Club KickOff

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(formerly PEEK)
Club Kick-Off September 2008
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PE / VC Club Leadership
            
John Hennegan Co-Chair
Mike Hartmann Co-Chair
Steve Griffiths Director, Careers
Joe Matthews Heizer Center Liaison
Bader Alam Director, Alumni
Raghav Mathur Director, VC
Brett Holcomb Director, Buyouts
Forrest Mertens Director, VC
Justin Ward Director, Buyouts
            
         
            
             
         
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PEVC Event Organization

• PEVC Club events are targeted for the following
  career paths
• Buyouts
• Venture Capital
• Schedule is ordered to maximize impact to
  students
• Fall Quarter General educational events
• Winter Quarter Job search and networking events
• Spring Quarter More specific educational events
  in preparation for summer / full-time work
• All students are welcome to attend events

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PEVC Club Overview

• Organization Goals
• Education To work with the Kellogg community to
  improve their understanding of private equity and
  venture capital through a range of speakers,
  competitions, treks and other activities. 
• Networking To strengthen relationships with
  Kellogg alumni and provide current students with
  opportunities to interact with a wide range of
  industry professionals.
• Career To serve as a conduit for employers
  seeking to hire Kellogg students and improve the
  volume and scope of job opportunities available.
• Recently changed name from Private Equity and
  Entrepreneurship at Kellogg (PEEK)
• One of the largest clubs at Kellogg

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Upcoming PEVC Events

• Boot Camp
• General introduction to buyouts and venture
  capital industry
• Combination of presentations, cases and panels
• Hosted by alumni, faculty, industry professionals
  and students
• Schedule
• Saturday 10/11 830-3 (Intro Session)
• Saturday 10/18 830-3 (Buyouts)
• Saturday 10/25 830-3 (Venture Capital)
• Prerequisite for treks and participating in
  Buyout/VC Competition
• Detailed schedule to be released next week
• Speaker Pam Harrington - GloCap
• State of the PE/VC Industry and Recruiting Update
• Monday 10/6 1215 PM
• Speaker Jeff Turk - Formaspace
• General overview on search funds
• Friday 11/7 1215

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Courses and Concentrations

• Buyouts and Venture Capital are by nature very
  broad areas a general business education is
  essential for success in all
• To support students education in these areas,
  PEVC devised a list of recommended courses for
  Buyouts and Venture Capital
• Based on input from recent graduates who are
  currently working for Buyouts and Venture Capital
  firms
• Students maintain flexibility to take courses
  that best suit their interests
• List available on the PEVC website
  (www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/student/club/pevc/in
  dex.htm)
• PE / VC Club recommends students determine where
  their educational needs are and choose courses
  that best meet these needs

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Recruiting

• Recruiting for PE / VC Club-related internships
  and full-time jobs is largely an off-campus
  search
• Students who do well in off-campus search are
• Disciplined
• Persistent
• Self-starters
• Adept at networking
• Able to determine how their experience makes them
  unique and valuable
• Take advantage of KSM resources throughout your
  search
• PE/VC Club job alerts (some club only postings)
• Speakers and PE/VC office hours
• PE/VC resume book (October/November)
• CMC workshops (off campus search, resume, mock
  interviews, etc.)
• Going though search process is good barometer for
  fit in PE / VC Club-related careers

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Recruiting

• Kellogg placement in buyouts and venture capital
  firms
• 34 summer interns for class of 2009
• 28 full-time hires from class of 2008
• Historic placements include all types of funds
• Mega-fund buyouts The Carlyle Group, DLJ
  Private Equity, Arcapita, Welsh Carson, First
  Reserve, Madison Dearborn, CCMP, Advent, HIG
• Middle-market buyouts Code Hennessy, Waud
  Capital, Wind Point Partners, Global Environment
  Fund, Valor, Sterling Capital, American Capital,
  Lake Capital, Norwest, Linden, Hispania, Merit
• Venture Capital Bessemer, DFJ, Granite, i2a,
  Prism, ATV, MK Capital, Sequoia Partners, Merrick
  Ventures, Aurora Funds, Sandbox Ventures, Pacific
  Community Ventures, OCA
• Real Estate Cherokee Partners, Walton Street,
  Landmark Partners

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How to Get Involved

• Sign up for listserv Best means for keeping
  up-to-date on all PEVC Club events
• Attend events As mentioned throughout
  presentation, all Kellogg students are encouraged
  to attend all PEVC Club events.
• Apply to be member of the PEVC Club leadership
  team
• 1Y Director position available
• Several 1st Year leadership positions available
• All applications have been distributed through
  listserv and are due back Wednesday 10/1
• Office Hours - Monday 9/29 1215 and Tuesday 9/30
  1215 (Atrium)

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Other Opportunity to Get Involved

• The 2009 Private Equity and Venture Capital
  Conference
• 10th Annual event taking place on Wednesday,
  February 11th at the Allen Center
• One of the preeminent business school conferences
• Features keynote speakers and panelists who speak
  on topics relevant to PE and VC industries
• Sells out quickly every year (last year 30
  minutes)
• VC Keynote already confirmed Tim Draper of
  Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the most prolific VC
  firm in 2007 with 100 transactions
• Whats in it for you?
• Networking opportunity
• Industry professionals
• Kellogg students with interest in principal
  investing
• Stay abreast of latest industry trends
• An opportunity to give back to your fellow
  students
• FREE ticket, always a hot commodity

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PE VC Conference

• Last Years Agenda
• 730-830 Breakfast/Alumni Keynote
• 900-945 Morning Keynote (VC)
• 1000-1100 CEO Keynote
• 1115-1215 Panel Sessions
• PE breakout
• VC breakout
• 1215-100 Afternoon Keynote (PE)
• 100-215 Lunch
• 215-315 Panel Sessions
• PE breakout
• VC breakout
• 330-430 Panel Sessions
• PE breakout
• VC breakout
• 430- Networking

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PE VC Conference

• What we need
• Panels (6 PE, 6 VC)
• Use contacts/network to fill each panel with 3-5
  members
• Marketing (3 people)
• Creating and organizing all aspects of the
  Conference marketing campaign
• Coordinating communications with our private
  equity alumni community
• Designing the conference program and
  advertisements
• Creating Day-off materials (gifts, brochures,
  etc.)
• Finance (1 person)
• Logistics (3 advanced planning, several on day of
  event)
• Sponsorship (2 people)
• Coordinate with sponsoring companies, serve as
  primary contact, and solicit feedback on
  benefits.  Drive toward achieving P/L targets
  while gaining exposure to recruiters and firms

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PE VC Conference

• Next Steps
• Think about your other club involvement and
  determine whether you will have time and energy
  to devote to the PEVC Conference
• If youd like to help to run this years
  Conference, think about which roles you would
  prefer/would add the most value to
• Be sure to join the PE/VC listserv applications
  will come out in early October
• Questions can also be sent to
• Aziz Gilani (agilani2009_at_kellogg.northwestern.edu)
  
• Raghav Mathur (rmathur2009_at_kellogg.northwestern.ed
  u)
• Brian Price (bprice2009_at_kellogg.northwestern.edu)

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Faculty Advisors
Professor Rogers
Professor Stowell
Professor Petersen
Professor Sutter
Dean Chopra
Scott Whitaker
Professor Merkin
Professor Collins
Professor Hochberg