You Are Cordially Invited to Attend America’s Premier Event for Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors (Prompt Registration is Suggested as Less than 50 Tickets are Still Available). This is an Exclusive Invitation-Only Private Event. Advance Reservations are Required. Conference Includes a Banquet Luncheon and Gala “Live Jazz” Dinner/ Reception
Meet the Management from Dynamic Companies Selected from Today’s Growing Business Sectors:
Enterprise Software • Advanced Materials • Healthcare Services • Life Sciences
Specialty Retail • Computer Technology • Energy Technology • Medical Devices
Education & Training • Manufacturing Technology • New Media and Publishing
Financial Services • Medical Technology • Information Management Systems
Distance Learning • Consumer Marketing • Outsourced Business Services
Telecommunications • Consumer Products • Network Security • Wireless
Internet-Based Business Solutions • Supply Chain Management
Conference program features
Up to Thirty-five Funding Prospects in Companies with Proven New Technologies and Innovative Business Models (All of which Have Been Professionally-Screened for the Event)
Opportunity to Meet Principals from More than One-Hundred of the World’s Leading Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms (Find Confirmed Guests and Testimonials Online at financial-events.ch)
An “Investor-Only” Venue
The Best “Peer-to-Peer” Networking Event in the United States (As We Have Been Told by Many of our Recent Conference Guests). Our Famous Segment Offering Award-Winning Guests WirelessLaptops, LCD Televisions and Gift Certificates from Leading Stores (To Participate Qualified Guests Must be Present and Complete a Brief Survey). Gourmet Banquet Luncheon and “Live Jazz” Reception
To Register Now, Please Call +41 22310 92 50
or RSVP by E-mail to p.dujardin@financial-events.ch
Yes, We Have a Friendly Cancellation Policy
Full Refund for Any Reason through June 1st
A personal Invitation to select Private Equity and Venture Capital
Investors:
It is our pleasure to invite you and your colleagues to attend Private Equity XXII: 2008 Mid-Year Venture Forum, the next in our highly-successful series of exclusive invitation-only events designed to assemble select business visionaries, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment professionals, and money managers. In addition to presenting "one-of-a-kind" private investment opportunities, these prestigious events at the Yale Club New York, now in their seventh year, are designed to be an ideal setting for new business development, exchange of ideas, creation of deal flow, location of capital sources and ultra high-end networking. If you have not been to any of our exclusive forums, you will find out why our unique gatherings have been described as “The events for people who don’t go to events”.
We expect this to be one of our best events ever with principals from more than 100 top private equity and venture firms attending from throughout the United States and several other countries. In keeping with our tradition, Private Equity XXII is an upscale, invitation-only event which will be extremely relevant for private equity investors who are seeking to commit capital and to locate new financial partners. A new slate of early and later-stage companies will be featured on the program, all of which have been professionally screened from several hundred presenter candidates. The companies being introduced at the event will have all been chosen on the basis that they are “fundable” and represent serious investment opportunities. These companies are drawn from our extensive national network, which allows us to showcase companies that our guests are not likely to see anywhere else. If you are actively investing, you should find this to be a very worthwhile event. We estimate that more than $250 million has gone to our past Presenters over the last few years.
Guests at the Forum will seeup to thirty-five early, later-stage and emerging growth investment opportunities. These companies, featuring new breakthrough technologies and innovative business models, have been evaluated to address the "common sense" criteria of value, scalability, proof of concept, proprietaryedge, competitive advantage and potential for success applied by most venture capitalists, investment partnerships, private equity funds, and Small Business Investment Corporations.
The majority of the companies that are featured at our events are nominated and/or have been funded by well-regarded investment groups. These firms have included Bear Stearns (Constellation Partners), J P Morgan, CitiGroup Investments, Grosvenor Funds, Core Capital, Blue Rock Capital, Sienna Ventures, CIT Venture Capital, Sunrise Capital Partners, Davis Tuttle, Fusion Capital,Nokia Ventures, MDT Advisors, Marathon Capital, IDP Investments, Davenport Capital Ventures and many others.
If you or your firm isactively looking at newinvestments, you should definitelyplan to attend. Several hundredearlyand later-stage opportunities are considered before we select the companies that present at the symposium. We know how difficult it is in today's market to find truly fundable deals with scaleable business models and proven traction in their market. In fact, this is why so many partners ofleadingventure capital andprivate equityfirms from throughout the US and overseasattend our events. They have found ourforums to be a valuable use of their time in seeking-out potentially profitable investments. Theseevents also offer a perfect venue to meet prospective financial partners among the 200+ investment professionals who are expected to attend. This Forum will be a unique opportunity for you to meet other senior partners, managing directors, and chief investment officers from some of the nation’s most successful private equity and venture capital firms.
We have again planned a fast-moving day that will start with a banquet-style luncheon at noon and concludes with a gala reception where you will enjoy live jazz, fine wines and hors d’oeuvres. The day’s program will include a number of compelling guest speakers (TBA), as well as corporate presentations and several breakout sessions with featured companies. You will also have an opportunity to take part in our popular Guest Drawing, which offers qualified conference participants several thousand dollars in Awards that include state-of-art electronic products, computers and gift certificates from leading stores.
Look forward to hearing from you and hope that you can join us.
Best regards,
Patrick Dujardin,
Financial Events International
Route de Ferney 150, Case Postale 2100
1211 Genève 2, Switzerland
+41 22310 92 50
p.dujardin@financial-events.ch
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A Unique Forum Bringing Together the Best in Business innovation, New Technology, Entrepreneurship and Capital Resources
New York Private Equity Forums provide a highly effectivevenue for both early and later-stage investors to discover what may be the next "Big Thing" or new businesssuccess. Participants have a “first-hand” opportunity to evaluate dynamic, next generation companies and meet their management. Those companies chosen to presentat the Forumwill feature breakthrough technologies and original business models that we believe can "shape the future" of their respective industries.
In order to qualify, the presenting companies are required to substantially meet all of the following criteria:
- High Anticipated Growth Rate: Projected annual sales growth of 25% or more.
- Experienced Management Team: Key managers who have done it before, especially with a related business.
- Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A distinct advantage compared to the competition.
- Barriers to Entry: Economic means to discourage or beat competition in the field. e.g., proprietary technology or business method, patent , trade secret, number of years ahead of the competition.
- Scalability: A substantial likelihood that that the business can grow exponentially once the product is launched.
- Clear Strategy for Commercialization and to Profitability: A realistic and economic plan to bring product to market.
- Proof of Concept: Ideally, a product or service that clearly fulfills a need, has achieved some level of sales, key strategic partners or solid sales commitments.
- Business Model Anchored in Reality: Management has thoroughly assessed its market, product development costs, on-going operating expenses and overall funding requirements.
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"A Must Event for the Serious Private Equity Investor"
Our private equity forums, started in 2001, are among America’s foremost events - noted for a first-class venue, quality deals, and high-end networking. The conferences are designed for investment professionals like yourself who want to see truly fundable companies and meet other senior people, who are also experienced early and later-stage investors. The March Forum will also give you an unique opportunity to establish new relationships with principals of firms throughout the United States. These are organizations that can provide capital for your existing portfolio companies and may also be a source of quality deal flowin the future.
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