New York Chapter

CPEN New York was launched in 2007 and has rapidly grown its membership base and hosted several events. The chapter consists of alumni in the New York metro area the from private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, fund of funds, mezzanine funds, and corporate venture communities. Currently CPEN NY is chaired by Amarish Mehta from Arcadia Capital.

For more information on how you can get involved, please contact Amarish Mehta.

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Upcoming New York Chapter Events

CPEN/Wharton Special Situations & Distressed Investing Symposium

The Chicago Private Equity Network would like to invite it members to attend the Wharton Special Situation & Distressed Investing Symposium in NYC on November 19, 2010.  As a co-sponsor of this event, CPEN members are provided a special discounted rate. Please use the link below to sign-up for the conference.  More information on the event can be found here.

Date:  November 19, 2010 
Time:  8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cost:  WPEP invites CPEN members to enjoy significant registration savings by using this private link (please note that the event is open to only PE, Hedge Fund, and LP Investors - no service advisors)

Location: The University Club
1 West 54th Street (at 5th Avenue)
New York, NY
212.247.2100

Event Details: Join senior level private equity, hedge fund and LP investors as WPEP brings together the leading distressed investors to discuss today's turbulent debt markets and find the best opportunities in the distressed investing climate. Afterward, share ideas and compare notes with colleagues over cocktails.  For more information, visit the event website.

THIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN A SELL-OUT EVENT EACH YEAR! 
Please register via this link: CPEN Members - click here to access the private registration link

For more information about this event:
Contact: Amarish Mehta
Tel: 212-918-5214
Email: amehta@tenorcapital.com

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Previous New York Chapter Events

June 22, 2010
Wharton Private Equity Partners Presentation: The Latest in Negotiations Strategies for PE Investing
The New York Chapter of Wharton Private Equity Partners and peers in private equity met for a practical and timely in-depth presentation that focused on the most critical negotiations concepts and strategies as they relate specifically to private equity and venture capital situations.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010
CPEN/WPEP joint Spring Happy Hour
The Chicago Private Equity Network (CPEN) and Wharton Private Equity Partners (WPEP) hosted a Spring networking happy hour at SIDECAR at PJ Clarke's.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
CPEN New York Chapter: Who’s Lending? The State of Today’s Middle Market Credit Markets
Fellow CPEN NY members and guests gathered for a discussion led by Scott Zimmerman, a senior partner in Dechert’s Leverage Finance Group, on the current terms in the middle market credit markets. Panelists included Joe Attar (MBA ’89) from Regions Capital, David McCollough from GE Capital and David Scopelliti from GarMark Partners.

July 14, 2009
Traditional and Alternative Fundraising Strategies in the Current Market
Fellow CPEN-NY members joined for a discussion on fundraising strategies in the current environment moderated by Dechert. Panelists included Phil Pool, Managing Director of Navidar Group and Kristin Custar (’04), head of Investors Relations and Fundraising at The Jordan Company, and Randall Birks (’04), Chief Investment Officer of Birinco Inc., a family office investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity.

May 28, 2009
Wine Tasting, Networking and Presentation on a PE Firm’s Experience Acquiring and Managing A Winery
A Senior Portfolio Manager for Laurus Capital, Ira Glasser, described his firm’s experience acquiring and managing a winery, www.viansa.com <http://www.viansa.com/> , and then lead the group through a wine tasting. This was followed by an open networking session.

Monday November 17, 2008
CPEN-NY Panel: How bank de-leveraging will impact the current credit crunch and how Private Equity firms will likely respond
Guest speaker AL Aria, Managing Director of GE Global Sponsor Finance gave a speech on how bank de-leveraging will impact the current credit crunch and how Private Equity firms will likely respond, followed by an interactive discussion.

Tuesday July 15, 2008
CPEN-NY: Distressed Investing Panel
Moderator Scott Meadow and fellow Chicago Booth alumni met for a panel discussion on Distressed Investing followed by networking. They had a diverse group of speakers and a varied set of backgrounds and investment styles which contributed to an educational, informative, and relevant discussion. The panel was followed by networking with GSB alumni in the Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Hedge Fund community.

Wednesday April 30, 2008
CPEN New York: Reception with Professor Steve Kaplan
This event involved a private reception with Professor Steve Kaplan from 5:30 – 6:30pm. It was followed by a discussion with Professor Kaplan who discussed details of his current research with time for Q&A. Appetizers and beverages were provided.

Thursday December 6, 2007
CPEN-NYC: Discussion with Professor Raghuram Rajan
Professor Raghu Rajan, and fellow Chicago GSB alumni who are in the Private Equity, Venture Capital and Hedge Fund community led an intimate conversation on the State of the Private Equity industry. Given recent turmoil in the credit and subprime markets, this was a very timely and interesting discussion, and we were fortunate to have Professor Rajan share his perspective and insights with us. This private event immediately followed the GSB Business Forecast Luncheon scheduled from 11:30-2pm.