Private Equity and Growth Ventures Conference at Tuck
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—March 5, 2008
CONTACT: Kim Keating,
603-646-2733
HANOVER, N.H.—In an effort to strengthen Tuck and Dartmouth networks among venture and buyout firms, hedge funds, institutional investors, and entrepreneurs, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth recently hosted its third annual Private Equity and Growth Ventures conference.
The February conference, sponsored by Tuck's student-run Private Equity Club and the Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Tuck, brought together alumni, students, and industry practitioners, and featured keynote speeches by J. Christopher Flowers, of JC Flowers & Co., and Rogers Novak, of Novak Biddle Venture Partners.
"Chris Flowers is at the center of the intense international attention currently being paid to private equity today," said Fred Wainwright T'02, executive director of the Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship. "Chris gave conference attendees a candid view from the inside."
Professor Colin Blaydon, the center's director, added that "Rogers Novak is widely recognized as a thoughtful investor, observer, and spokesman for the venture industry. He gave us a rich explanation of the significant and complex changes in venture investing today."
Panel discussions with industry leaders covered such topics as Venture Capital, Buyouts, Hedge Fund Investing, Limited Partners, Real Estate, Energy, Entrepreneurship, and Organizational Change. Participating companies included Aetna, Inc., HarbourVest, JP Morgan, Kenmont Investments, Oakhill Partners, and more.
The Platinum Sponsors for the event were Alvarez & Marsal, Morgan Stanley, and Wilmer Hale. Additional sponsors were Debevoise & Plimpton, Deloitte, Graham Partners, KPMG, Lowenstein Sandler and the Portman Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Fund.
The Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship generates fundamental and impactful research, education, and training in the global private equity markets and among entrepreneurial managers. The center produces reports, courses, and programs for practitioners, academics, the Tuck/Dartmouth community, and the greater business community. The center is a trusted independent source of information and research on best practices and trends in private equity and entrepreneurship, and it seeks to bridge gaps of understanding among entrepreneurs, the various segments of the private equity industry, and financial services institutions.
Founded in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management in the country and consistently ranks among the top business schools worldwide. Tuck remains distinctive among the world's great business schools by combining human scale with global reach, rigorous coursework with experiences requiring teamwork, and valued traditions with innovation.
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