IVCA Newsletter November 17, 2009

Association News

IVCA Profile Q&A: Bryan Cressey, Cressey & Company Partner and Recipient of the 2009 Stanley C. Golder Medal at the Upcoming IVCA Awards Dinner
CHICAGO � Bryan Cressey has been a fixture in the private equity industry since his beginnings with First Chicago Equity Group. He is a builder of opportunity, having co-founded Golder Thoma Cressey & Rauner, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners and founded his current firm, Cressey & Co. His particular expertise in the healthcare services field is widely acknowledged.
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January 18th IVCA Panel to feature Masters of Private Equity
On January 18th at 5:30 PM, IVCA will host a panel discussion with two of the "Masters" profiled in book, The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing written by Robert Finkel of Prism Capital. The event, sponsored by Mayer Brown LLP, will be moderated by David Greising, the book's co-author.
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PPRT Repeal Awaits Governor's Signature

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Reminder! Please update your firm information for the 2010 IVCA Membership Directory!
Production is beginning on the printed 2010 IVCA Membership Directory. All primary contacts should update their firm information at www.illinoisvc.org by November 24, 2009.
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Reminder! All table guest lists are due from sponsors and table purchasers by Monday, November 23, 2009!

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IVCA Events

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12/7/2009 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 2009 IVCA Awards Dinner presented by KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
1/12/2010 11:30am-1:30pm Panel Discussion - Topic TBD
2/9/2010 11:30am-1:30pm IVCA Toolkit Series: Topic TBD
3/11/2010 11:00am-2:00pm Luncheon Event - TBD
4/20/2010 11:30am-1:30pm Luncheon
5/19/2010 11:00am-2:00pm IVCA/NVCA Luncheon w/keynote speaker
6/0/2010 1:00pm-5:00pm Annual Baseball Outingwith family & friends
6/2/2010 11:30am-1:30pm IVCA Toolkit Series: Topic TBD
9/14/2010 11:30am-1:30pm IVCA Toolkit Series: Topic TBD
10/21/2010 8:00am-4:30pm 10th Annual CFO Summit for Finance Professionals of Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms
11/17/2010 IVCA Toolkit Series: Topic TBD
12/6/2010 5:00pm-9:00pm IVCA Annual Awards Dinner

Other Events of Interest

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11/18/2009 3rd Annual Midwest Alternative Energy Venture Forum
11/19/2009 4:00 p.m. TMA presents Remarks by George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America
11/20/2009 8:00am-9:30am Complimentary Breakfast Program - Google and Allstate Share a Strategic Approach to Hiring presented by University of Waterloo
3/24/2010 11th Annual InvestMidwest, March 24&25, Now Accepting Applications for Companies to Present

Industry News

Water Street Healthcare Partners' Sarnova Acquires Metropolitan Medical
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Motorola Ventures Funded CopperGate Acquired by Sigma Designs
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GTCR Golder Rauner Backed ConvergEx Acquires NYFIX Business
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ARCH Venture Partners Raises Funds for Lexington's Pulmatrix
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Apex Venture Partners Raises Funds for Bitwave
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LaSalle Capital Group's Paramount Building Solutions Named Portfolio Company of the Year
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Edgewater Announces Portfolio Company Add-On

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OCA Venture Backed Brickfish Snags Sales Exec From Google
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Mesirow, MK Capital, First Analysis Consultant Christopher Assif Named to Entrust Healthcare
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Baird Venture Partners Highlighted in Neurotechnology Overview
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WestLB Mellon Asset Management Fund-of-Fund Adviser Siguler Guff Deal
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MVC Capital Files 8-K and Issues Unaudited Year-End Net Asset Value
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Maranon Capital Provides One-Stop Financing for PKWARE
Maranon Capital, L.P. is pleased to announce the closing of a $38 million one-stop financing facility to support the purchase of PKWARE, Inc. by Novacap Technologies III, LP and management. Maranon's investment consisted of $28 million of senior revolving credit and term debt and $10 million of mezzanine debt. Maranon also invested $4 million of equity in the transaction. Grace Matthews, Inc. provided advisory services to PKWARE and also invested in the transaction through an affiliate.
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Research, Resources and Statistics

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11/10/2009 Characteristics of an Entrepreneur - John L. Hines
10/28/2009 The Codification of GAAP (Latham & Watkins LLP)
10/23/2009 Website Spoofing: A New Threat For Financial Services Firms (Wildman Harrold)
10/22/2009 2009 CFO Summit - Accounting (McGladrey & Pullen, LLP)
10/22/2009 2009 CFO Summit - Taxes (WTAS LLC)
10/22/2009 2009 IVCA CFO Summit - Thomson Review - Matt Toole (Thomson Reuters)
10/22/2009 2009 CFO Summit - Federal Outlook - John Taylor (NVCA)
10/22/2009 2009 CFO Summit - Legal - Bruce Ettelson (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
10/22/2009 2009 CFO Summit - CFO Hot Topics
10/14/2009 iBIO's inaugural issue of PROPEL Connections
9/1/2009 Baker Tilly Survey of U.S. Manufacturing Professionals
8/28/2009 Regulation and Registration of Private Equity/Venture Capital Fund Advisers (Winston & Strawn LLP)
8/27/2009 FDIC Issues Final Policy on Private Equity Acquisitions of Failed Banks (Latham & Watkins)
8/25/2009 FUND FORMATION & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ALERT (Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg)
8/20/2009 Regulatory Implementation of the Changes the 2009 Stimulus Bill Made to the SBIC Program (Wildman Harrold)
8/7/2009 Foreign Investment Reporting Extended for Certain Taxpayers (Blackman Kallick)
7/6/2009 The Expanding SBIC Program: An Untapped Resource For Private Equity Funds (Wildman Harrold)
6/2/2009 Stimulus Package - SBA Implements Recovery Act Changes for SBIC Funds (McGuireWoods)
5/18/2009 State of Venture Capital in Illinois May 2009
5/14/2009 SBIC Limited Partners' Recertification Notice - McGuireWoods
4/10/2009 Addressing Systemic Risk Could Mean Required Registration of Advisers to Private Investment Funds - Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
4/8/2009 Proposed Carried Interest Legislation - Reed Smith LLP
2/2/2009 'Will the Economy Affect Your Business's Value?' - Blackman Kallick LLP
2/2/2009 Supply Chain Risk Identification and Management - Ernst & Young LLP
11/18/2008 11.18.08 Toolkit - BOD Best Practices - Winston & Strawn Presentation
11/18/2008 11.18.08 IVCA Toolkit - BOD Best Practices - Winston & Strawn Handout #1
11/18/2008 11.18.08 IVCA Toolkit - BOD Best Practices - Winston & Strawn Handout #2
11/18/2008 11.18.08 IVCA Toolkit - BOD Best Practices - Winston & Strawn Handout #3
11/18/2008 11.18.08 IVCA Toolkit - BOD Best Practices - NASDAQ OMX Group Presentation
8/1/2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers - Point of View: Fair Value Accounting
7/22/2008 IVCA Private Equity Monitor 2Q2008
5/30/2008 FAS141(R) Business Combinations and Accounting for Income Taxes
5/20/2008 IVCA Private Equity Monitor 1Q2008
5/13/2008 2007 IVCA Annual Report
4/16/2008 Carl Tannenbaum - Presentation for 2008 Annual IVCA/NVCA Luncheon
1/31/2008 IVCA Private Equity Monitor 4Q2007

Jobs

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10/14/2009 Maranon Capital: Post MBA Vice President
8/10/2009 Valor Equity:Portfolio Company Vice President Finance