EVENTS

Battery Ventures, Credit Suisse, Grant Thornton, OpenView Venture Partners, and Nixon Peabody LLP are pleased to present this complimentary roundtable discussion for corporate executives, private equity and venture capital investors, investment bankers, and friends. The Boston Globe’s Rob Weisman will facilitate the discussion.

The program will cover the latest issues and trends in private equity investments abroad, including:

• Current investment climate and trends in international private equity investing in Europe, Asia, and South America
• Issues arising in foreign investments, including quality of earnings, sustainability, and foreign currency risk
• Issues arising in foreign portfolio companies, including regulatory and international and local tax considerations
• Current exit scenarios and trends, including IPOs on foreign exchanges

Featured speakers include:

• Michael Brown, General Partner, Battery Ventures
• Brian R. Griffiths, Managing Director, Credit Suisse
• Claudine Cohen, Principal, Grant Thornton
• Firas Raouf, Venture Partner, OpenView Venture Partners
• David Martland, Co-Head of Private Equity Transactions, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Christopher Keefe, Partner, Global Business & Transactions, Nixon Peabody LLP