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TOP VCs TO DISCUSS BEST WAYS TO LEVERAGE CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL AND STRATEGIC INVESTOR RELATIONSHIPS ON MAY 15 PANEL IN PALO ALTO

Panelists at upcoming Corporate Venture Capital SIG event will present ideas on best practices, challenges and risks

PALO ALTO, Calif. – May 9, 2008 – Top Silicon Valley venture capitalists will discuss the best ways to leverage relationships with corporate venture capitalists and strategic partners and investors in a Corporate Venture Capital SIG series sponsored by VC Taskforce in Palo Alto on May 15. Questions ranging from safeguards against liquidity events to investment terms to set down when sharing development costs for new products will be among the topics addressed. Panel details include: 

WHAT: “Capitalizing on corporate venture capital and strategic investor relationships,” will provide insight on the rewards, challenges and risks of co-investing with strategic investment partners.   

WHEN: May 15, 2008, 6-9 p.m. 

WHERE:  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 2 Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto, Calif. 

PANELISTS:

-        Brad McManus, director of investments, Panasonic Venture Group

-        Bill Slagle, corporate business development, National Semiconductor

-        J. Chris Moran, vice president/general manager, Applied Ventures

-        James H. Boettcher, general partner, Focus Ventures

-        Nagraj Kashyap, senior director, Qualcomm Ventures

-        Thomas Holder, investment director, Intel Capital

-        Moderator: John Park, partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

The Corporate VC SIG board provides a forum for corporate venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and CXOs from start-up companies to come together and explore issues and subjects of significance to their respective industries. The board is chaired by John Park, partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. The forum is hosted by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

About VC Taskforce

VC Taskforce™ provides a forum for venture capital firms, institutional investors and portfolio management companies in which they can share ideas and information that will assist them managing their businesses for maximum success.  Over 15 unique forums provide business, legal and financial programs that provide real-time, strategic and tactical information addressing imminent concerns of venture capitalists and portfolio companies.

Media Contact:                                                           

Carol Felton                                                               

Weber Shandwick                                                      

408.685.0604                                                             

cfelton@webershandwick.com

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