LP: Connect
Setting Up a Venture Fund:
Evolving Practices, New Standards
July 28, 2009 | 5:30-8:00pm | 2475 Hanover Street | Palo Alto, CA
Event Host: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

For Investors Only

Who Should Attend:
Managing Partners –
Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds
Limited Partners –
Institutional Investors, Endowments, Pension Funds, Family Offices, Placement Agents and Advisors to Funds

Discussion items include:

• Discussion items from attendees entered upon registration
• Challenges in raising a new fund in today’s environment
• Addressing the demand for transparency
• Interest in emerging/first-time funds (or lack thereof)
• How LPs are investing – timing, venture allocation, sectors, geographies
• What investment products are of most interest —e.g., seed VC, PE, late stage, other
• Expectations of GPs – returns, investment period, risk mitigation
• Changes/new terms and conditions – LP Agreement and Operating/GP Agreement
• Role of Placement Agents, including GP disclosure and potential conflicts of interest

Moderator: Robert Winter, Managing Director, da Vinci Capital Group

Panel:
Robert M. Hofeditz, Partner, Probitas Partners
Kimberley Mann, Partner, Head of Private Equity Practice Team, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Keith Spears, Vice President, Investment Group, Hamilton Lane
John Steuart, Managing Director, Claremont Creek Ventures
Sarah Corr, Portfolio Manager, CalPERS

Agenda:
Doors Open: 5:30 pm
Registration: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Panel Discussion: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Hors d'oeuvres, wine and soft drinks served.

Registration:
$75 VC Taskforce Members
$95 Affiliate Organization Members
$125 General
(If space is available, door registration is an additional $10)
Please note: Space is limited, register


LP Connect provides an open, collegial forum where in managing members of venture capital firms and institutional investors can ask and answer questions and share ideas and resources to help manage their businesses for maximum success. Contact to provide other topics or follow-on topics for discussion.

LP Connect Committee:
Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures  
Nandini Tandon, Ph.D., Managing Director, Lumira Capital
Robert Winter, Managing Director, da Vinci Capital Group

Program Manager: Shrikant Lohokare, Managing Partner, Tech2Biz Ventures