The recent dislocation in the credit markets has received significant press recently and has had a material impact on financing and buyout activity. Challenging economic conditions in the coming months will continue to test business models of most companies and investment theses of their investors. To explore what this means for the mid-sized private equity funds, Arthur D. Little and Columbia Business School convened a unique industry symposium of senior investment professionals from the leading buyout funds focused on the middle market.

Theme of the conference was “Middle Market Private Equity Investing in an Economic Downturn: Assessing Investment and Value Creation Strategies”  and speakers represented such funds as Investcorp, AEA Investors, Bear Stearns Merchant Banking, Castle Harlan, Inc., The Charterhouse Group, Fenway Partners, Kohlberg & Company, KPS Capital Partners, Monomoy Capital Partners, Lee Equity Partners, Sun Capital Partners and others.

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