2021 Panels:
Current State of Private Equity
Sponsored by McDermott Will & Emery
Moderator:
Stephanie McCann – Partner, MWE
Panelists:
John McCann – Managing Director, Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, BMO
Shannon Fritz – Senior Managing Director, Antares Capital
Don Gerne – Managing Director, Gemspring Capital
Thomas Chadwick – Principal, Pritzker Private Capital
Issues in Complex Buyouts
Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis
Moderator:
Michael Marcus – Co-Head of North America, Global Asset Managers, Citi
Panelists:
Alex Chi – Partner in the Asset Management Division and Head of the Private Credit Group in the Americas, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Lauren Mulholland – Partner, MiddleGround Capital
Joseph Robbins – Managing Director – Industrials, Bain Capital Private Equity
Michael Teplitsky – Managing Director, Wynnchurch Capital
Jordan Tongalson – Managing Director, Littlejohn & Co.
Trends & Investments in Fintech
Sponsored by Ropes & Gray
Moderator:
Martin Ruhaak – Partner, Ropes & Gray
Panelists:
AJ Rhode, MBA ’10 – Senior Partner, Thoma Bravo
Dominic Hood, MBA ’14 – Managing Director, Flexpoint Ford
Ethan Wang, MBA ’14 – Cofounder, Partner, BharCap Partners
Rise of Alternative Investing
Sponsored by Chicago Booth
Moderator:
Brad Coleman, MBA ’88 – Chairman, Global Asset Managers, Citi
Panelists:
Charles McCusker, MBA ’98 – Managing Partner, Patriot Capital Group
Brad Dorchinecz, MBA ’97 – Managing Director of Private Equity, 50 South Capital
Stephen Master, MBA ’12 – Principal, GTCR
Finding and Creating Value in a Highly Competitive Deal Market
Sponsored by Ropes & Gray
Moderator:
Martin Ruhaak – Partner, Ropes & Gray
Panelists:
Michael Oleshansky, MBA ’05 – Managing Director, PSP Growth
Terry Graunke – Chairman and CEO, Erie Street
Nathan Brown – Managing Director, Wind Point Partners
Phillip Bronsteatter – Managing Director, Pfingsten Partners
Family Office Investing
Sponsored by McDermott Will & Emery
Moderator:
Robert Clagg – Partner McDermott, Will & Emery
Panelists:
Mark Sotir – President, EGI
Paul Carbone, AB ’83 – President and Managing Partner, Pritzker Private Capital
Jennifer Steans – President and CEO, Financial Investments Corporation
Forging Your Own Path: Establishing a Private Equity Fund
Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis
Moderator:
Cole Parker, Corporate Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Panelists:
Nicholas Antoine – Cofounder and Managing Partner, Red Arts Capital
Eli Boufis, MBA ’09 – Cofounder and Executive Principal, Driehaus Private Equity
Ryan Milligan – Partner and Cofounder, ParkerGale