As the dust settles from the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, private capital flows are shifting as investors find opportunities in emerging markets, distressed situations and new technologies.

The following is a tentative agenda of Argyle Executive Forum’s 2008 Leadership in the Private Capital Markets. It includes keynote speakers and possible panel topics. The topics/themes noted below are part of a partial list that will be augmented through collaboration with all speakers.

To create your own panel, please contact your Argyle Executive Forum representative.

Keynote Presentations By:

Kevin J. Conway
Managing Partner
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Stewart Gross
Managing Director and Member of Investment Committee
Lightyear Capital

Ernest Jacquet
Managing Partner, Member of Executive Committee, and Member of Investment Committee
Parthenon Capital

Steven Klinsky
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
New Mountain Capital

Clifton S. Robbins
Chief Executive Officer
Blue Harbour Group, L.P.

Marcos A. Rodriguez
Founder and Managing Partner
Palladium Equity Partners

Panel Topics:

• Distressed and Turnaround  Situations: Opportunities and Pitfalls
• M&A Trends: Recent Transactions, Challenges and Outlook
• Alternative Sources of Financing in the Post-Credit Crunch Environment
• Secondary Markets
• Sovereign Wealth Funds - Friend or Foe?
• FASB 157 - What You Need to Know About Valuations?
• Infrastructure Investing Opportunities
• Cleantech Plays for Private Equity Industry
• Developing Industry-wide Compliance Standards: Views of Regulators and LPs
• Raising Your Next Fund
• SPAC Life Cycle: Raising the Fund, Searching for Targets, Completing the Deal
• Cross-border Transactions: Capturing Growth of the Global Economy
• Private Equity Opportunities in Emerging Markets
• Post-Merger Integration Challenges: IT, Human Capital and Operations
• Leveraged ESOP Buyouts 101