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ACG NORTHEAST'S LARGEST SKI CONFERENCE
This year's 3rd annual ACG Stratton Ski and Board Networking Conference will take place on January 27- 29 (Sunday-Tuesday). Over 120 Dealmakers will hit the slopes this year. Where else can you find professionals in private equity, hedge funds, lending, investment banking, legal and accounting , sharing a number of experiences with each other that magnifies the possibility of deals being developed, way after the snow has melted. This years Stratton Ski Event will be held In conjunction with our Boston and Northeast Chapters. ACG has secured special room and ticket rates as well as insured top notch accommodations. You don't have to know how to ski or board to participate. Enjoy Stratton's premier spa, cross country ski, work out, or shop at Manchester, Vermont's fine selection of Outlet stores.
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Adam Blumenthal is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Blue Wolf Capital Management, and is a member of Blue Wolf's investment committee.
From 1989 to 2002, Mr. Blumenthal built and managed American Capital Strategies ("American Capital" or "ACAS"), a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine fund (NASDAQ: ACAS). When Mr. Blumenthal joined ACAS in 1989, it had one other employee and had not yet raised institutional capital. In the subsequent years, he played a central role in building it into a publicly traded business development corporation with a portfolio of over $1 billion invested in sixty-three middle-market companies by the time he left in 2002. From American Capital's 1997 initial public offering until 2002, when he left American Capital to become First Deputy Comptroller of the City of New York, Mr. Blumenthal served continuously on ACAS's board of directors, and was a founding member of the investment committee of ACAS, while holding positions including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President and Vice Chairman. Over this time, American Capital produced a 22% IRR to investors in its initial public offering ("IPO"). Committee Chair: Steve Lewis, HRH |
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ACG welcomes Dan Bonoff, Partner at Angelo Gordon, who will speak on March 4th at the Union League Club.
For Angelo, Gordon, bucking tradition goes hand-in- hand with making money. The hedge fund firm specializes in so-called "non-traditional" investments, such as distressed assets (bankrupt and other troubled companies), merger arbitrage (mergers, reorganizations, or liquidations), and convertible arbitrage (trading strategies-based convertible securities). Angelo, Gordon has expanded its investment activities into utility markets, real estate, and credit arbitrage. The company gives clients the choice of focusing their investments on just one of the company's strategies, or diversifying across several. Angelo, Gordon, which was founded in 1988, has about $11 billion in assets under management. |
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Our 5th annual Tri-State Conference held in conjunction with the NJ and CT Chapters, will focus on INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING. This years event will be held on March 25th at the Roosevelt Hotel from 3pm to 9pm.
The Committee is hard at work ensuring this years event will once again be a sell-out. We're currently seeking a limited amount of sponsors for the Tri-State Conference. If you're interested, contract Lou Halstead at halstead@acg.org New York Committee Chair: William Henrich, Getzler-Henrich |
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At the 37th annual InterGrowth, we're expecting more than 2,000 attendees for what will be an outstanding event. Given the size of the conference, we've taken special care in planning for ways in which attendees can maximize their investment. The expansive Marriott World Center in Orlando, Florida, will provide InterGrowth with more rooms and a newly constructed conference center, which means most attendees will be in one location with plenty of elbow room.
Capital Connection exhibitors will provide all attendees with expanded firm profiles that will contain detailed information about each exhibitor and their portfolio companies. With special "preview hours", attendees will have access to the Capital Connection tables prior to the actual event so as to better plan face-to- face meetings later that evening. Capital Connection exhibitors will be organized by deal size focus into three groups. The DealSource event will utilize sophisticated social networking software so that meetings are easily planned and confirmed with both parties. World class speakers will address topical issues: business, politics, sports and the economy. From a social perspective, there will be golf outings on both the front end and back end of the conference. Tennis will return to InterGrowth. For all you runners, we are adding an InterGrowth 5k event. The always popular reception exclusively for Private Equity Groups, Intermediaries and Corporate Executives will be back in 2008. The signature opening reception will be held by an expansive pool in a tropical setting. 2008 will see the addition of an attendee lounge open throughout the conference so that attendees can have an easy place to meet and relax in between sessions and events. On Thursday afternoon, there will be a networking event around big screen televisions that will carry the opening round of the Masters Golf Tournament. Both Wednesday and Thursday night will feature "ACG Unplugged", late night events with music and socializing. This year's New York Intergrowth party will be held in conjunction with the Louisiana Chapter. The fun starts on April 9th right after the opening cocktail party. Our previous parties included Disco (hey..some people like it!), The Alabama Blues Brothers (some people even took down their draws), and The Grateful Dead (Deadheads liked this one...that band was rockin)...This years event will feature New Orleans Zydeco music and a Mardi Gras atmosphere and will be sponsored by The Deal, Merrill Corporation, and PNC.
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Join us on March 24th, as we welcome John Jordan, Chairman and CEO of Jordan Industries. Information to follow. |
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1st Annual Manufacturing Conference Competitive Operational Strategies for US Manufacturers in a Global Economy EVENT OVERVIEW: The Association for Corporate Growth, New York Chapter (ACG NY) invites you and your Manufacturing and PE firm to participate in a discussion on competing successfully in a Global Economy on May 1 and May 2, 2008 at the Ritz Carlton in Westchester, NY. Keynote Speaker: Ralph Keller, President , Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). Keller will present on "Competitive Operational Strategies for US Manufacturers in a Global Economy". The discussion will be followed by a panel discussion by company leaders who are facing and dealing with such challenges. **Details will follow** |
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Our 4th Annual Dealsource & Capital Connection will be held on May 20th at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. Our focus this year will be on International and Domestic dealmaking. Attending will be both U.S. and international investment bankers serving the finest global beers. In addiition, we have added a morning program that will feature both U.S.. and international private equity firms.
We're presently planning a number of panels during the day, a speed dating session between investment bankers and private equity firms as well as developing panel discussions. Calendar the date, as this event will be sold out early. We have limited Investment banking and private equity tables available...if you're intersted in applying for a table...please contact the following committee members. Investment Banker Tables: Andrew P. Bonanno (212) 624-9426 or Andrew.Bonanno@AmericanCapital.com Private Equity Tables: David Hobert (413) 207-2517 or DHobert@sovereignbank.com Sponsorships: Jerome Romano (212) 809-1434 or jromano@tmcapital.com We'd like to thank our early committed sponsors: DLA Piper, TM Capital, M&A International, Merrill Datasite, The Deal, Dealmaker Magazine, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Dow Jones. Committee Chair: Jerome Romano, TM Capital |
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Please welcome Merrill Corporation as our Platinum sponsor for our 2008 Program Year. Merrill has also agreed to sponsor every ACG event during the year...which actually qualifies it as a Super Platinum sponsor. We thank them for allowing ACG to be able to put on quality programming and events that will benefit the dealmaking community.
Merrill is a diversified communication and document service company applying advanced information systems and Intranet/Internet technology to provide a broad range of services to financial, legal and corporate clients. Through this comprehensive agreement Merrill seeks to create awareness within ACG-NY for its DataSite online virtual deal room software for due diligence, along with its printing capabilities and translation services. |
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What makes ACG-NY a thriving and growing networking organization? It's our Executive Board and Board of Directors. So, next time you run into them (they have a ribbon on their badges), ask them how you can get involved in ACG. A new board will be selected for 2009. Board members are selected in part by their activity in supporting ACG. You don't need to be a Director to participate...Have an idea, submit an article, know someone who should join ACG, or a programming idea...it's as easy as sending me an email at rblumenfeld@bryantparkcapital.com and I will get back to you.
Board Members: Steve Lewis-Fitzmaurice & Co., Steve Goldsmith- Healthcare Business Credit, Bob Landis- Riverside, Paul Smolevitz-TM Capital, Michael Kliegman-PriceWaterhouseCooper, Barry Kolevzon, George Horowitz, Jeff Wurst-Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, Sam Seraphim-Fieldston Investors, Justin Abelow- Deutsche Bank, Thomas Steiglehner- Silver Point Capital, David N. Deutsch-DND & Co., William Kane-MTS Health Investors, Jerome Romano-TM Capital, Kenneth Kramer, Michelle Von Hellemont-Stax, Bev Landstreet-Proudfoot, Lee Justo- York International, Toby Dingemans-KPMG, Craig Hoffman-NexCen Brands, Jim Sullivan-Merrill Corporation, William Henrich-Getzler Henrich, Mark Kuehn-Gibbons, Robert Barnwell-Royal Bank of Scotland, Ted Chasanoff-Mahoney Cohen, Kevin Genda-Ceberus, Steve Goldsmith-Healthcare Finance Group, Djena Graves-ICV Capital, and Rob Long- Allied Capital
Honorary Board Members: Mark Opel-American Capital Strategies David Soloway-The Madison Group Executive Committee: Robert M. Blumenfeld (Bryant Park Capital), Robert Landis (Riverside), Michael Kliegman (PriceWaterhouseCooper), Stephen Prostor (Citibank) Barry Kolevzon (Marbllet), Burt Alimansky (Alimanksy Capital Group), and Robert Barnwell (RBOS) Ex Presidents Committee: Calvin Navatto, Burt Alimansky, Alan Gelband, Gary Roelke, Ronald Johnson and David Cunn. |
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If you're interested in getting involved in ACG...the best way is by getting involved on a committee, recommending speakers and new conference ideas. Please contact Bobby Blumenfeld at rblumenfeld@bryantparkcapital.com I'll see you at our next event, |
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