The 10th Annual Private Equity New York Forum is the leading East Coast
investor-centric event for LPs investing in private markets.
The forum brings together investors, fund managers, and advisers
for a two-day meeting 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, funds 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 on venture capital to discussions on
global buyout opportunities and roundtables of leading global institutional
investors discussing their specific investment appetites.
We're committed to the health and safety of all of our
attendees. At each of our events the following COVID-19 related protocols will
be in place to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for all guests:
* Fully vaccinated means two weeks after the second dose in two-dose vaccine or two weeks after the first dose in a one dose vaccine.
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John Toomey, Managing Director, Executive Committee, HarbourVest Partners Mr. Toomey is one of two members of the Firm’s Executive
Management Committee, which serves as HarbourVest’s CEO; and is also a member
of the Portfolio Construction Committee. He first joined the Firm in 1997, as a
member of the direct investment team. He rejoined HarbourVest in 2001 after
business school, and has focused on secondary investments since 2003. John was
involved with the 2007 initial public offering of HarbourVest Private Equity
Limited (HVPE) on Euronext Amsterdam and served as Chief Financial Officer from
the IPO through September 2008. John received a BA (cum laude) in Chemistry and
Physics from Harvard University in 1995 and an MBA from Harvard Business School
in 2001, where he was awarded the Loeb Fellowship for outstanding achievement
in finance. |
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Mitch Truwit, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Apax Partners Mr. Truwit is Co-CEO of Apax and an Equity Partner. He is co-chair of the Apax Executive Committee and a member of the Apax Buyout Fund Investment Committee, AMI Investment Committee, Credit Investment Committee, Impact Investment Committee, and AGA Investment Committee. He is also Chair of the Apax Digital strategy, member of the Apax Allocation Committee and Fair Market Value Committee, and a Trustee of the Apax Foundation. Mitch is based in New York. Prior to joining Apax in 2006, Mitch was the President and CEO of Orbitz Worldwide between 2005 and 2006 and was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of priceline.com between 2001 and 2005. Mitch is a graduate of Vassar College where he received a BA in Political Science. He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. |
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Richard Kramlich, Co-founder & Chairman Emeritus, New Enterprise Associates Mr. Kramlich is formerly the Co-founder
and current Chairman Emeritus of New Enterprise Associates (NEA). During the 20
years Dick was the Managing General Partner of NEA, the partnership achieved
top quartile returns for its Limited Partners. Dick began his venture career in
1969 as a General Partner with Arthur Rock and Co. after nine years in general
management as Manager of Financial Planning at the Kroger Co. and in investment
management as Executive Vice President at Gardner & Preston Moss Company in
Boston. Since co-founding NEA in 1978, he has been involved in ten companies
that have grown from start-up or near start-up stage to companies with market
value in excess of $1 billion. |
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David Leuschen, Co-founder and Senior Managing Director, Riverstone Holdings Mr. Leuschen sits on the Investment Committees of all the various Riverstone investment vehicles. Prior to founding Riverstone, Mr. Leuschen was a Partner and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and founder and head of the Goldman Sachs Global Energy and Power Group. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Enviva Holdings GP, LLC, Enviva Partners GP, LLC, Pattern Energy Group LP, Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II (DCRN), Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation III (DCRC), Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV (DCRDU), Talen Energy Corporation, and various private Riverstone portfolio companies. Mr. Leuschen received his A.B. from Dartmouth and his M.B.A. from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business. |
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Dick Cashin, President, One Equity Partners Mr. Cashin has over 40 years of private equity investing experience. He has been closely involved in all of OEP’s investments during its 14 years within JPMorgan and for the past 7 years as an independent firm. Prior to founding OEP, Mr. Cashin was with Citigroup Venture Capital from 1980-2000, serving as President from 1994-2000. In 1976 and 1980, Dick was a member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Teams and was a world champion in 1974. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1975 with a degree in East Asian Studies. Following a one-year fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1976, he worked at Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong and completed his MBA at Harvard Business School in 1980. |
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Jason Ment, President and Co-COO, StepStone Group Mr. Ment is the President and Co‐COO of StepStone Group where he focuses on operational and firm
management activities. Prior to joining StepStone in 2010, Mr. Ment was general counsel of Citi Private
Equity, a US$10 billion equity co‐investment, mezzanine, and fund of private equity funds business.
While at Citigroup, he was also the general counsel of Metalmark Capital, a middle‐market private
equity business, and Citi Sustainable Development Investments, a clean technology and renewable
energy focused venture investment business. Before that Mr. Ment was a member of O’Melveny &
Myers LLP’s Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Group and of McDermott Will & Emery LLP’s Mergers
&Acquisitions Group. Mr. Ment received his BS from Cornell University and his JD from the New York
University School of Law. |
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David Lobel, Founder & Managing Partner, Sentinel Capital Partners Mr. Lobel is the founder and Managing Partner of Sentinel Capital Partners. Since establishing Sentinel nearly three decades ago, he has established a successful, long term midmarket private equity record. He previously spent 15 years at Smith Barney's private equity affiliate where he served as a general partner of its funds and a Managing Director of Smith Barney. Mr. Lobel started his career as a consultant at Bain & Company. He received an MBA and an MS with distinction from Stanford University and currently serves on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council. Mr. Lobel, who was born in South Africa, received a B.Sc. (Hons), with highest honors, from the University of the Witwatersrand. He served with distinction in the South African Navy, where he graduated first in his class. |
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Alex Darden, President of EQT Partners Inc. & Head of US Infrastructure, EQT Partners Mr. Darden joined EQT Partners in April 2008. Prior to joining EQT, he worked at GE Energy Financial Services where he made structured debt and equity investments in energy industry assets and companies. From 1998 to 2002, Alex held various positions within ABB, Inc. including in ABB Structured Finance's Advisory and Debt Underwriting businesses. He is a Director on the boards of Global Gateway South and Synagro Technologies, and previously served as a Director for Restaurant Technologies, Inc., Contanda Terminals and Peregrine Midstream Partners. |
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Ben Dell, Managing Partner and Founder, Kimmeridge Mr. Dell is a managing partner and founder of Kimmeridge, an energy private equity firm focused on investing in low-cost unconventional oil and gas assets in the US upstream energy sector. He is closely involved in the screening of new geological opportunities and in the negotiation and execution of investment strategies.
Mr. Dell also serves as the Chairman and interim CEO of Civitas Resources, a Colorado energy leader formed through the merger of Bonanza Creek Energy and Extraction Oil & Gas. After closing in November, Civitas is now Colorado's first net-zero oil and gas producer on a scope 1 and 2 basis.
Mr. Dell is a leading voice for change in the E&P sector, advocating for reform through direct investment & advisory, focused research, and thought leadership.
Prior to founding Kimmeridge, Mr. Dell served as Co-Head of Energy Investments at AllianceBernstein and prior to that he was a Senior Equity Research Analyst for Oil and Gas E&P at Sanford Bernstein, where he was ranked first three times in the Institutional Investor Research Survey for coverage of E&Ps. Mr. Dell was also ranked for Natural Gas and for Oil Services and Equipment coverage. He was previously a member of British Petroleum's M&A and finance group.
Mr. Dell received an undergraduate degree in Earth Sciences from St. Peter's College, Oxford. |
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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 COVID-19?
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 through the headwinds caused by COVID-19? 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
Amidst the pandemic, investors needed to adapt to dealmaking while simultaneously social distancing and implementing new technology for working from home and video conferencing. Panelists discuss how their due diligence strategies have changed in the last several months and share thoughts on best practices for the future.
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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
The disruption caused by COVID-19 has significant implications
for private credit lenders, who are preparing for potential bankruptcy or
work-out scenarios, or term amendment discussions. 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?
Early Bird I | 1,900 | 01/01/22 |
Early Bird II | 2,200 | 01/29/22 |
Pre-Event Registration I | 2,500 | 02/26/22 |
Pre-Event Registration II | 2,800 | 03/25/22 |
Event Registration | 3,200 | 05/05/22 |