Carl Marks Partner Warren Feder Examines the New World Order of Private Equity

The private equity markets continue to struggle against considerable obstacles as the economic downturn persists, impairing the availability of credit and the financial viability of industry participants. In today's market, private equity firms are forced to realign their objectives and focus on how to survive rather than how to thrive.

Warren H. Feder, Partner of Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC, will be among experts examining the current market conditions and advising how to endure and eventually overcome the challenges of the economy during the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Tenth Annual Private Equity Conference, The New World Order of Private Equity, July 20-22.

Feder joins a panel of bankers and private equity professionals for Minute to Learn It: Trends and Lessons Learned in Private Equity, a discussion that will focus on the following topics:

Deal flow
Pricing and valuation
Availability of financing
Type and pricing of financing
Deal structures


	Warren H. Feder \| Partner Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC

	212-909-8459 \| phone wfeder@carlmarks.com

PANEL PARTICIPANTS ARE:

Moderator
Steven J. Pinsky | Founder, Sutton Advisory Group

Panelists
Warren H. Feder | Partner, Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC
Thomas W. Janes | Founder and CEO, Kerry Capital Advisors Inc.
Joseph C. Linnen | Principal, The Jordan Company LP
James P. Marra | Director of Business Development, Blue Point Capital Partners

The panel discussion is at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. For more information, visit www.chicagofed.org.