Donna Brazile
Veteran Democratic Political Strategist; Adjunct Professor; Author; and Syndicated Columnist
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The industry’s premier event, bringing together GPs and LPs for an engaging two days of private meetings, learning and networking opportunities.
Since 1988, PartnerConnect East has brought together the most influential private equity and venture capital professionals for two days of high-level dialogue, learning and networking.
The event will feature our unique ExecConnect Private Meeting Program and closed-door LP and GP Think Tanks. Qualified Limited Partner registrations are complimentary.
Join 400+ senior investment executives, including 200 LPs and 200 fund managers, bankers and lenders. Hosted by PEI and the publishers of Buyouts, VCJ, and PE Hub – Our truly innovative program features thought-leaders and outside experts such as:
- Institutional Investors
- Private Equity & Venture Capital Fund Managers
- Politicians discussing the increased spotlight on PE
- Professors and Data Analysts presenting their research
- Industrial Psychologists
- Economists
- Private Equity Operating Partners
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October 21 – 4:oo PM
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Hyatt Regency Boston
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Followed by Ice Breaker Reception
Why You Should Attend?
- Unparalleled content produced by our award-winning journalists
- Intimate and structured networking opportunities throughout the conference
- ExecConnect Private LP-GP Meetings Program to help you achieve your fundraising goals
- LP & GP Think Tanks designed to foster candid discussions amongst your peers
- Strict vetting process for all attendees
Who Should Attend?
- Limited Partners / Investors / Allocators who invest in private partnerships
- Managers in the following categories: Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Mezzanine & Senior Debt, Growth Equity, Real Estate, Energy, Infrastructure
- Deal intermediaries who advise or manage deal flow opportunities in private capital
- Placement Agents / Fundraising advisors / intermediaries between GPs and LPs
- CEOs of venture- or private equity-backed private companies
- Corporate development executives who provide exit opportunities for private capital funds
- Private Real Estate Funds
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Agenda
Day 1 - Wednesday 21st
Opening Night
16:00 - 17:15
Pre-event Workshop: Capturing Investor Relations Alpha
Location: Adrienne Salon on the 4th Floor (Hyatt Regency)
This workshop, led by eVestment Private Markets, will breakdown the state of private markets fundraising today and explore strategies and tactics that can help GPs outperform their peers when it comes to fundraising and building lasting, long-term relationships with limited partners.
The session will discuss the challenges faced fundraising GPs today, from intense competition to stringent due diligence processes as well as insights on how to leverage technology to gain a competitive advantage over peers.
18:00 - 19:30
Ice Breaker Reception
Sponsored By:
Agenda
Day 2 - Thursday 22nd
Opening
07:30 - 08:20
Registration & Networking Breakfast
08:25 - 08:30
PEI Welcome Remarks
Seth Kerker, Director Events – Americas, PEI
08:30 - 08:50
Featured Presentation | AlixPartners - 5th Annual PE leadership Survey Results
Ted Bililies
08:50 - 09:30
Keynote Panel | CIO Roundtable
Kashif Siddiqui,
Jae Yoon,
Brendan MacMillan,
Jim Snyder
- Four Chief Investment Officers giving their high-level take on the private markets
- Where they see the greatest opportunities
- How they enact their vision within their organization as CIO
- Features CIOs from different type of firms
Moderator: Jim Snyder, Partner, HKW
Kashif Siddiqui
Chief Investment Officer, Risk Management Foundation of Harvard Medical Institutions/CRICO
Read bio
09:30 - 10:15
A Conversation with Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile,
Alastair Goldfisher
- How politics will affect private equity in the coming years
- The laws and regulations each democratic candidate might enact regarding PE
- Will any or part of Elizabeth Warren’s bill be enforced?
- What the future holds for PE legislatively
Moderator: Alastair Goldfisher, Reporter, Venture Capital Journal
Break
10:15 - 10:45
Networking Break
Morning Sessions
10:45 - 11:15
Featured Content Panel 1 | Does PE have a bad rep on Main Street? If so, how can it be fixed?
- Private equity’s public reputation
- Is public perception justified?
- Actions the industry can take to improve reputation
10:45 - 11:15
Focus Panel 1 | The Rise of Growth Investing in SaaS + Cloud Computing
Rick Grinnell,
Alastair Goldfisher,
Dan Borok
- Are we in late or early innings? What does penetration / adoption of Cloud Computing look like today?
- Why is this sector particularly attractive to growth investors?
- What are next generation SaaS companies going to look like?
- Slack was the first SaaS company that went public through direct listing. Do we think that’s a sign of what’s to come, or a one-off example?
Moderator: Alastair Goldfisher, Reporter, Venture Capital Journal
11:15 - 11:45
Featured Content Panel 2 | Family Offices as Fund Investing LPs
Marc Sharpe,
Mitra Sen,
Shuvam Bhaumik,
Mehmet Budak
- PE and VC fund strategies they are favoring
- Specific sectors they are focusing on
- Their process when doing GP due diligence
- Their most successful fund investments
- How to best work with and approach a Family Office
Moderator: Marc Sharpe, Founder & Chairman, Texas Family Office Association
11:15 - 11:45
Focus Panel 2 | Opportunities in Health Care Services
Matthew Blevins,
Stephen Cella,
Whit Matthews
- Where the high-level deals are in health care services
- Will this sector remain hot?
- What investors are most interested in this sector?
Moderator: Whit Matthews, Senior Investment Director – Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments
11:45 - 12:15
Featured Content Panel 3 | Instructional - Building an LP Base From Start to Funded
Tarek Saghir,
Diane Mulcahy,
Michael Hompesch
- How to intelligently raise a PE or VC fund
- Do’s and don’ts for raising capital, including LP “faux pas”
- Concrete steps to access institutional capital
Moderator: Michael Hompesch, Partner, Dubin Clark
11:45 - 12:15
Focus Panel 3 | Operating Partners Tell-All: How GPs are Actually Delivering Value in Their Portfolio Companies
Marco Mendes,
David W. Averett,
Michael Magliochetti,
Dean Nelson,
Marcin Sjazda
Value creation at the portfolio company level in the areas of:
- Digitalization, innovation & technology
- Human capital
- Finance
Moderator: Marcin Sjazda, Director, BPEA Private Equity
12:15 - 12:45
Featured Content Panel 4 | How are LPs preparing for bumpier times?
Wes Bradle,
Udayan Mitra,
Kaitie Gannett,
Dwight Keysor
- How LPs are thinking about their PE and VC allocations as we approach an historically long bull market
- The sectors and strategies LPs are shifting in and out of
- LPs view on operational and market risk
Moderator: Dwight Keysor, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fry’s Path Capital
12:15 - 12:45
Focus Panel 4 | Creative Capital Structures
Pietro Cinquegrana,
David Clark,
Michael Oates, CPA
- Inventive ways of structuring PE deals
- How certain deal structures may fare better than others in a downturn
- How to ensure the capital structure benefits all stakeholders
Moderator: Michael Oates, Partner, Withum
Networking Lunch
12:45 - 14:00
Luncheon
Afternoon Sessions
14:00 - 14:30
Featured Content Panel 5 | Finding the Sweet Spot - LPs Dish Out Their Thinking When Investing in VC Funds of Various Sizes
Barbara Piette,
Nirav G. Desai,
Matt Curtolo
- LP views on how they think about each type of VC fund
- Tips for VC funds of various stages to raise capital
- What the future holds for seed, early, and growth stage VC funds
14:00 - 14:30
Focus Panel 5 | RCP Advisors Research Launch - A Quantitative Look at ESG Performance in PE: Beyond the Qualitative Benefits
Ross Koenig,
Deima Tankus
14:30 - 15:00
Featured Content Panel 6 | The (R)Evolution of Deal Sourcing
Chris Cathcart,
Sujit John,
William Gonzalez,
Chris Witkowsky
- How seasoned PE firms approach deal sourcing
- How, by making deal flow king, PE firms get more deals on their desk and higher returns
- Strategies for smaller firms to increase deal flow
Moderator: Chris Witkowsky, Private Equity Editor, Buyouts Insider
14:30 - 15:00
Focus Panel 6 | LP Corner - How are GP's Valuing Their Portfolio Companies?
Tom Angell, CPA,
Jared Barlow,
Charlie Bridge
- How GPs are valuing and reporting their valuations to LPs
- How this process should go and how it can be abused
- Knowledge for LPs to increase their knowledge of this opaque yet important process
Moderator: Tom Angell, CPA, Partner, Withum
15:00 - 15:30
Featured Content Panel 7 | The 2020 Exit Market - What Are the Options for GPs?
Keirsten Lawton,
Chip Hazard,
Chris A. Lawrence
Exploration of the trends in the exit market for PE and VC firms including:
- Secondaries
- IPOs
- Strategic buyers
- Acquisition by another private fund or venture investor
Moderator: Chris A. Lawrence, Managing Partner, Labyrinth Capital Partners
15:00 - 15:30
Focus Panel 7 | Emerging Managers: The Economics of Seeding and Anchoring New GPs
Ryan Bailey,
Ami Samuels,
Jared S. Weiner,
Stephen Yardumian, CPA
The Economics of Seeding and Anchoring New GPs
- How seeding and anchoring deals are structured
- Benefits for the GP and seeding platform
- What GPs are a good fit and which ones aren’t
Moderator: Steve Yardumian, Partner, Withum
Break
15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon Networking Break
Keynote Presentation
16:00 - 16:45
Fireside chat with Orlando Bravo and John Van Siclen, CEO of Dynatrace
Orlando Bravo,
John Van Siclen,
Chris Witkowsky
A candid conversation with Orlando Bravo and John Van Siclen discussing:
- How did Thoma Bravo find the company?
- How long was the process from handshake to acquisition?
- What made Thoma Bravo convinced that this company was a good fit?
- How does the relationship work day-to-day?
- What benefits have been realized by the portfolio company since the acquisition?
Moderator: Chris Witkowsky, Editor, PE Hub and Buyouts
Networking
16:45 - 17:45
Cocktail Reception
18:00 - 20:30
LP Dinner (By Invitation Only)
Agenda
Day 3 - Friday 23rd
Opening
08:00 - 08:55
Networking Breakfast
Featured Content
09:00 - 10:00
LP Think Tank
John Dickie
–How to structure your portfolio in bumpy times
-GPs behaving badly
-Co-investment
-How to best manage a team
-GP stakes and GP led secondaries
-Using data in your manager research
-Most effective ways to conduct due diligence
-Combating fees
Facilitator; John Dickie, Co-Head of U.S. Private Equity, Aberdeen Asset Management
09:00 - 10:00
GP Think Tank
–High valuations
-Managing LP relationships
-Co-investments
-How to best manage a team
-The economy and how to plan for a downturn
-Fee weary LPs
-Deal sharing amongst your peers
-Dealing with companies staying private longer
10:05 - 10:10
Opening Remarks
Daniel Weinstein
Keynote Presentation
10:10 - 10:40
Fireside Chat with Cerberus' Scott Wille: A Differentiated Approach to Private Equity
Scott R. Willie,
Alastair Goldfisher
Scott Wille, Co-Head of Private Equity at Cerberus, will discusses their approach to private equity
- Driving value through operational transformations
- Leveraging technology and data throughout an investment lifecycle
- Finding value in a robust market
- Looking ahead for the private equity industry
Moderator: Alastair Goldfisher, Reporter, Venture Capital Journal
Break
10:40 - 11:00
Networking Break
Main Tracks
11:30 - 12:00
Featured Content Panel 8 |The Institutionalization of the Independent Sponsor Market
Douglas Song,
Scott Reed,
Scott Johnson,
Duran Curis,
David Acharya
- Exploration of the growth of independent sponsors in the wider landscape
- How independent sponsors are becoming and increasing part of institutional LPs portfolios and the reason for this change
- Tips for independent sponsors to access institutional capital
Moderator: David Acharya, Partner, AGI Partners
12:00 - 12:30
Featured Content Panel 9 | Governance at the Seed Stage - Should Seed Investors Establish Formal Boards? What's Best for LPs, GPs and Founders?
Masha Drokova,
Andrus Oks,
Graham Pingree
- Tips from seed-stage experts on governance
- Where a formal board makes sense and where it doesn’t
- How to align governance with the interests of LPs, GPs and Founders
Moderator: Graham Pingree, Partner, Cendana Capital
Closing
12:30 - 12:35
Closing Remarks
Daniel Weinstein
David Acharya
Partner, AGI Partners
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Tom Angell, CPA
Partner, WithumSmith+Brown, PC
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David W. Averett
Managing Director, Peak Performance Group
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Ryan Bailey
Managing Partner, Pacenote Capital
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Jared Barlow
Managing Partner, Kline Hill Partners
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Shuvam Bhaumik
Managing Partner, SB Investment Partners
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Charlie Bridge
Chief Financial Officer, WAVE Equity Partners
Mr. Bridge has a broad wealth of financial and venture capital experience, having served in executive positions in a wealth management firm, venture and private equity partnerships and operating companies. Mr. Bridge’s 30 years of experience spans a… Read full bio
Ted Bililies
Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer, AlixPartners
Ted is an expert on leadership and organization who helps CEOs and investors solve their toughest people and organizational problems. He consults with senior leaders worldwide to help them answer challenging questions such as, Who should run my compa… Read full bio
Matthew Blevins
Managing Partner, Clearview Capital
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Dan Borok
Managing Partner, Newark Venture Partners
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Wes Bradle
Senior Portfolio Manager, State Board Administration of Florida
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Orlando Bravo
Founder and Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo
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Donna Brazile
Veteran Democratic Political Strategist; Adjunct Professor; Author; and Syndicated Columnist
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Mehmet Budak
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Bessley Capital
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Chris Cathcart
Managing Partner, The Halifax Group
Chris Cathcart is a Managing Partner and currently serves on the Management and Investment Committees of The Halifax Group. Chris joined Halifax in 2007 and leads business development for the firm. He is responsible for origination, evaluation and re… Read full bio
Stephen Cella
Principal, Sun Capital
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Pietro Cinquegrana
Managing Director, CDIB Capital
Pietro has 30 years of international experience in investing, advisory and consulting. He is a Managing Director at CDIB Capital Group, an international private investing platform. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Hudson Hill Capital, a New… Read full bio
David Clark
Managing Director, Head of Financial Sponsors, Raymond James
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Matt Curtolo
Director, Private Equity, MetLife Investments
Matt is a Director in MetLife Investments Management’s Domestic Private Equity Unit, where he is a member of senior investment team and a voting member of the firm's Alternative Investment Committee. His responsibilities include oversight of the US b… Read full bio
Nirav G. Desai
Director of Investments, Boston Children's Hospital
Nirav Desai has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry. He is currently a Director of Investments at Boston Children's Hospital, where he focuses on investment strategy, manager selection, and mentoring the investment team. Previously… Read full bio
John Dickie
Co-Head of US Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments
John is Co-Head of US Private Equity, focused on the Aberdeen U.S. Private Equity strategy and is also a member of its investment committee. His primary responsibilities include identifying, evaluating and monitoring the firm's private equity investm… Read full bio
Masha Drokova
Founder, Day One Ventures
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Kaitie Gannett
Director - Private Debt & Equity, Northwestern Mutual Capital
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Alastair Goldfisher
Venture Capital Editor, Buyouts Insider
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William Gonzalez
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Audax Private Equity
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Rick Grinnell
Founder and Managing Partner, Glasswing Ventures
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Chip Hazard
General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
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Michael Hompesch
Partner, Dubin Clark
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Sujit John
Senior Vice President - Private Equity Americas, Partners Group
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Scott Johnson
Founder and CEO, SJ Partners
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Dwight Keysor
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fry's Path Capital
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Ross Koenig
Principal, Head of Research, RCP Advisors
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Keirsten Lawton
Managing Director, Co-Head of US Private Equity Research, Cambridge Associates
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Chris A. Lawrence
Managing Partner, Labyrinth Capital Partners
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Brendan MacMillan
Chief Investment Officer, (qp) global family offices
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Michael Magliochetti
Operating Partner, Riverside Partners
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Whit Matthews
Senior Investment Director – Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments
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Marco Mendes
Head of Portfolio Support Group, North America, Advent International
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Udayan Mitra
Head of Investments, Altera Investments
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Diane Mulcahy
Advisor, Senior Fellow, Director of Private Equity, Kauffman Foundation
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Dean Nelson
Senior Partner, Sageview Capital
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Michael Oates, CPA
Tax Partner, Withum
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Andrus Oks
Founding Partner, Tera Ventures
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Barbara Piette
Managing Principal, Knightsbridge Advisers
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Graham Pingree
Partner, Cendana Capital
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Scott Reed
Co-Head of US Private Equity, Aberdeen Asset Management
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Tarek Saghir
Principal, Grove Street
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Marc Sharpe
Founder & Chairman, Texas Family Office Association
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Mitra Sen
Senior Director, Sen Family Office
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Kashif Siddiqui
Chief Investment Officer, Risk Management Foundation of Harvard Medical Institutions/CRICO
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Marcin Sjazda
Director, BPEA Private Equity
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Douglas Song
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Prodos Capital
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Ami Samuels
Partner, Gatewood Capital
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Jim Snyder
Partner, Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company
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Deima Tankus
Analyst, RCP Advisors
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John Van Siclen
Chief Executive Officer, Dynatrace
John is a native Californian and long-time Silicon Valley exec. As a tech entrepreneur, he’s made a career of building highly successful companies in competitive growth markets. In fact, CRN Magazine named John a "Top 25 Disrupter" for his relentless… Read full bio
Tony Wang
Managing Partner, 500 Startups
Tony Wang is an experienced early stage and growth executive with a background in consumer internet, digital media, and healthcare. As an operating executive, Tony has helped companies scale from pre-product inception stages through to building globa… Read full bio
Jared S. Weiner
Partner, Archean Capital Partners
Jared has been part of the Archean Capital Partners team since its inception and serves as a senior member of the Investment Team. Jared joined Veritable, a $16 billion multi-family office, in 2001 and serves as the Director of Research and a member… 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
Scott R. Willie
Co-Head of PE & Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management
Co-Head of Private Equity and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management Mr. Wille is Co-Head of Private Equity at Cerberus. He oversees the Firm’s private equity investment strategy and the platform’s 30 investment professionals, alongs… 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
Jae Yoon
Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management
Jae Yoon is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM). He serves as the Chair of the Investment Governance Committee, responsible for the oversight of the investment performance of the strategies managed by NYL… Read full bio
WHAT IS EXECCONNECT
ExecConnect is a proprietary private meeting program consisting of meticulously pre-scheduled 20-minute meetings between mutually interested GPs and LPs. Each One-to-One Meeting is carefully vetted by ExecConnect Directors to ensure that LPs looking to commit capital and GPs looking to raise capital meet in a relaxed, efficient and effective manner. View the list of attendees in advance, pre-select those you would most like to meet and let us do the rest! You’ll arrive at PartnerConnect East with a full schedule of meetings organized by our VIP team.
ExecConnect removes the countless hours of research and travel needed for investors and managers whose goals are in symmetry, to meet in person. The time and hassle you avoid is incalculable.
If you are a General Partner (GP), please contact Andrew Yale via email at AYale@buyoutsinsider.com or via telephone on +1 (646) 989-8025.
If you are a Limited Partner (LP) looking for investment opportunities or to meet and screen new GP’s in a time-efficient, personalized manner, please contact Grant Catton via email at gcatton@buyoutsinsider.com or via telephone on +1 (646) 321-4864. Limited Partners who accept three or more meetings will receive complimentary admission to the entire event.
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.
Venue
Hotel Information
One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111
Hotel Phone: 617.912.1234
Discounted Rates: $299 (plus applicable taxes and fees).
Phone Reservations: 1-877-803-7534
Online Reservations
(Enter arrival & departure dates and click “check dates” box. This will automatically default to group discounted rates and display room types available).
Requests for room assignments may also be made by calling our toll-free number at 1-877-803-7534 and referencing the PEI LLC/ Argosy PartnerConnect East conference. Discounted rates are good through, February 22, 2020. However, please note that the discounted group block is subject to availability and is not guaranteed. Rooms are available on a first come first served basis, be sure to book your room early.
Hyatt Regency
Partner with PartnerConnect East 2020
PartnerConnect East offers a unique opportunity for organizations to raise their profile by meeting with the largest gathering of private equity fundraisers, investors, and dealmakers. PartnerConnect East welcomes 300+ senior LPs, GPs, and VCs as they gather for intimate one-on-one networking challenges creators across two days of sessions.
For exclusive sponsorship packages for 2020, contact Lawrence Dvorchik at lawrence.d@peimedia.com or call +1 646 545 4429.
Sign Up for 1:1 private meetings with qualified investors through
PartnerConnect East 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 Andrew Yale via email at AYale@buyoutsinsider.com or via telephone on +1 (646) 989-8025.
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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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