Fall MasterForum

Private Equity Faces

The November Elections

How We Can Navigate the Political Tides

In the Middle of a Financial Storm

Panel Discussion Followed by Networking Reception,

Including Open Bar & Hors d'Oeuvres

FEATURING FOUR PRIVATE EQUITY SPECIALISTS

Adam Blumenthal, Blue Wolf Capital Management

Former NYC Deputy Controller & Co-Founder of American Capital Strategies

Bryan Corbett, Carlyle Group

Former Special Assistant to President Bush, Former Counsel to Senate Banking Committee

Steve Judge, Private Equity Council

Former Head of Washington Office of  Securities Industry Association

Eugene Keilin, KPS Capital Partners

Former Chairman of the Municipal Assistance Corp.

(created to deal with NYC’s last fiscal crisis)

Chaired by David Deutsch, David N. Deutsch & Co.

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All segments of the financial industry have a lot at stake in the upcoming elections. And despite the relative calm in the private equity arena, middle-market p.e. firms aren’t immune to political trends. 

The tax treatment on carried interest … the prospect of regulation … credit availability … access to lawmakers … They’re all critical, and they’re all in play.

With these and other issues keeping us guessing, wouldn’t it be valuable for us to have a town forum where McCain and Obama agreed to field questions from an audience of PE professionals?

There’s good news.

On Tuesday afternoon, October 21, The Capital Roundtable is hosting the next best thing --   a very special MasterForum on

“Private Equity Faces the National Elections –

How We Can Navigate the Political Waters

in the Middle of a Financial Storm”

This is a one-time event featuring a panel of four senior private equity experts – all of whom are experienced in politics and government. 

Each is going to offer their close-up view of future legislation related to private equity. And more importantly, what the industry’s game plan ought to be. 

You don’t want to miss out on answers to questions like these … 

• With the credit squeeze continuing to worsen despite all the aggressive moves by the Fed, what remedies can we expect from each prospective administration? 

• What is the most credible case the industry can make to an Obama administration to avoid a wholesale change in carried-interest taxation?  And most important, will it convince? 

• What would be the effect on public pension funds (some say “catastrophic”) if current tax treatment changes? And can a Republican presidency really stave off the growing sentiment in Congress for carried-interest reform? 

• Could compensation of fund managers, generally, come under closer scrutiny, given some of today’s Midas-like returns in largely unregulated “private” equity?   

• How can Washington’s view of private equity be better managed, especially with both parties depending heavily on Wall Street heavyweights for key cabinet posts (Hank Paulsen, Robert Rubin, etc.) 

• Could the “green theme” being embraced by influential PE players (like NY’s Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, UK’s Doughty Hanson, and Silicon Valley’s Kleiner Perkins), in turn influence opinion of private equity on Capital Hill? 

• Will some form of government-administered universal healthcare dampen or brighten profits in the healthcare / medical device sectors?  And who really has the plan that will still keep these industries invigorated? 

• What will the favorability quotient be toward other industries like housing, traditional energy,  manufacturing,  big agriculture, and IT in the two administrations … and how will it be demonstrated?

Got your own tough questions? Get non-equivocal answers by some of the best-connected professionals straddling the two worlds of Washington politics and private equity.

And please be sure to stick around after the panel for the open-bar cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception!

GOT YOUR OWN TOUGH QUESTIONS? Get non-equivocal answers by some of the best-connected professionals straddling the two worlds of Washington politics and private equity. 

And be sure to stick around after the panel for an open-bar cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception!

For more information, please feel free to contact Dana DeMattia at 212/832-7333

ext. 102 or ddemattia@capitalroundtable.com.

Location details will be emailed to you upon registration.

Interested in Sponsorship?

Contact Samantha Feldman at sfeldman@capitalroundtable.com or 212/832-7333

ext. 112.

This program is being produced by The Capital Roundtable, America’s leading conference organization focusing on “need-to-know” information for professionals in the middle-market private equity community.  For more information about CR’s 25 annual MasterClasses and other events and programs, please visit www.capitalroundtable.com.

Registration

• Early Bird Registration Fee -- and save $100 off the regular fee!  Register by Wednesday, October 1, and the fee for the MasterForum & Reception is only $250.

• Premiere Registration Fee -- and save $55 off the regular fee!  Register by Friday, October 10, and the fee is $295.

• After that, the regular registration fee is $350.

• At the door, if space is available, the fee is $395.

• Special group rates -- The Capital Roundtable offers a special rate for 3 or more people from your firm. For more info, please contact Samantha Feldman at sfeldman@capitalroundtable.com or 212/832-7333 ext. 112.

• Location -- Private Club -- details will be emailed to you upon registration
  

You can pay by credit card (using the links above) or by check.

Mail your check and business card to:

New York Business Roundtable Inc.

12 East 44 Street, Penthouse,
New York, NY 10017.

Interested in sponsoring?
Contact Samantha Feldman at --
sfeldman@capitalroundtable.com

 212/832-7333  ext. 112

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You can pay by credit card or by check. Mail your check and business card to: New York Business Roundtable Inc., 12 East 44 Street, Penthouse, New York, NY 10017.

If the program is oversubscribed, we will notify you immediately and not charge your credit card. (If you need to cancel, please do so by Tuesday, September 18, at 5:00pm, and we will credit you for a future meeting.)

From time to time, for reasons beyond Capital Roundtable's control, program schedules and speakers become subject to change. We make every effort to announce substantive changes by email to registrants at least 48 hours in advance.

Have a special question? Please contact Samantha Feldman at 212/832-7333 ext. 112 or sfeldman@capitalroundtable.com.

Location

Midtown Manhattan location in an exclusive private club.

Audio Package

Can't attend but want to hear the program? You can buy the audio package along with the handouts. Purchase the audio package online now.

Sponsorship

The Capital Roundtable offers excellent sponsorship opportunities to reach the middle-market private-equity community. For more details, contact Arlene West at 212/832-0800 or by email at awest@capitalroundtable.com.