''The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital'' with Robert A. Finkel (MBA '89)
Presented by the Entrepreneurship Council
About Robert Finkel
Robert A. Finkel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Prism Capital. He has been investing in the Chicago private equity community for over 20 years. Mr. Finkel has overseen mezzanine investments into 26 companies as well as growth fund deployments into 14 portfolio companies.
Previously, Mr. Finkel was an Investment Manager at Wind Point Partners where he invested in early, growth and later stage companies. Before starting his career in private equity, he was a Corporate Associate specializing in mergers and acquisitions with Paine Webber. Additionally, Mr. Finkel is a founder and former Chairman of the Illinois Venture Capital Association from which he received the prestigious Fellows Award in 2005. He also received on Prism's behalf the Private Equity Fund Manager of the Year Award for both 2007 and 2008 from Opal Financial. He was selected to serve on the Illinois State Treasurer's Technology Fund of Funds Review Board and serves on the boards of The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and Chicago Junior Achievement. He received an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a BA in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.
Mr. Finkel is the author of The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital, a McGraw Hill Business Book, published in the fall of 2009. You can order a copy of the book by following this link: BUY THE BOOK All book proceeds go to nonprofit donations!
EVENT DETAILS
Wine, cheese and refreshments will be provided.
Please sign up by clicking the "Click here to buy tickets!!!" link at the bottom of this page or by calling the club office at 1-847-256-4846.
Previous registration is required, as building security demands a list of participants.
DATE: Monday, August 9, 2010
TIME: Registration/Refreshments/Networking - 5:30 p.m., Presentation - 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: McDermott Will & Emery, 227 W. Monroe Street, 45th Floor, Chicago
COST:
HBSCC Patron and Patron & Guest Pass members: Free
HBSCC Regular members and their guests: $15/person
Non-members of HBSCC: $25/person
RESERVATION DEADLINE: Thursday, August 5
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CANCELLATION POLICY: All cancellations must be received within two (2) business days of the event or the attendee who made the reservation will be charged, regardless of participation, due to costs associated with the reservation.
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