jordan is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Angeles Equity Partners. Jordan is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm's investment activities. Prior to co-founding Angeles Equity Partners in 2014, Jordan co-led the Industrials vertical… Read full bio
Chris Keller
Managing Director, Moelis Asset Management
Christopher joined Moelis Asset Management in 2018 and serves as co-portfolio manager of Archean Capital Partners. He was previously with Summit Strategies Group, an institutional investment consultant, where he was a Managing Director, Head of Resea… Read full bio
Marc der Kinderen
Managing Partner, 747 Capital
Marc is co-founder and co-managing partner of 747 Capital LLC; a private equity multi-manager firm focused solely on the lower end of the middle market: small-cap growth and buyout funds. He oversees the investment professionals; is actively involved… Read full bio
Geoffrey Kelleman
Sr Vice President, Portfolio Advisors
Geoffrey P. Kelleman is a Senior Vice President and serves as a non-voting supporting member of one or more of the firm’s Investment Committees. Geoff joined Portfolio Advisors’ analyst program in 2011 and is currently a member of the firm’s U.S. pri… Read full bio
John Kim
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, HighBar Partners
Succeeding as an Emerging Manager and Raising Funds IV, V and VI: GPs share their journey, war stories and overcoming obstacles John Kim is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of HighBar Partners, a private investment firm focused on enterprise and inf… Read full bio
Paul Kwon
Senior Vice President, Unigestion (US), Ltd
Paul has over 10 years experience in private equity. At Unigestion, Paul is responsible for covering the North American private equity market as well as portfolio management. Prior to joining Unigestion, he was a Vice President at 747 Capital in New… Read full bio
Allen Latta
Managing Director, Campton Private Equity Advisors
Allen Latta is the Managing Director and founder of Campton Private Equity Advisors. Allen has over 25 years of experience in private equity, venture capital and corporate finance. Campton provides advisory services to institutions, family offices an… Read full bio
Kelvin Liu
Partner, Invesco Private Capital
Kelvin joined Invesco Private Capital in 2006. He is a member of the investment committee and has nearly 20 years of private equity investment experience. As the Fund-of-Funds unit within Invesco, a global asset manager with over $1.2 trillion of ass… Read full bio
Pete Lubcker, CPA
Partner, Withum
Pete Lubcker is a partner based out of Withum’s New York City office. He has over 24 years of experience providing accounting, tax and consulting services to a diversified group of clients in both the private and public sectors. Pete currently specia… Read full bio
Marc Lohser
Managing Director, HQ Capital
Marc R. Lohser is a Managing Director at HQ Capital PE, based in New York. Mr. Lohser is responsible for U.S. primary fund investments and co-investments and also participates in the valuation and execution of secondaries globally. He serves as the p… Read full bio
Angela Matheny
Head of Diverse Manager Equity, Colonial Consulting
Angela is Head of Diverse Manager Equity, having joined Colonial in July 2016, reporting to the CIO and CEO. She works with consultants and the research department to drive the firm’s diversity initiative in an effort to attract, source and monitor t… Read full bio
Vik Magdani
Director, Buyouts Insider
Vikash Magdani is an entrepreneurial executive with over a decade of international corporate and business development experience within Financial Services, Oil & Energy and ETRM B2B media. Before joining Buyouts Insider, Vikash was Partner and still… Read full bio
Sheryl Mejia
Director, Emerging Managers, NYS Common Retirement Fund
Sheryl Mejia is the Director of Emerging Managers for NY State Common Retirement Fund. The Fund is currently valued at over $210 billion in assets (Mar 2019). Under the direction of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Anastasia Titarchuk, Interi… Read full bio
Emily Melchior
Head of Investor Relations, Chief of Staff, Searchlight Capital Partners
Emily Melchior is a Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and Chief of Staff for Searchlight Capital Partners. Prior to joining Searchlight in 2012, Emily worked in the Lazard Private Fund Advisory Group in New York where she assisted in the… Read full bio
Justin Mitchell
Reporter, Family Offices, Buyouts Insider
Justin Mitchell is a reporter covering the limited partner community. He previously worked for Reuters, WTOP News, and Chicago Public Media. Justin has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a master’s in journalism from the… Read full bio
Jordan Nof
Managing Partner, Head of Investments, Tusk Ventures
Jordan Nof is a Managing Partner and the Head of Investments at Tusk Ventures, where he oversees all aspects of the firm’s venture capital investment practice, and is a member of the Investment Committee. Jordan manages Tusk Venture Partners LP, and… Read full bio
Chris Pettia, CAIA
Director, Portfolio Manager, Private Markets Group, DuPont Capital
Chris Pettia, CAIA, is a Director and Portfolio Manager in the Private Markets Group at DuPont Capital. In this capacity, Mr. Pettia is a member of the investment team responsible for partnership selection and portfolio management. Mr. Pettia also su… Read full bio
Sarah Pringle
Senior Reporter, Buyouts Insider
Sarah Pringle is a senior reporter for Buyouts, where she spends most of her time writing about healthcare deals and private equity. Before joining in February 2017, Sarah wrote for The Deal, Bloomberg and MarketWatch.
Edward Powers
Managing Director, HarbourVest Horizon
Ed Powers is a member of the HarbourVest Horizon team, which focuses on meeting the targeted mandates of institutional investors by seeking investment opportunities in emerging managers, diverse managers, the lower middle market, and underserved mark… Read full bio
André Rice
President, Muller & Monroe Asset Management
As President of M2, André sets the investment strategy and oversees the growth and operations of M2. He founded the firm in 1999. Prior to M2, André led the Rice Group Ltd. (RGL), a firm he launched in 1986 to identify and organize special investment… Read full bio
Sheryl Schwartz
Based in New York, she serves as the US lead investment professional for primary and secondary fund investments and is a member of the US Investment Committee. Sheryl joined Caspian Private Equity, a predecessor to Flexstone Partners, in June 2013. P… Read full bio
Kirk Sims
Director of Emerging Managers Program, Teachers Retirement System of Texas
Kirk Sims heads TRS’ Emerging Manager Program. Since being established in 2005, TRS has committed $3.7 billion to one of the largest programs of its kind. The Program invests capital across multiple asset classes. Expectations are that the Plan will… Read full bio
Rendel Solomon
Managing Director, Muller & Monroe Asset Management
Rendel L. Solomon is a Managing Director with M², focusing primarily on sales & marketing and client service, and he is also a member of the investment section. He has been with the firm since 2008. Prior to joining M², Rendel worked as an entreprene… Read full bio
Jarrid Tingle
Managing Partner, Head of Portfolio Managment, Harlem Capital
Jarrid Tingle is Managing Partner of Harlem Capital Partners where he focuses on deal sourcing, organizational strategy, and due diligence efforts. Jarrid was featured on the 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 list, 2019 Inc. 30 under 30 list, and the 2018 Ebon… Read full bio
Sophia Tsai
Managing Director, Investments at Trinity Wall Street
Sophia Tsai is Managing Director of Investments at Trinity Wall Street, a $6 billion endowment that invests globally. Sophia has more than twenty years of experience in asset allocation and manager selection across alternative and traditional asset c… Read full bio
Milana Vinn
Milana Vinn, Junior Reporter, Buyouts Insider
Milana Vinn is a reporter for Buyouts, where she writes about tech M&A. She joined from Pageant Media, where she wrote about institutional investing and asset management, covering both the buy-side and the sell-side. Previously, Milana covered oil tr… Read full bio
Stephen Yardumian, CPA
Partner, Withum
Based in Withum's Boston, MA, office, Steve has extensive public accounting experience as well as a five-year term in private industry as a chief financial officer. Steve focuses principally on providing audit and tax services to investment advisors… Read full bio
Dave Unsworth
General Partner and Co-Founder, Information Venture Partners
Dave Unsworth co-founded Information Venture Partners in 2014. Dave has led investments in eSentire (exited, 2017), Verafin, Sensibill, Igloo Software (exited, 2017), Viigo (acquired by BlackBerry), Coconut Software, BigID, Knowtions, and LendingFron… Read full bio
Gregory Walsh
Managing Director, Brandywine Group Advisors
Mr. Walsh currently serves as a Managing Director at Brandywine Group Advisors, a client-owned multi-family office managing $10bn across asset classes on behalf of a handful of U.S. families. Previously, Mr. Walsh was as a member of the Private Equit… Read full bio
Joseph Weitemeyer
Research Editor, Buyouts Insider
Joseph Weitemeyer is research editor of Buyouts Insider, where he focuses on private equity fundraising and deal making. Before joining in 2018, he wrote for Publishers Clearing House. He received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Universi… Read full bio
Elizabeth Weindruch
Managing Director, Barings
Elizabeth Weindruch is a member of Barings Alternative Investments, a global Private Equity and Real Assets platform. Elizabeth is a part of the Funds & Co-Investments team and is responsible for originating and underwriting funds and co-investments… Read full bio
Alan Weinfeld
Partner, Gatewood Capital Partners
Alan is a Partner at Gatewood Capital, and has primary responsibility for fundraising and marketing of Gatewood funds and its underlying fund relationships. In addition, he plays a key role in transaction origination and execution. Prior to joining G… Read full bio
Chris Witkowsky
Private Equity Editor, Buyouts Insider
Chris Witkowsky is private equity editor for Buyouts Insider. He runs PE HUB, Buyouts website, and magazine and oversees PE HUB Wire. Along with managing a team of five reporters, Chris also reports daily on private equity firms, mostly from the LP s… Read full bio
The ExecConnect Private Meeting Program:
- Connects LPs actively looking to commit capital with GPs who are fundraising or seeking to build new LP relationships
- Meetings are 20-min, private, and curated by conference directors based on detailed investor profiles
- Over 11,000 LP-GP meetings facilitated to date, with 2700+ in 2018 alone
- Billions of dollars raised with past commitments ranging from a few million dollars to larger checks as high as $100 million
If you’re an LP- ExecConnect gives you the opportunity to meet and screen new GP’s in a time-efficient, personalized manner. Instead of looking over spreadsheets and pitchbooks, you’re able to hand-pick a schedule of face to face meetings from a selection of 50-60 PE and VC fund managers of various sizes and strategies.
LPs who take three 20-min meetings, attend our event complimentary, as well as our LP dinners and workshops.
If you’re a GP- As a participant in our ExecConnect program, simply show up on-site, and you’ll have a roster of 1:1 LP meetings arranged through our proprietary match-making system. The LP’s who participate in ExecConnect are decision-makers at Pensions, Endowments, Foundations, Insurance Companies, Fund of Funds and more.
Each meeting is set-up based on the LPs interest in your firm and/or your firm’s strategy, ensuring that each meeting is productive.
Limited Partners attend our events complimentary, through taking a handful of meetings in the program.
For more information on attending as a qualified investor, please contact:
Grant Catton
646-321-4864
gcatton@buyoutsinsider.com
General Partners raising capital have a variety of options to enter the meetings program.
For more information on ExecConnect packages and maximizing your participation, please contact:
Kevin McCaffrey
646-345-4503
kmccaffrey@buyoutsinsider.com
Andrew C. Yale
646-989-8025
ayale@buyoutsinsider.com
General Partner Packages Includes:
- Multiple passes
- ExecConnect – Guaranteed LP meetings; ability to review and rank LP preferences
- Branding
- Speaking opportunities
- VIP Dinner invitation
- Other creative opportunities include: meeting space sponsorship
FUND MANAGERS
Count on PartnerConnect to Introduce You to Your Next Investor
If you’re interested in raising funds then you don’t want to miss the opportunity to meet with our LPs privately at one of our PartnerConnect events through our ExecConnect private meeting program. With ExecConnect, you can maximize your time by letting us handle the introductions.
Here’s How it Works:
- Contact Kevin McCaffrey at kmccaffrey@buyoutsinsider.com, who can get you set up with an ExecConnect profile and explain next steps on LP meetings.
- Institutional Investors review profiles of all GPs and prioritize those whom they are interested in meeting.
- We arrange private one-on-one meetings at our PartnerConnect events with LPs who have indicated an interest in your firm.
More than 11,000 meetings have been arranged between PE/VC Fund Managers & Institutional Investors since the start of ExecConnect 9 years ago, with $1B plus in confirmed commitments from LPs who first met GPs at our events.
Avoid the inconvenience of putting time, energy, and significant money into searching for prospective investors. Enrollment in ExecConnect guarantees to place you in front of pension plans, foundations, endowments, and fund of funds, all of whom are looking to place capital specifically into private equity funds.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
There’s not a more efficient way to make in-person connections with fund managers than at PartnerConnect
What is the PartnerConnect Institutional Investor Pass?
PartnerConnect offers qualified investors the opportunity to attend our events free of charge, with a complimentary Institutional Investor Pass. To be considered, you must be a qualified investor or advisor who allocates capital to alternative asset managers or advises institutional investors to make such commitments.
Here’s What You Can Do with the Institutional Investor Pass:
- Attend our events free of charge, taking advantage of all conference sessions
- Sift through scores of GPs in the PE, venture, real estate, and growth equity spaces, and pick the meetings that you want, which we schedule for you.
- Attend any post event workshops
- Bring a colleague for free
- Network with other institutional investors during a private dinner, usually at a 5-star restaurant or special venue
Avoid the inconvenience of putting time, energy, and significant money into searching for prospective fund managers. Enrollment in ExecConnect guarantees to place you in front of the managers you want in a quick and efficient manner. For more information, please contact our LP relationship manager, Grant Catton, at gcatton@buyoutsinsider.com
Requirements of an Institutional Investor Pass:
In exchange for all the benefits listed above, we ask that you participate in our ExecConnect private meeting program, which enables you to meet directly with fund managers whose investment goals match yours. These meetings are pre-arranged by conference organizers, and you get to choose the firms you meet with for focused, efficient networking. We ask that you take at least 3 meetings with managers.
DEALMAKERS & SERVICE PROVIDERS
Shake Hands With 150+ Financial Sponsors at Each of Our PartnerConnect Events
Our events are designed with bankers, lenders and service providers squarely in the middle of all of the action at our PartnerConnect events throughout the year. Unlike most competing events, our attendee rosters are typically 90% or more comprised of limited partners and fund managers, which means a strikingly low amount of service providers. Your ticket includes first rate networking with senior decision makers at private market funds (PE, VC, Real Estate and more), as well as limited partners who back them. Group passes and discounts are available. Bankers and lenders also receive a complimentary pass to our well-known Deal Makers’ Dinner, alongside PE firms on the middle night of the conference. For service providers a select few passes are available through dinner sponsorship.
To get still more out of the event with sponsorship opportunities, including attendee lists, branding, and speaking roles, please reach out to please contact Vikash Magdani at vmagdani@buyoutsinsider.com
Contact Bob Raidt at rraidt@buyoutsinsider.com or call (646) 356-4502 for further benefits of PartnerConnect events, the Banker/Lender package and our special group rates.
Venue
The Pierre
Standard Rates
Fund Managers – $2,500
Independent Sponsors – $1,500
Service Providers – $3,300
LPs/Family Offices – Complimentary
The ExecConnect Deadline for this event is July 9, 2019.
After this date we cannot guarantee LP-GP one-on-one meetings.
DISCOUNTS & GROUP PRICING FOR FUND MANAGERS & EMERGING MANAGERS:
Contact Kevin McCaffrey at 646-356-4503 or kmccaffrey@buyoutsinsider.com.
Partner Packages Includes:
- Multiple passes
- ExecConnect – Guaranteed LP meetings; ability to review and rank LP preferences
- Branding
- Speaking opportunities
- VIP Dinner invitation
- Other creative opportunities include: meeting space sponsorship
GROUP PRICING FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS:
Contact Lawrence Dvorchik at 908-601-3166 or Lawrence.D@peimedia.com for more information.
COMPLIMENTARY LIMITED PARTNERS / FAMILY OFFICES
Contact Grant Catton at 646-321-4864 or gcatton@buyoutsinsider.com for more information.
APPLY FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PASS
As an accredited institutional investor you may qualify for a Complimentary Institutional Investor Pass. Recipients of this Investor Pass may attend the entire conference program and the general networking reception, if you agree to participate in our ExecConnect 1:1 meeting program for at least three 20-minute private meetings with fund managers of your choice at a time of your choice.
By applying for a complimentary pass below, you certify that your firm is a qualified institutional investor that commits capital to alternative asset managers, or that your firm advises institutional investors to make such commitments. You also certify that your firm is an accredited investor as defined by Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. You agree to take at least 3 private meetings as part of the ExecConnect Meetings Program.
Please note: Fund of Funds who qualify for a complimentary pass are restricted to those who are responsible to approve, oversee or research primary commitments to fund managers. Professionals who work on secondaries, directs, fundraising, marketing, business development, or in an administrative capacity, would not qualify. We will be in touch once you have submitted your application. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact gcatton@buyoutsinsider.com.
Partner with EMC 2019
The Emerging Manager Connect offers a unique opportunity for organizations to raise their profile by meeting with the largest gathering of private equity fundraisers, investors, and dealmakers. This one-day event will bring together, Emerging Managers GPs and LPs in private equity & venture capital to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead.
For more information on our exclusive, customized sponsorship engagement campaigns, please contact Lawrence Dvorchik at lawrence.D@peimedia.com or call +1 646 545 4429.
Sponsors Include:
       Co-Host
        Bronze
Sign Up for 1:1 private meetings with qualified investors through
Emerging Manager ExecConnect program!
The ExecConnect Private Meeting Program provides an opportunity to cut through the clutter and engage in one-on-one meetings between LPs looking to commit capital and GPs looking to raise it. These 20-minute meetings are pre-scheduled to ensure you meet with executives who best match your fundraising and investment goals.
For more information on how GP’s can participate in ExecConnect and get one-on-one meetings with LP’s, please contact Kevin McCaffrey at kmccaffrey@buyoutsinsider.com or 646-345-4503.
Current & Past Sponsors Include:
SPONSOR BENEFITS:
Brand Exposure. Thought Leadership. Networking. Lead Generation.
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PartnerConnect On-Demand Webinar Series
Cutting-edge resources curated for private market fund managers, institutional investors,
family office & financial advisors, wealth managers, GPs and LPs.
family office & financial advisors, wealth managers, GPs and LPs.
Here you will find thought leadership webinars to assist financial professionals in the fund marketing and investor servicing industry — highlighting the markets and investment opportunities that matter to you. Due to compliance regulations, we are only able to share the recording with you. We do not provide the presentations for download. You will be asked to register prior to viewing the recordings.
FEATURED WEBINAR
Best Practices: Trends in Compensating Top PE/VC Talent
Unsure what to pay in salary, bonus and carry to attract the best of the best? Worried about losing talent to the competition? Wondering how quickly rival firms are building up their payrolls?
Family Office Master Class: Making Money, Doing Good with Opportunity Zone Funds
Watch this webinar on opportunity zone funds—partnership or corporations set up by entrepreneurs, developers and money managers to invest in the nearly 9,000 state-designated opportunity zones across the country. Looking to save millions of dollars in capital gains taxes? Eager to have a positive impact in poor communities by investing in real estate, infrastructure projects and private equity? Don’t miss this webinar
GP Fundraising: Identifying Active Family Offices for Funds, Co-Investments
Family offices make great limited partners. They’re open to investment strategies of all kinds. They have a soft spot for debut funds and emerging managers. They like to co-invest. They decide quickly. And family offices are shifting money from hedge funds to private equity. So how do you break into or expand in this lucrative market?
PE/VC Masterclass: Building Processes for Agile and Flexible Deal Flow Management
Did you know that most PE professionals review just a small percentage of the universe of deal flow in their target markets? It’s true, according to the latest research. But it’s also true that you can take steps right now to see more deals and better-quality deals. This webinar brought to you by Backstop Solutions Group, the leading provider of productivity tools to private equity firms and their investors.
IR Masterclass: Keeping LPs Satisfied in an Age of Transparency
As a private equity professional, you know how critical it is to keep investors happy at every stage of the fund lifecycle—from courtship to final close to that final distribution. Find out best practices in LP reporting and annual meetings.
Want to Drive Operational Efficiency? The C-Suite Needs to Lead Organizational Change
Is your firm still leaning a little too heavily on Excel spreadsheets? Feel like you’ve lost a step to rival deal sponsors quicker to adopt new platforms? You’ll hear executives from blue-chip private equity and venture capital firms share best practices for getting their firms to adopt new technologies to streamline both fundraising and deal-making.
PE/VC Best Practices: How Independent Sponsors Source Deals and Raise Capital
Are you an independent sponsor looking for fresh sources of proprietary acquisitions? Looking for tips on raising capital for your next purchase? Don’t miss this special webinar on critical strategies for working with attorneys, family offices, investment bankers and business brokers, and business owners who can open doors to great deals.
PE/VC Best Practices: How Independent Sponsors Can Identify and Win Profitable Deals
Are you an independent sponsor looking to expand your circle of proprietary deal sources? Looking for an edge in winning limited auctions? Don’t miss this webinar on the latest strategies for working with accountants, attorneys, business brokers, investment bankers and, of course, business owners who can lead you to your next great deal.
PE/VC Best Practices: Putting LPs at Ease on Cybersecurity and IT Outsourcing
Limited partners have little tolerance for fund managers that aren’t up to speed on their cybersecurity and privacy requirements. Fall behind in these critical areas and your days raising institutional money will be numbered. Don’t miss this webinar.
IR Masterclass: Avoiding Top Timewasters in LP Communications and Reporting
Join Buyouts Insider for an important webinar on the new normal in transparency in the PE and VC industry. More than ever LPs expect GPs to be open and forthcoming with information related to the performance of funds, the performance of the underlying portfolio companies, and the ongoing allocation of partnership fees and expenses; LPs also want a full accounting of how co-investment opportunities and expenses are allocated. GPs need to provide these services in a time-efficient and cost-effective way.
ADDITIONAL PARTNERCONNECT WEBINARS OF INTEREST INCLUDE:
PE/VC Best Practices: How to Compensate Top Talent
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GP Best Practices: How to Expand Your Portfolio Companies Abroad
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What to Do NOW to Prepare for Coming Regulatory, Legislative, Tax changes
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Ready for a Downturn? New Strategies for Cutting Portfolio Company Costs
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GP Fundraising: Identifying Active Family Offices for Funds, Co-Investments
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Inside the LP Mind: Allocating to Private Real Estate in the Current Environment
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LP Perspective: Best Practices in Benchmarking Private Equity Returns
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The Fundraising Survival Guide for Emerging Real Estate Managers
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Emerging Managers: How to Build a Successful Co-investment Program for Investors
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LP Perspective: What Public Pensions Want From PE/VC Fund Managers
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IR Master Class: Keeping LPs Satisfied in an age of Increasing Transparency
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Top Strategies for Raising Money from Family Offices
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Top Trends Generating Investment Opportunities in The Tech Sector
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Improving Your Deal Sourcing Operations
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Identifying Potential Investors for Emerging Manager Funds
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PE/VC Roadshow Bootcamp: Getting Your Pitch Ready for Prime Time
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A Selection of LP & GP Attendees Confirmed to Date Include:
General Partners include:Â
Acris Capital Partners
AI8 Ventures
Alumni Ventures Group
American Triple I Partners
Angeles Equity Partners
Arcis Capital Partners
Artemis Capital Partners
Autotech Ventures
Auxo Investment Partners
Ayima
Azafran Capital Partners
Blackford Capital
Blueprint Equity
Cold Bore Capital Management
Federman Capital
Grantchester Group
Growth Catalyst Partners
Harkness Capital Partners
Harlem Capital
HighBar Partners
Information Venture Partners
Inner Loop Capital
Lewis & Clark Ventures
Lexington Partners
Linchris Capital Partners
Lion Investment Partners
Nebari Holdings
Nosara
OceanSound Partners
Oil Well Shares, LLC
Pacwest (Square 1)
Parameter Ventures
Pipeline Venture Partners LP
Pithia, Inc.
Presidio Investors
Radnorwood Capital
Revelstoke Capital Partners
Searchlight Capital Partners
Sidereal Capital
Stonevest Capital
Stout Street Capital
Super Signal Ltd.
Thayer Ventures
Thomas Capital
Traub Capital
Trilogy Capital
TriVista Capital
Tuhaye Venture Partners
Tusk Ventures
Vance Street Capital
Wafra Inc.
Windham Venture Partners
WM Partners
Limited Partners include:Â
747 Capital
Ace and Company
AIM 13
AIMCo – Alberta Investment Management
Alpha Square
Anholt Services (USA), Inc.
Atrato Advisors
Barings
Beamonte Investments
Bessemer Trust
Bowside Capital
Brooke Private Equity Associates
Calibrium
Campton Advisors
Canyon Partners Real Estate
Children’s Health
Colonial Consulting, LLC
Contegria Private Capital
Crescent Crypto
Crimson Impact Investments
Cross Creek Capital Partners
Department of the Treasury – Division of Investment – NJ
DuPont Capital Management
Edgewood Capital
Evansco LLC
Flexstone
Fort Washington Capital Partners
FutureHQ
Gatewood Capital Partners LLC
GI Capital Management Ltd
Golden Alpha
Goldman Sachs
Harbourvest
Hermes GPE
HQ Capital
Invesco
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Khetrapal Family Office
Klaff Family Investments
Kline HIll
KPS Advisors
Lehigh University
LGT Capital Partners
Merrimac Corp
MIT
Moelis Asset Management
Morgan Stanley
NextPoint SFO
Nippon Life Global Investors Americas
NY State Common Retirement Fund
Portfolio Advisors
Private Advisors
Prodigy Capital Management, LLC
RCP Advisors
RockCreek Group
RH Capital
SBP Management
Schroder Adveq
Shirun Advisors
Silicon Valley Property Ventures
Slifka Asset Management
SP Capital
Stable Asset Management
Stein Mauer Family Office
Stellex Capital Management
Strenta Investment Management
Teachers Retirement System of Texas
Thrivent Financial
Trinity Wall Street
Unifund, Inc
Unigestion
VCU Investment Management Company
Vevey Capital
Wafra
XCEL