Our friends at the HBS Woodlands Club have extended an invitation to Harvard University Club members to meet Professor Jacob H. Schiff on Thursday, November 12, 2015 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Carlton Woods Country Club. Professor Schiff will speak to us about the challenges facing the buyout and venture capital industries, and he'll explore this unsettled and often mysterious territory and offer some surprising predictions about the future of these sectors. Scroll down the page to register, and for more on Professor Schiff, click HERE and check out his biography!
Both the buyout and venture capital industries face unprecedented challenges today. After an abundance of investments in the mid-2000s, private equity funds suffered a hangover of epic proportions. In recent quarters, however, the portfolios of the private equity funds have recovered in a manner that has surprised even the most optimistic observers. Meanwhile, venture capital, after a prolonged drought, has experienced new life—and even the repeat of bubble-like behavior, according to some observers. But all is not rosy: for instance, many of the investors on which these funds have traditionally depended, such as endowments and pensions, have increasingly looked to bypass funds and to instead pursue direct investments into private firms. A number of investment sectors, especially energy, have proven to be challenging. This talk will explore this unsettled and often mysterious territory and offer some surprising predictions about the future of these sectors.
HBS Club of The Woodlands
Announces
an evening with Professor Josh Lerner,
Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, and Unit Head, Entrepreneurial Management
Thursday, November 12, 2015
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Carlton Woods Country Club
1 Carlton Woods Drive
The Woodlands, TX
(281) 863-5800
Appetizers will be served along with wine and cold beer. The cost of the evening is $65 per person for HBS and HUC members and their guests, and $75 per person for non-members.
Seating is limited to 150. Registration closes on Tuesday November 10 so please register soon!
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