This Friday is the 14th annual Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference. Each year, the private equity conference focuses on a unique theme through a series of fireside chat and panel sessions with various industry experts.
This year, the conference’s theme is “Return Realization: Positioning and Timing the Ideal Exit.” The conference will kick off with a morning fireside chat featuring Phil Canfield, ’96, managing director of GTCR, and Dan Caruso, ’89, chairman and CEO of Zayo Group. Later in the day, Tony Pritzker, ’87, managing partner of Pritzker Group, and Joe Neubauer, ’65, chairman of the board of ARAMARK Corp., will lead keynote sessions on various related topics.
The Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference provides a unique opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs, academic thought leaders and other industry professionals to network and share insights from their experiences in the marketplace.
This year’s conference features a number of exciting panels in support of the overall theme. First, panelists will discuss various operational and strategic enhancements that private equity funds can employ in order to enhance returns. The panelists will focus on different methods of working with management teams at portfolio companies to create and capture value throughout the life of an investment hold.
Another panel, featuring a broad range of constituents, will discuss the current trends and conditions in the fundraising market. Other panels will highlight other areas of interest including exit timing and strategies for working with existing management teams throughout a sale process.
The event is taking place at the Westin Chicago River North on Friday, February 20, 2015. Please visit the conference website to find a full agenda and more detailed information.
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