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Partial List of
Past Attendees
2tor Inc.
AboutEdu Inc.
AEA Investors LP
Alliance Holdings Inc.
Alpine Investors LP
Alvarez & Marsal
American Academy
American Federation of Teachers
American Learning Corp.
American Sentinel University
Angelo Gordon & Co.
Antenna International
Apax Partners LP
ARC Advisors (HK)
Argosy Capital
Ashford Capital Managment Inc.
Assoc. of Private Sector Colleges & Universities
Audax Group
Austin Ventures LP
Avondale Partners
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barclays Capital Inc.
BC Partners Inc.
Berkery Noyes & Co.
BMO Capital Markets
Boston Ventures
Brentwood Associates
Brockway Moran & Partners Inc.
BSG Team Ventures
C/H Global Strategies
C3 Capital LLC
Camden Partners
Campus Direct Inc.
Capstone Partners
Career Education Corp.
Carlyle Group LLC
Castanea Partners
Catapult Learning LLC
Champion College Services Inc.
Charter Oak Capital
Chicago Growth Partners
CHS Capital
CMS Companies
Coady Diemar Partners
College Board
CollegeBound Network
Columbia Capital LLC
Concorde Career Colleges Inc.
Conversion Partners
Corinthian Capital Group LLC
Cortiva Education Inc.
Credit Suisse Group
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
DeVry Inc.
Diamond Castle Holdings
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Discovery Americas
Disney Publishing Worldwide
Dow Lohnes PLLC
Drexel University Online
Drinker Biddle & Reath
Dwight Family of Schools Co.
East Wind Advisors
Edison Ventures
Education Growth Partners LLC
Education Realty Group
EducationDynamics
Edwards Angell
Eisner LLP
Eos Partners LP
Epic Partners
Excelsior College
Falcon Investment Advisors
Fenway Partners LLC
Fidelity Investments
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Finn Dixon & Herling
Florida Institute of Tech.
ForProfit EDU
Fox Hill Capital LLC
Fullbridge Inc.
Gardner Russo & Gardner
GCLR LLC
GE Capital
Gemini Investors
Generation Partners
Goodwin Procter LLP
Grant Thornton LLP
Greene Holcomb & Fisher
Greenhill Capital
GRO Capital LLC
Ground Swell Equity Partners
Gryphon Investors
H. I. G. Capital LLC
Halyard Capital
Hamilton Lane
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Huron Capital Partners
IBM Corp.
Idea Foundry Inc.
Ignite Education Group
Invus Group LLC
iQ4 Corp.
ITCourseware.com
J. P. Morgan Chase
Jordan Edmiston Group
K12 Inc.
Kaplan Inc.
Kelso & Co.
Knowledge Universe Education LP
Kohlberg Kravis
KPMG LLP
LaSalle Capital Group
Lazard Middle Market
Leeds Equity Partners
Liberty Partners LP
LLR Partners Inc.
Lucas Group
Macquarie Capital (USA)
Madison Dearborn Partners
Management Consultant
McGladrey
McGraw-Hill Companies
Medley Capital LLC
MetSchools Inc.
MHT Partners LP
Milestone Partners
Monitor Clipper Partners LLC
Monroe College
Montclair Board of Education
Morgan Joseph & Co.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity
Mosaica Education
New Mountain Capital
New York Life Capital Partners LLC
New York Times Co.
Noodle Education Inc.
NorthStar Education Services Inc.
Northwest Evaluation Association
Nova Venture Fund Ltd.
OnCourse Learning
Pace Law School
Palm Ventures LLC
Parthenon Group LLC
Penfund
Penn Hill Group
Piper Jaffray & Co.
Powers Pyles
Primus Capital Funds
Providence Equity
Quad Partners LLC
Renovus Capital Partners
Revolution Learning
Riverside Co.
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Rocket Learning
Ropes & Gray LLP
RSR Partners
Russell Reynolds
Salmon Sims Thomas & Associates PLLC
Sankaty Advisors LLC
Scholastic Inc.
Sessions.edu Inc.
Shefrin Olson & Olive
Signal Hill Capital Group
SNR Denton
Software & Information Industry Association
Sorenson Capital
Soros Fund Management
SoundBite Communications Inc.
Specialized Education
Services Inc.
Spectra Advisors
Squire Sanders & Dempsey
St. Charles Capital
Sterling Partners
Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
Studybeat.com Inc.
Summer Street Capital
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.
Sutter & Verville PC
TA Associates Inc.
Teachers' Private Capital
Thomas L. Creel PC
Tooling University LLC
Tricap Partners & Co.
Trident Capital LP
TriState Capital Bank
Trophy Point Capital
True North Education
Tutor.com Inc.
U. S. Department of Education
University Ventures Fund LLC
Valhalla Partners
ValueAct Capital LLC
Vector Careers
Veritas Education LLC
Veronis Suhler
Stevenson Partners
W. P. Carey & Co. LLC
Wafra Partners LLC
Warburg Pincus LLC
Weiser LLP
Weld North LLC
Wicks Group of Companies LLC
XRoads Solutions Group
YTI Career Institute
ZelnickMedia Corp.
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Clear the date July 26 on your calendar!
CLICK HERE now to register before it's too late!
An ENCORE Conference
For Middle-Market Private Equity
& Mezzanine Investors & Lenders
Private Equity Investing
In For-Profit Education Companies
Middle-Market Investors Are Finding
Lots of Profitable High-Growth Segments
Attendance Is Limited!
CLICK HERE to Register Now
CHAIRED BY
Larry Shagrin, Partner
Brockway Moran & Partners Inc.
Featuring 20 Expert Speakers Including --
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Jay N. Bartlett, Parthenon Group LLC
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Robert A. Bernstein, Leeds Equity Partners LLC
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James M. Bodner, Cohen Group
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T. Andrew Boswell, Brockway Moran & Partners Inc.
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Mark Claypool, Educational Services of America
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Jeffery M. Farrero, Chicago Growth Partners LLC
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Gregory Ferenbach, Dow Lohnes PLLC
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Carlos J. Ferreira, Grant Thornton LLP
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Lincoln E. Frank, Quad Partners LLC
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Atif U. Gilani, Renovus Capital Partners
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Jonathon C. Glass, Dow Lohnes PLLC
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Stephen Hoffman, Former CEO of Element K
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Kathleen Jones, BMO Harris Bank
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John S. Katzman, 2tor Inc.
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Harold O. Levy, Palm Ventures LLC
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Robert Lytle, Parthenon Group LLC
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Daniel T. Madzelan, Former Acting Asst. Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U. S. Department of Education
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Michael T. Moe, GSV Asset Management
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Daniel S. Pianko, University Ventures Fund LLC
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Jason Rosenberg, Sterling Partners
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Jeffrey M. Silber, BMO Capital Markets Corp.
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Scott A. Wieler, Signal Hill Capital Group LLC
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Todd Zipper, Learning House Inc.
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FULL-DAY CONFERENCE
Thursday, July 26, 2012
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
New York City
Designed to Meet the Needs of GPs, LPs, & Managers of Buyout, Growth Equity, Mezzanine, & Lending Funds, as Well as Independent Sponsors, Operating Partners, Portfolio Company Managers, and the Bankers, Lawyers, Accountants,
& Other Advisors Who Support Them
Faculty | Schedule | Registration | Location | Sponsorship | Audio Package |
Mention for-profit education companies to most people, and what first comes to mind are the big guns who make the headlines -- e.g., Apollo, DeVry, and Pearson.
As a result, most people think that all for-profit education companies are being hammered by regulatory uncertainty and worries about students’ return on investment.
But in fact, total private equity transaction volume increased in 2011 over the previous year.
Middle-market investors are finding opportunities in the post-secondary arena, and putting other high-growth education segments on their radars, including education technology, online and corporate training, and outsourced education services.
Many middle-market businesses are trading at significant multiples. And lenders are aggressively financing transactions.
All kinds of interesting opportunities abound for middle-market PE investors, and
you can hear where the sector is heading by attending The Capital Roundtable’s
ENCORE full-day conference on “Private Equity Investing in For-Profit Education
Companies,” in New York City on Thursday, July 26.
Sponsored by --
- Dow Lohnes PLLC
- Grant Thornton LLP
- Parthenon Group LLC
Plus our own “early admissions” policy gains you additional savings. Sign up for
this conference before June 15, 2012, and your registration qualifies for our Early
Bird Rate -- a generous discount of $400.
Education is now the second largest market in the U.S., valued at $1.3 trillion. So while an industry of this size will always be scrutinized by regulators, the most onerous recent changes are likely over, and investors should face an easier climate down the road. And while eventual passage is not guaranteed, several pieces of legislation favoring the for-profit industry have been proposed in Congress.
In the K-12 space, the federal “Race To The Top” initiative has enabled a growing level of privatization in the K-12 segment, and rewarding districts for embracing alternative models, technological advances, and locally-based criteria.
Schools in these states have more flexibility in how they spend federal funds to benefit students, which benefits for-profit companies focusing on high-quality programs and services.
The corporate training market is also rebounding -- budgets are slowly coming back and many companies are trading at very high multiples. Some of the brightest spots include companies offering mission-critical training to the government, health care, and other demanding markets. Other interesting sectors include companies in the forefront of data collection and student assessment,nd companies providing guidance and technology services for the new digital age.
Just some recent middle-market private equity activity includes --
- Providence Equity Partners’ acquisition of educational software company Blackboard Inc.
- Permira Funds’ acquisition of student assessment provider Renaissance Learning.
- And Leeds Equity Partners’ acquisition of private school network Nobel Learning Communities.
To chair this timely conference, we’re delighted to welcome Larry Shagrin, Partner at Brockway Moran & Partners, a middle-market private equity firm with headquarters in Boca Raton. Larry has over 17 years of private equity experience, and has been a Partner at Brockway Moran since 2002.
Prior to Brockway Moran, Larry was involved with education-related PE investments as a managing director with William Blair Capital Partners and The Palmer Group. His recent education investments include Turning Technologies and Crisis Prevention Institute. Larry earned a BS in business administration from Ohio State University and an MBA from the Wharton School.
20 Education Specialists Cover The Deals And The Developments
Along with Larry, four lively and informative panel discussions will feature 20 knowledgeable PE experts in the for-profit education industry -- including GPs, portfolio company operating executives, investment bankers, lenders, consultants, and more. They will share their real-world perspectives, lessons learned, and industry outlooks, including insights on recent deal activity and managing current portfolio companies.
You’ll hear why the recovering economy is a motivating force for prospective for-profit education students. Industry self-regulation combined with greater employment prospects are making consumers more comfortable they will come out of for-profit programs with a job.
You’ll also hear how private equity firms and for-profit companies are navigating through the uncertainty of November elections. While there could be ramifications on municipal and government budgets, we’ll discuss what steps people are taking to be well positioned for success no matter what.
Register now to get current answers to the questions on your mind --
- What are the positive trends for the education industry in 2012-13?
- What are some of the main challenges that PE investors are facing in the education sector?
- How do enrollment figures compare between for-profit and non-profit institutions? As public non-profits expand their online offerings, what does the future hold?
- What are valuations in the sector — reasonable, high, or somewhere in between?
- What recent middle-market deals are notable? What deals are in the pipeline?
- How are lenders approaching education deals, and what factors are behind their decisions?
- Are there proposed federal or state regulations that would create obstacles in the education space? What is the current legislative climate?
- What November election outcomes could shake up the middle-market education marketplace? How should for-profit education companies be prepared?
- Which education-related technologies are getting the most traction today? How are digital tools changing the industry for the better?
- How are private equity firms adding value to their education portfolio companies?
- And much, much more.
Make Contacts And Connections In A One-On-One Environment
As with our previous education conferences, you’ll have plenty of opportunities throughout the day to network with both your peers and with industry professionals. Our agenda includes ample time, with session breaks and an open lunch, when you can exchange ideas and business cards with fellow attendees and featured speakers.
You should attend this conference if you are a --
- GP or LP looking to invest in education companies.
- New PE firm considering investing in education.
- Hedge fund manager or venture capitalist interested in this specialized space.
- Partner or operating executive of an education portfolio company.
- Lender seeking participation in education transactions.
- Investment banker pursuing deals with education companies.
- Attorney or advisor representing education companies.
- Executive search professional recruiting for the private equity industry.
Remember, register with our Early Bird Rate by June 15, 2012, and you’ll save $400
off our standard fee! Please make your reservation now so you’re not
disappointed. We’ll be looking forward to greeting you.
For more information, please feel free to contact Mara Kane at 212-832-7300 ext. 0 or af@capitalroundtable.com.
This conference 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 The Capital Roundtable’s 30 annual conferences and other events and programs, please visit www.capitalroundtable.com.
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Faculty
Chaired By
- Larry Shagrin, Partner, Brockway Moran & Partners Inc.
Hosted By
- Burt Alimansky, Managing Partner, Alimansky & Bethell Group, and Chairman, The Capital Roundtable
Speakers
- Jay N. Bartlett, Partner,
Parthenon Group LLC
- Robert A. Bernstein, Senior Managing Director,
Leeds Equity Partners LLC
- James M. Bodner, Co-President,
Cohen Group
- T. Andrew Boswell, Vice President, Brockway Moran & Partners Inc.
- Mark Claypool, President & CEO,
Educational Services of America
- Jeffery M. Farrero, Principal, Chicago Growth Partners LLC
- Gregory Ferenbach, Member, Dow Lohnes PLLC
- Carlos J. Ferreira, Partner,
Grant Thornton LLP
- Lincoln E. Frank, Managing Partner, Quad Partners LLC
- Jonathon C. Glass, Member,
Dow Lohnes PLLC
- Stephen Hoffman, Former CEO of Element K
- Kathleen Jones, Managing Director,
BMO Harris Bank
- John S. Katzman, Executive Chairman,
2tor Inc.
- Atif U. Gilani, Partner, Renovus Capital Partners
- Harold O. Levy, Managing Director, Palm Ventures LLC
- Robert Lytle, Partner, Parthenon Group LLC
- Daniel T. Madzelan, Former Acting Asst. Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U. S. Department of Education
- Michael T. Moe, President & CIO,
GSV Asset Management
- Daniel S. Pianko, Founding Partner,
University Ventures Fund LLC
- Jason Rosenberg, Principal, Sterling Partners
- Jeffrey M. Silber, Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets Corp.
- Scott A. Wieler, Chairman, Signal Hill Capital Group LLC
- Todd Zipper, E.V.P. & Chief Mktg. Officer,
Learning House Inc.
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Schedule
Conference
07:30 - 08:30
08:30 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:45
09:45 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:15
12:15 - 01:15
01:15 - 02:15
02:15 - 03:15
03:15 - 03:30
03:30 - 04:30
04:30
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Registration, Networking, & Continental Breakfast
Welcoming Remarks & Audience Introductions
Introductory Keynote
Chairman’s Keynote -- "Investing in Education & Training Businesses"
Coffee & Networking Break
First Panel -- “From the Trenches -- Five Private Equity Investors Report Why They Like Education Companies”
Luncheon & Networking
Second Panel -- “Due Diligence, Deal Structuring, Pricing, & Exits -- Four Top Deal Professionals Explain How They Identify & Navigate the Unique Issues of Education Deals"
Third Panel -- “Legal & Regulatory Issues -- Four Top Deal Professionals Explain the Impact on Industry Valuations, Acquisition Activity, & How Issues Are Identified & Navigated”
Coffee & Networking Break
Fourth Panel -- “War Stories -- Perspectives from CEOs & CFOs Who Have Been Through the Cycle”
Networking & Adjournment
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Registration
- Early Bird Registration Fee -- and save $400 off the standard fee! Register by Friday, June 15, and the fee for the conference is $995.
- Premiere Registration Fee -- save $200 off the standard fee! Register by Friday, July 6, and the fee for the conference is $1195.
- After that, the standard fee is $1395 for the conference.
- At the door, if space is available, the fee is $1495 for the conference.
- Special group rates -- The Capital Roundtable offers a special discount for 2 or more people. For more info, please contact Mara Kane af@capitalroundtable.com or 212-832-7300 ext 0.
Click Here to Register >> Purchase Audio Package >>
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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.
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 Thursday, July 19, at 5:00pm, and we will credit you for a future conference.)
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 Mara Kane at 212-832-7300 ext. 0 or by email at af@capitalroundtable.com.
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Location
The University Club
College Hall -- First Floor
One West 54 Street (at 5th Avenue)
New York City
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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.
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Sponsorship
The Capital Roundtable offers excellent marketing and business development opportunities to reach the middle-market private-equity community . For
more details, please contact Dana DeMattia at 212-832-7300 or by email at ddemattia@capitalroundtable.com.
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