The Private Equity Chicago Forum is the leading Midwest investor-centric event for LPs investing in private markets. The forum brings together investors, fund managers, and advisers to discuss sectors, due diligence, and private equity investment opportunities in The US and around the world. The investor-focused event provides a due diligence forum for pension funds, foundations, endowments, fund of funds, family offices, wealth managers, consultants, and sovereign wealth funds interested in direct research on private investment opportunities.
Session topics cover the entire spectrum of private equity investments, from sector-specific sessions to discussions on global buyout opportunities and roundtables of leading global institutional investors discussing their specific investment appetites.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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John Hatherly, Founder , Wynnchurch Capital John Hatherly founded Wynnchurch Capital in 1999. Prior to Wynnchurch, he enjoyed a twelve-year career as a senior executive at GE Capital’s Merchant Banking Group. Before GE Capital, John spent three years in banking with the First National Bank of Chicago and BankOne. John has played a lead role in more than 250 investments totaling over $15 billion over his 30-plus-year investment career, including acquisitions, buyouts, recapitalizations, project financing and leasing. |
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Greg Kazarian, Co-Founding Operating Partner, Chicago Pacific Founders Mr. Kazarian partners with his partners at CPF and the founders and leaders at CPF
s port-
folio companies to deliver on their vision of improving healthcare through smart business
that supports providers as they deliver premium, personalized patient care. Prior to Co Co-Founding CPF Kazarian was a member of the Founding Team at R1 R1-RCM. During his ten-
ure at R1, the company grew to more than $1.2B in IPO value in just six years. During his
tenure at R1 Kazarian served in various C C-Suite roles including Chief People Officer, Gen-
eral Counsel and Executive leader of its physician advisory services business where he was
instrumental in driving a 650% increase in annual revenue. While Kazarian has a proven
track record of value creation for growth businesses, Kazarian s passion is patient centered,
innovative care. He is a driven advocate for CPF s mission to disrupt the healthcare industry
with an innovative healthcare delivery model. He was previously a partner at Pedersen and
Houpt in Chicago where he spent 16 years representing mid mid-sized growth companies. |
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David Gau, President, Head of Operations, Pritzker Private Capital Mr. Gau is President and Head of Operations for Pritzker Private Capital. David joined PPC
in 2014 and previously served as Chief Operating Officer, an Operating Partner and Co Co-Head of the Manufactured Products sector team. David works with Aurorium, Bardstown
Bourbon Company, C.H. Guenther & Son, HeartLand, Highline Warren, Monogram Foods,
PathGroup, Plaskolite, PLZ, ProAmpac, and Technimark. David joined PPC after a 30 30-year
career building and operating multi multi-national organizations. Prior to PPC, he served as CEO
of Intersystems, a manufacturer of material handling equipment for agricultural and industri-
al applications. Prior to Intersystems, he served as EVP of Global Commercial Operations
and Group President of Industrial Fluid Power for Gates Corp. Prior to Gates Corp., he
served as President of Air System Components, a division of Tomkins. David received his
B.S. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. |
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Drew Oetting, Founding Partner, 8VC Drew is a founding partner of 8VC. He focuses on investments across various stage and
sectors including vertical software, health delivery, and biomanufacturing. He is also a
founding Board Director of Affinity Technologies, an early stage enterprise software compa-
ny. Previously Drew was a partner at Formation 8. Before that he served as Chief of Staff to
Joe Lonsdale. Drew serves on the Competitiveness Council for Cerberus Capital Manage-
ment. He is also a Trustee of LivingOnOne, a non non-profit impact production studio;
WeAreThorn, a NGO which leverages technology to eliminate child trafficking; and the
Claremont McKenna College Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. |
SPEAKERS
T. Bondurant French Chairman Adams Street Partners
Melissa Mounce Mithal Managing Director, Leadership Talent & Diversity GTCR
Stephen Biggs Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments The Mather Group
Alex Kessel Partner Co-Investments Adams Street Partners
Priya Prasad Bowe Managing Director, Head of ESG Oaktree Capital Management
Mitchell Hollin Partner LLR Partners
Trish Gilbert Chief Talent Officer Wind Point Partners
Andy Caine Chief Operating Officer & Partner Frazier Healthcare Partners
Carol Schleif Chief Investment Officer BMO Family Office
Sean Turner Managing Director GI Partners
Sarah Ball Chief Compliance Officer TCV
Eric Levin Chief Technology Officer GCM Grosvenor
Matthew Lugar Managing Director Pathway Capital Management
Tehmina Haider Partner and Co-Head, L Catterton Impact L Catterton
Michael Weinberg Managing Partner Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Adnan Nisar Senior Partner The Vistria Group
Amy Coleman Redenbaugh Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer Thoma Bravo
Tendai Brais Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Finance Corazon Capital
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Key Discussion Topics
Global Private Market Investing
How are leading fund managers taking the offensive amidst these difficult times? Additionally, how are they working alongside existing portfolio companies to navigate through the headwinds caused by the recent geopolitical challenges?
Portfolio Optimization & Value Creation—What Tools & Strategies are Leading Funds Using to Support Growth in Their Portfolio Companies?
How are private equity firms navigating their portfolio companies? What strategies are GPs utilizing to preserve liquidity, reduce costs and prepare for an extended downturn?
Technology, Security, & Intelligence Influence in Private Equity
How are alternative asset firms managing data and cybersecurity risks? Additionally, how are firms utilizing and leveraging technology to improve firm, portfolio company and limited partner relationship management and transparency.
A Spotlight on ESG Management: Navigating Growing Expectations
What’s truly driving the trend toward “sustainable capitalism”? How are GPs responding to LPs ESG agendas in private equity? How are LPs and GPs making a difference and driving profits?
Sourcing, Practicing Efficient Due Diligence & Downside Risk Mitigation
In the midst of continued economic uncertainty, what is the current reality and outlook for deal sourcing and pricing? What are the primary due diligence focal points, and how are they shifting in today’s climate?
LP Perspective on Global Private Equity Markets
Are LPs willing to increase their allocations to these long term illiquid strategies? How have these recent market conditions affected their allocation preferences, fund structure considerations, or geography preferences?
Private Credit—Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities
Despite the headwinds, many managers are continuing to cautiously make new deals in favorable sectors such as business services, and IT as well as look at purchasing attractive loans on the secondary market. Leading managers discuss what changes they are seeing in the private credit markets and their outlooks on the future of the asset class. Additionally, can any parallels be drawn from the 2008 financial crisis?
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