The 2007 Annual Awards Dinner, presented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, was our chance as the private equity community to honor the individual achievements of the following individuals:

 

2007 Stanley C. Golder Medal will be presented to Samuel B. Guren, Guren Capital.

 

 

2007 Richard J. Daley Medal will be presented to Steven N. Kaplan, University of Chicago GSB.

 

 

2007 Fellows Medal will be presented to John R. Willis, Willis Stein & Partners.

 

 

More than 460 people enjoyed the evening which began with a "nod" to George Lucas being in town (for another event) by Maura O'Hara and continued on through a wonderful dinner which was followed by the thoroughly enjoyable remarks of our three awardees and their presenters.  And all of this by the event's end at 8:10 p.m. 

 

We thank those who sponsored this event and continue to support the IVCA each year.  You are the reason that we are able to provide such wonderful events to our membership! 

 

We look forward to the 2008 Annual Awards Dinner!

Presenting Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

-Firm Name Listing- Baker & McKenzieBaker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLPBarnes & Thornburg LLPBDO Seidman, LLPBlackman Kallick, LLPBurke WarrenCendrowski Corporate AdvisorsCharter One BankDeloitte & ToucheDLA Piper LLP (US)EdelmanEmPower HRErnst & Young LLPFoley & Lardner LLPFreeborn & PetersFrost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C.Horwood Marcus & Berk CharteredIllinois Venture Capital AssociationJP MorganK&L GatesKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPKaye Scholer LLCKelley Drye & Warren LLPKirkland & Ellis LLPKPMG LLPKutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.Latham & Watkins LLPLazard Middle Market LLCMartin PartnersMayer Brown LLPMcDermott, Will & EmeryMcGuireWoods LLPNASDAQ OMX GroupNeal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLPPricewaterhouseCoopersQuarles & Brady LLPReed Smith LLPRobert W. Baird & Co.Ropes & Gray LLPRSM McGladrey, Inc.Russell Reynolds AssociatesSilicon Valley BankSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLPSpencer StuartThe Plexus GroupeThe Private BankThompson Flanagan & Co.Ungaretti & Harris LLPVedder Price P.C.Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLPWinston & Strawn LLPWTAS LLC

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-Firm Name Listing- Adams Street Partners, LLCApex Venture PartnersARCH Venture PartnersBaird Venture PartnersBeecken Petty O'Keefe & CompanyCapX PartnersCeres Venture Fund, L.P.Chicago Growth PartnersChrysalis VenturesConversus Asset Management, LLCCressey & Company LPDuchossois Technology Partners, LLCDunrath CapitalFinancial Investments CorporationFirst AnalysisFrontenac CompanyGTCR Golder Rauner, L.L.C.Hopewell VenturesIllinoisVENTURES, LLCJK&B CapitalKB PartnersLaSalle Capital Group, LPLaSalle Investments, IncorporatedLeo Capital HoldingsLinden LLCMachrie EnterprisesMadison Dearborn Partners LLCMatthew Pritzker CompanyMesirow Financial Private EquityMid Oaks Investments LLCMidwest Venture Partners LLCMK CapitalMotorola VenturesMVC CapitalNew World VenturesNorthern Trust Global AdvisorsOCA Venture PartnersOrigin VenturesPortage Venture PartnersPPM America Capital Partners, LLCPrairie CapitalPrism CapitalRCP Advisors LLCRiver Cities Capital FundsRoundTable Healthcare PartnersSandbox Industries LLCSeneca Partners, Inc.Siguler Guff & Company, LLCSterling PartnersSvoboda Capital PartnersThe Edgewater FundsThoma Bravo, LLCUIB CapitalWillis Stein & PartnersWind Point PartnersWinona Capital Management LLCWP Global PartnersWynnchurch Capital, Ltd.Zebra Technologies