PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDRAISING
INVESTING IN TODAY’S COMPETETIVE MARKET Private Equity Roundtable Thursday, February 23, 2012 • The Beverly Hilton
TODAY’S PANELISTS DAVID CHIANG Managing Director Wilshire Associates David Chiang is a Managing Director at Wilshire’s Private Markets Group, a global private equity fund of funds and advisory group with $5 billion of assets under management. Mr. Chiang serves on WPM’s Business Committee and its Investment Committee and is primarily responsible for origination, due diligence, and monitoring investments across private equity sectors within the U.S. and Canada. Prior to joining WPM, Mr. Chiang worked as a Principal for ACON Investments, an international private equity firm. Mr. Chiang also previously worked for the Government of Singapore (“GIC”) Special Investments, the private equity arm of a global investment management company, where he served as a member of the U.S. Investment Committee and focused on U.S. buyouts and global distressed investments as well as equity co-investments. Mr. Chiang also previously worked for Catterton Partners and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette’s Investment Banking Group. Mr. Chiang received dual BA degrees from Brown University in Business Economics and Psychology and his MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.
GERRY FLINTOFT Director PineBridge Investments Gerry Flintoft is a Director in the Alternatives Investments Group at PineBridge Investments (formerly AIG Investments), an independent asset manager with nearly $70 billion in assets under management. Mr. Flintoft works with PineBridge’s private equity investment teams with a focus on primary and secondary partnership fund investments and direct investments. Prior to joining PineBridge, Mr. Flintoft served as an Investment Officer with Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) assisting in the development, implementation and monitoring of the Fund’s $4 billion Private Equity investment program. LACERA is a $39 billion public pension fund that administers and manages the largest county retirement system in the U.S. Mr. Flintoft brings over 23 years of experience in the disciplines of development and investment advisory services including asset management, acquisition/disposition, commercial and investment banking. He began his career with Manufacturers Hanover Trust and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Mr. Flintoft, a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in economics and Columbia University Graduate School of Business with an MBA in finance.
TODAY’S PANELISTS JAY KANG Director Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Jay Kang is a Director of Investments at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, supporting the strategic development and ongoing management of the Hilton Foundation’s investment portfolio. In this role, Mr. Kang monitors existing managers and evaluates prospective managers in all asset classes, leads asset allocation reviews, and assesses liquidity needs. Prior to joining the Hilton Foundation, he was an Equity Analyst with Emerging Markets Management, a Senior Financial Analyst at Sears Holdings Corporation, and a Senior Financial Analyst at the Yale Investments Office, where he worked primarily on domestic equity, foreign equity, absolute return, and cash management. Mr. Kang earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
PANEL MODERATOR MAC HOFEDITZ Partner Probitas Partners Mac Hofeditz is a Partner at Probitas Partners, a global provider of alternative investment solutions, offering fund placement, secondary fund advisory, and portfolio management services, with an emphasis on private equity, hedge funds and real assets. Mr. Hofeditz has more than twenty years of industry experience and is responsible for Probitas Partners’ primary fundraising project management activities and leads its sourcing effort for new fundraising projects. Prior to joining Probitas Partners in 2001, Mr. Hofeditz was with AdvisorTech Corporation, a venture-backed financial services firm. Previously, he was an investment consultant with Strategic Investment Solutions, a leading adviser to sophisticated institutional investors. Mr. Hofeditz earned a BA in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
ABOUT THE ACG LA PRIVATE EQUITY ROUNDTABLE ACG LA Private Equity Roundtable brings together many of Southern California’s most active and influential private equity professionals, investment bankers, lenders, and investors. We’re committed to providing an intimate forum where we can stay connected, share ideas, and discuss the most important themes shaping the private equity industry. Our events are geared toward industry participants and are by invitation only. If you are interested in attending or would like more information, please contact Steve Moon at 310.689.0070 or steve.moon@duffandphelps.com.
2012 PRIVATE EQUITY ROUNDTABLE SPONSORS ACG LA Private Equity Roundtable sincerely thanks our generous Sponsors, whose commitiments make tonight a success.
FOUNDING SPONSOR
Eric Klein, Partner, 310.228.3728
ANNUAL SPONSORS
Mark Kelson, Partner, 310.586.3856
Stephen Lee, Partner, 310.552.5000
TONIGHT’S SPONSORS
Gail Berstein, Executive Vice President, 626.432.7555
Richard Grant, Partner, 310.315.8234
2012 PRIVATE EQUITY ROUNDTABLE COMMITTEE ACG LA, VP Private Equity Steve Moon Duff & Phelps Securities 310.689.0070 COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT LARGE Shawn Bernadini Frank Crystal & Co. 310.268.2346
Rachel Morris Bank of America Merrill Lynch 310.785.6012
Lawrence Greeves Etonien 310.325.5801
Gary Rabishaw Intrepid Investment Bankers 310.478.9000
Taylor Haden Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 818.539.1378
Lawrence Simon Clearview Capital 310.806.9555
Brad Hileman Duff & Phelps Securities 310.689.0138
Harris Smith Grant Thornton 213.596.3445
Tuan Hoang D.A. Davidson 714.327.8881
Kevin Stephens Houlihan Lokey 310.788.5258
Matthew Johnson Redwood Capital 310.696.4001
Tony Saucedo RSM McGladrey 714-249-4003
Eric Klein Sheppard Mullin 310.228.3728
TONIGHT’S PROGRAM CHAIRS
Mark Kelson Greenberg Traurig 310.586.3856
Brad Hileman Duff & Phelps Securities 310.689.0138
Peter Lee Windes & McClaughry 562.435.1191
Harris Smith Grant Thornton 213.596.3445
Stephen Lee K & L Gates 310.552.5000
Kevin Stephens Houlihan Lokey 310.788.5258
Rahul Merani DLC 310.895.7000
Rachel Morris Bank of America Merrill Lynch 310.785.6012
ABOUT ACG
Driving Middle Market Growth in Los Angeles ACG LA is one of the largest and most active chapters of the Association for Corporate Growth (“ACG”) and the premier association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development and mergers and acquisitions. ACG LA delivers thought provoking, knowledge-based events and networking opportunities for professionals responsible for facilitating corporate growth initiatives at middle market companies. Participants in ACG LA’s monthly meetings, world class conferences and intimate roundtable discussions include corporate officers, private equity sources and service providers who seek to remain abreast of current issues relating to corporate growth and to interact with thought leaders. ACG presently has 53 chapters in North America and Europe, with 14,000 members from corporations, private equity, finance and professional service firms. Visit www.acgla.org or call 310.426.9710 to join.
MEMBER BENEFITS • ACG’s dynamic global membership database. • Intergrowth, ACG’s annual global conference, facilitates informal deal exchange and networking with more than 2,000 leading international corporate growth professionals. • Mergers and Acquisitions: The Dealmaker’s Journal, ACG’s monthly publication. ACG members may submit articles and columns for publication. • Achieving Corporate Growth, ACG’s monthly e-newsletter. •
Merger Mogul, an e-newsletter from Source Media that provides expert commentary, analysis and news on corporate and private equity-backed mergers and acquisitions, focusing primarily on middle market deals, people and transactions.
Become a member today to gain access to the above benefits and more: • Attend ACG LA’s monthly events at a large discount from the non-member rate. • Attend ACG LA’s Annual Conference on September 11-12, 2012 a $150 savings. As a reminder, any ACG members who refer a new member to our chapter, will receive free admission to one of our monthly chapter meetings. For more details, please contact Christyne Buteyn or Ari Nadelman, our VP of Membership.
2012 ACG LA DIRECTORS & OFFICERS Andrew Apfelberg - Chairman Greenberg Glusker aapfelberg@greenbergglusker.com 310.553.3610 Jason Brown - Past Chairman GE Capital jason.brown@ge.com 213.615.2116 Thomas Cleary - Secretary Dykema Gossett tcleary@dykema.com 213.457.1760 Suzie Doran - Treasurer SingerLewak sdoran@singerlewak.com 310.477.3924 Paul Gurrola - VP Programs BDO USA pgurrola@bdo.com 310.203.1208 Stephen Lee - VP Awards K & L Gates stephen.lee@klgates.com 310.552.5000 Ari Nadelman - VP Membership Lionfish Advisors, LLC ari@lionfishadvisors.com 310.396.8000 Michael Patrick - VP Communications Gallagher Equity Advisors michael_patrick@ajg.com 818.539.1421 Gary Rabishaw - VP Sponsorship Intrepid Investment Bankers grabishaw@intrepidib.com 310.478.9000 Lewis Stanton - VP Corp Exec Forum Stanton Associates lstanton@stantonassoc.com 818.752.6500
Steven Moon - VP Private Equity Duff & Phelps Securities steve.moon@duffandphelps.com 310.689.0070 Amy Oswick - VP Women of ACG Lockton Companies amy.oswick@gmail.com 213.689.4205 Chris Hebble - VP ACG Cup Cerberus California chebble@cerberuscapital.com 310.903.5016 DIRECTORS AT LARGE John Brumlik KPMG jbrumlik@kpmg.com 213.955.8180 Tom Hayes PNC Business Credit thomas.hayes@PNC.com 626.432.6134 Eric Klein Sheppard Mullin eklein@sheppardmullin.com 310.228.3728 Scott Kolbrenner Houlihan Lokey skolbrenner@hl.com 310.712.6524 Rahul Merani DLC rmerani@dlcinc.com 310.895.7000 Lisa Westhafer PNC Business Credit lisa.westhafer@pnc.com 310.809.9701 Bill Webster - Chief Executive Officer bill@acgla.org 310.245.5942
UPCOMING EVENTS February 29, 2012 - 1st Annual ACG LA Wine Tasting Evening Event at Annenberg Community Beach House March 21, 2012 - Investment Banking Evening Event at the California Club Downtown Los Angeles
ACG LA Private Equity Roundtable Event Thursday, June 7, 2012 Private Equity / Investment Banker Southern California Deal Source