• Deal making and portfolio management in a highly uncertain time – COVID, war in Ukraine, supply chain, commodity, inflationary and rising interest climate, labor issues
• How do buyers get comfortable with earning spikes from inflation, will earnings decline once supply chain issues subside?”
• Executing on a buy and build strategy in a fragmented market – who to target and what geographies
• As a first time IS, how do you compete in a crowded market and put your best foot forward?
• Selecting the right capital provider – negotiating terms, determining roles, etc.

• Defining your brand
• Building your team – hiring and retaining talent. Structuring compensation.
• Refining your internal processes from sourcing deals, to finding capital, to value creation, portfolio management, and successful exits
• Should you raise a fund or not?

• Identifying where you can you add the most value -- optimizing cost structures
• Understanding liquidity needs
• Getting the right talent at portfolio companies
• Importance of picking the right professional service providers & other intermediaries

Join us for interactive smaller targeted discussions and be part of the conversation:  

1. Don’t Let Fundraising Slow Your Deals – Move Capital Quickly & Securely
2. The Sale Leaseback:  A key capital formation tool for Independent Sponsors
3. Navigating the due diligence process

1x1 meetings dedicated to developing partnerships unique to your business model. This unique addition to the program will provide you with the opportunity to meet exclusively with those independent sponsors or capital providers specializing in investments in the same sector and market as you are. We will provide you with a full list of participating capital providers and independent sponsors, and offer an hour of free-flowing networking to meet with the most relevant contacts. You will have the chance then to evaluate the potential for future business opportunities and make the most of your time. These meetings will conclude with our cocktail hour to offer additional unstructured networking time with any independent sponsors or capital providers you may not yet have met.