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About NYPEN
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The New York Private Equity Network (NYPEN) is the premier professional association exclusively for private equity investment
professionals in the greater New York City area. NYPEN was founded in 2001 and today boasts a membership base of more than 2,000 professionals
representing in excess of 800 investment firms. The organization serves its members with both educational content and networking
events. NYPEN's programming fosters the development of investing-specific skills and knowledge in a format where
professionals can share experiences, benchmark best practices and develop relationships with peers across the industry. The
organization's member base includes general and limited partners investing in private equity across industry sectors and stages of a
private company's life cycle, including venture, growth and buyout.
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Networking Events
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NYPEN provides a unique forum for private
equity investors to grow their network.
NYPEN's private networking and recreational
events bring together leaders.. Read More
NYPEN provides a unique forum for private
equity investors to grow their network.
NYPEN's private networking and recreational
events bring together leaders in private equity
today as well as the next generation of private equity
leaders to connect and forge relationships that will
serve them throughout their careers. No other association
offers private equity investors such focused opportunities
to network with a group consisting exclusively of industry peers.
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Education Events
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NYPEN's education events focus on practical
and relevant subject matter that members can
immediately appy to their professions.
Topics covered have included.. Read More
NYPEN's education events focus on practical
and relevant subject matter that members can
immediately appy to their professions.
Topics covered have included investing skills
such as contract negotiation, management assessment,
and tax, accounting and legal training. More
broadly, educational sessions have also covered
topics such as implications of the political
landscape, and being an effective board member.
Presenters and panelists at education events
feature today's foremost private equity leaders
who have developed unparalleled expertise in their
respective fields. Roundtable and panel discussion
formats create intimate settings that foster
worthwhile interaction between speakers and members.
Education events are held in the evening so as not
to interfere with working hours.
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NYPEN Sponsors
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For three decades, Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has been delivering leadership, problem solving and value creation to companies ranging from middle-market businesses to complex multinational organizations. A&M's restructuring and entrepreneurial heritage infuses our culture with an "edge" that we bring to companies seeking to compete more effectively, improve operationally and succeed in every economic environment. Our recipe for talent includes a powerful blend of operating, industry and consulting professionals, who partner with world-class companies when action matters most.
www.alvarezandmarsal.com
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Antares Capital is a credit manager and leading provider of financing solutions for middle-market, private equity-backed transactions. Antares issued more than $18 billion in financing during 2016, and was named 2017 Lender of the Year by ACG NY and 2015 Dealmakers of the Year by Mergers & Acquisitions. Antares Capital is a subsidiary of Antares Holdings LP.
www.antares.com
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GLG is the world's leading membership for professional learning. Business leaders, investors, consultants, social entrepreneurs, and other top professionals rely on GLG to learn in short- and long-term engagements from more than 500,000 members and other experts. Over 350 private equity firms rely on GLG to improve performance and reduce risk. Clients leverage our global, peer-to-peer learning platform to connect with the world's top professionals on-demand and within our industry-leading compliance framework. GLG is a force multiplier for our clients' investment processes, drawing from a membership of more than 23,000 senior executives and more than 12,000 current and former C-level operators at companies with annual sales over $100M.
www.glg.it
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Juniper Square is the leader in partnership enablement for the private funds industry, offering a universal system for GPs and their LPs to seamlessly connect and communicate across every stage of their partnerships. Juniper Square empowers investment managers to accelerate fundraising, scale operations efficiently, and improve investor satisfaction. More than 1,700 GPs rely on Juniper Square to manage more than 300,000 LPs and $2 trillion in private assets.
www.junipersquare.com
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For more than 100 years, Kirkland has provided exceptional service to clients around the world in complex corporate and tax, restructuring, litigation and intellectual property matters. With more than 30 years of significant private equity experience, Kirkland's lawyers have pioneered structures and techniques in private equity investing and fund formation that are now broadly used. The Firm has one of the largest private equity practices in the world, serving more than 400 private equity firms from the bulge bracket to the middle market, and the largest deal flow of any law firm, allowing Kirkland attorneys to closely monitor market terms. Kirkland receives top rankings across league tables year after year, not only by number of transactions, but also by total value of transactions. As a result, Kirkland's Private Equity Group has been honored by Law360 as a "Practice Group of the Year" for the past six years in a row. For the last ten years, Kirkland's Investment Funds Group has been named a Tier 1 law firm by Chambers & Partners. The Firm's experience is surpassed only by Kirkland's service-focused approach, ability to tailor teams to cater to the special needs of each client, and its reputation of for structuring, negotiating and closing highly sophisticated transactions.
www.kirkland.com
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Marsh is the world leader in delivering risk and insurance services and solutions to clients. It provides global risk management, risk consulting, insurance broking, alternative risk financing, and insurance program management services for businesses, public entities, associations, professional services organizations, and private clients. Marsh is organized by client, industry, and risk categories to facilitate the global delivery of highly specialized products and services covering a wide spectrum of risks
www.marsh.com
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Mercer's Private Equity advisory business serves the deal community across the globe. In the recent past, Mercer has advised private equity investors in hundreds of transactions, spanning a broad cross-section of industry verticals and geographies. With a team of dedicated private equity consultants and a bench of human capital content experts located in more than 40 countries, Mercer brings deep understanding of the financial, technical and operational side of human capital in transactions. Our advisory services anchor around creating value, managing risk, and delivering creative solutions throughout the lifecycle of an investment from due diligence to portfolio management, through to exit strategies for large and mid-cap private equity firms. Services include diligence and post-closing advice, implementation, and ongoing performance analytics on compensation, talent assessment and development, benefit programs, workforce communication and change, culture alignment, and HR operations. We have extensive on the ground experience, as well as the industry-leading tools and best practices that only Mercer can deliver as a leading global human capital consulting firm.
www.mercer.com
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VRC (Valuation Research Corporation) is a leading independent, third-party firm that has been providing valuation support to the U.S. and international business communities since 1975. VRC supports all M&A valuation needs, including purchase price allocation and opinions with respect to solvency, capital adequacy and fairness. VRC values businesses, equity and debt securities, mezzanine loans, derivative instruments, structured products, intangible assets, fixed assets and real estate. Our client base includes most major private equity firms, hedge funds, public BDCs, and Fortune 500 companies. In addition, VRC has long-standing relationships with an extensive network of lenders, investment banks, law firms and accounting firms.
VRC has professional staff capabilities in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Princeton, New York, San Francisco and Tampa. The company also has international capabilities in Canada, Europe, Central America, South America, Asia and Australia through our global affiliate network, Valuation Research Group (VRG). Multinational engagements are managed locally by a single U.S. point of contact and executed by professionals located in respective countries.
www.valuationresearch.com
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Netrex Capital Markets is an independent investment bank offering debt advisory and capital arranging services to middle-market private equity firms and companies. With decades of debt capital markets experience, our collective team has advised private equity firms and middle-market companies on transactions of all sizes, of virtually every type and structure, and across all industries. Our extremely broad and deep expertise, along with over 500+ unique lender relationships, enables our clients to successfully raise capital in the most effective and efficient manner possible.
By targeting the appropriate lenders, helping prepare diligence materials, properly positioning the credit and managing a broad lender outreach, Netrex provides speed and certainty for any transaction and ensures the best lender for the transaction is selected. Our value proposition and goal is to optimize our clients financing and create optionality through competition to drive superior results while saving our clients time in the process.
As a founder-owned and operated firm, building long-term relationships, maintaining integrity and providing high-quality and value-added services to our clients are the pillars of who we are.
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Leadership
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Founded by investment professionals at private equity and venture capital firms,
NYPEN continues to be managed by a volunteer group of professionals
working at private equity firms in the New York City area.
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Events
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Registered members of NYPEN will receive
email invitations to organization-wide
networking and education events, typically
numbering upwards of 25 per calendar year.
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Registered members of NYPEN will receive
email invitations to organization-wide
networking and education events, typically
numbering upwards of 25 per calendar year.
Networking Events
NYPEN provides a unique forum for private
equity investors to grow their network.
NYPEN's private networking and recreational
events bring together leaders in private equity
today as well as the next generation of private equity
leaders to connect and forge relationships that will
serve them throughout their careers. No other association
offers private equity investors such focused opportunities
to network with a group consisting exclusively of industry peers.
Education Events
NYPEN's education events focus on practical
and relevant subject matter that members can
immediately appy to their professions.
Topics covered have included investing skills
such as contract negotiation, management assessment,
and tax, accounting and legal training. More
broadly, educational sessions have also covered
topics such as implications of the political
landscape, and being an effective board member.
Presenters and panelists at education events
feature today's foremost private equity leaders
who have developed unparalleled expertise in their
respective fields. Roundtable and panel discussion
formats create intimate settings that foster
worthwhile interaction between speakers and members.
Education events are held in the evening so as not
to interfere with working hours.
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Recent Events
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11/19/24 NYPEN: Fall Networking Event at Dear Irving on Hudson Rooftop
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10/10/24 NYPEN & Marsh Oktoberfest
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10/09/24 NYPEN Webinar: Transactional Risk Insurance: The Basics and Current Trends
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09/25/24 NYPEN: Election’s Impact on Global Trade and Industrial Policy
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Content Library
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Content produced by NYPEN and our Sponsors
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Membership Benefits
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NYPEN members are invited to participate in a variety of networking and
education events spanning all areas of significant interest and importance in leading private equity markets.
Membership to NYPEN is limited to professionals at private equity and venture capital firms. If you are not already a member and would like to join, please follow the Register with NYPEN link below. It is important that you provide your work e-mail address for verification purposes.
Should you have any difficulty with your application, please send an email to [email protected] with a description of any problems that you may have encountered.
Member Benefits:
NYPEN members are invited to participate in a variety of networking and education events spanning all areas of significant interest and importance in leading private equity markets. In addition, NYPEN hosts several more intimate events aimed at addressing specific areas of interest to its members. All members are encouraged to recommend topics for future NYPEN events.
As a member, you will be invited to:
- Become part of the nation's premier private equity network
- Meet and network with peers from over 800 investment firms at networking events open exclusively to investors
- Participate in NYPEN's practical education programs focused on investor-specific skills and training
- Develop a deeper understanding of structuring private equity and venture capital transactions, including legal, accounting, tax, benefits and other associated issues
- Enhance your deal-sourcing capabilities
- Foster long-term professional relationships
- Expand your due-diligence resources
- Learn about issues that will impact the future of your business
Register with NYPEN
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Representative Firms
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NYPEN members hail from over 800 investment firms,
consisting of buyout, growth and venture-oriented private equity strategies
as well as limited partners in those funds.
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List of Representative Firms
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