Opportunity to Present on March 7th at the Yale Club New York
Private Equity 2007: National Venture Forum
Please Apply by Thursday, February 1st to Ensure Consideration
This is an Investor-Only Venue, which is not Supported or Populated by Vendors and Service Providers.
Qualified Companies are Required to Pay a Fee to Present. There are NO Application Fees or Forms to Fill-out
A Message to Select Early and Later-Stage Companies Seeking Capital:
As an Executive Sponsor of New York Private Equity Forums, the Network of Business Angels and Investors,
Inc. (NBAI) invites you to apply to present at their next event, Private Equity 2007: National Venture Forum being held on
Wednesday, March 7th in the Grand Ballroom of the Yale Club New York. More capital sources attend
these “deal-oriented” / “investor-only” venues each year than any other events of their kind in the
U.S. The upcoming event can provide a highly effective and prestigious setting for
the company to deliver its vision to a captive audience of receptive investors and well-qualified funding sources.
Principals from more than one-hundred active private equity and venture capital firms are expected
to attend from throughout the country, representing more than $25 billion in capital for early and later-stage companies.
In addition, many high net worth investors and a number of leading angel groups will be joining us. As these events are
not supported by paid sponsors, they are not heavily populated by service providers or vendors who would have no interest
in investing in your company. If you need funding and want to accelerate the process, the investor venue created this
forum can significantly reduce the cost of finding capital as well as the time necessary to raise it, particularly in this
current market with fewer active players and tougher investment criteria. The upcoming venue can help you solve the three
biggest problems is raising capital 1) identifying qualified investors, 2) gaining credible entrée to them and 3) meeting
them under favorable circumstances. Moreover, the event drives the single most important factor in getting funded quickly,
and that is ability to create contemporaneous interest among investors, which also can serve to significantly improve deal
terms.
To assist in evaluating the venue, a list of several hundred current and prior
registrants can be found at www.privateequityforums.com/guests.html with web links where available. If your company is selected to present, Founding Sponsor, M. J. Segal Associates, can provide
you with introductions to any of the firms listed on the conference website, irrespective of their attendance at the upcoming
event. As you know, in many cases, companies can pay investment bankers up to several hundred thousand dollars in front-end
fees and monthly retainers to gain access to these types of investment groups. Companies presenting at this forum gain the
same entrée at only a small fraction of that cost, notwithstanding the inherent efficiency of the symposium. Because this
event draws from all over the country, it’s a most cost-effective way for Presenters to meet investors from outside
of their particular regions. You should also be aware that the majority of guests are partners, founders and managing directors
of their respective firms; affording the featured companies a chance to reach senior people from the outset.
In order to be showcased at the upcoming event, companies must meet certain qualifications and are
required to pay a Presenter Fee based upon a number of visibility options. Also
note that a limited number of seats are made available to entrepreneurs on a more affordable basis who simply wish to attend
as Registered Guests and take advantage of the opportunity to network with investors. With respect to the Presenter qualifications,
the organizers favor companies with some revenues, but will also consider pre-revenue development-stage companies with new
platform technology or some proof of concept. Revenues forecast by the third year following funding should approach $15 to
$20 million. Preferred industry sectors are Information Management Systems, Enterprise Software, Business Process Management,
Computer Technology, Wireless Technology, Telecommunications, Energy Technology, Network Hardware and Software, Healthcare
Services, Education & Training, Medical Devices, Manufacturing Technology, New Media and Publishing, Internet-Based Business
Solutions, Life Sciences, Distance Learning, Financial Services, Consumer Marketing, Specialty Retail, Outsourced Business
Services and Supply Chain Management. Other sectors may also be considered with sufficient growth potential
To get things in motion, just send your Executive Summary to Mike Segal, President of M. J. Segal
Associates at mike.segal@verizon.net and he will get back to you as quickly as possible. Companies will be considered for the event in the order that
their information is received the Segal organization. If you would like more information on the conference, please call Mike
at 718 388 6229. He will let you know whether or not your company would be a good fit for the conference, as well as discuss
with you the visibility options and related fees. Thank you for NOT asking Mike to send you an e-mail with answers to questions
about the event, fees, etc., if you have not had a chance to speak with him first. A
brief conversation can save a great deal of time on e-mail exchanges and will give Mike the opportunity to respond to questions
in the context of your company. More information about the Conference and Presenter Qualifications can be found online at
www.privateequityforums.com. As there are only a few of the 15 presenter slots available,
kindly get in touch with Mike as soon as possible if you are interested in presenting.
Please keep in mind that this event distinguishes itself from many other venues in several key respects.
Here are a few of them.
1) Nearly 100% of the
guests (not connected with the presenting companies) are active investors who have PAID to attend.
2) Presenting companies
reach a national audience of qualified funding sources focusing on early-stage opportunities.
3) Only 12 to 15 companies
are featured on the program which provides for high visibility to investors.
4) The events are not
sponsor supported and accordingly not heavily populated with service providers.
5) There are no concurrent
activities or competing presentations. All companies present to the entire audience.
6) Companies are never
more than 10 to 20 minutes from their breakout sessions after they present.
7) These are “deal-oriented”
events. There are no panels or other distractions from putting the spotlight on the presenters.
8) The majority of the
attendees are principals of the private equity or venture capital firms whom they represent.
9) Presenters can plan
for the forums in advance as we provide confirmed guest information prior to the conference dates.
In the event that you would not like to receive any further information or updates on upcoming conferences,
please let us know by return e-mail and your name will be promptly deleted from our distribution list. In this regard, please
provide us with any other e-mail addresses that you use to ensure that you receive no further invitations or communications
from our office.
Kindest Regards,
Karen Rands, President
NBAI
