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Upcoming Events

1. Oct 30 – PE/VC Club Boozing & Bowling Event
2. Nov 4 – Speaker: Susquehanna Managing Director & Co-Founder Vincenzo La Ruffa
3. Nov 4 – International Small Group Dinner: Middle East and North Africa
4. Nov 4-8 – PE/VC Club Industry Small Group Dinners
5. Nov 5 – International Small Group Dinner: Sub-Saharan Africa
6. Nov 8 – 2013 Wharton Energy Conference
7. Nov 14 – Hong Kong & South Korea Headhunter on Campus
8. Nov 15-17 – Wharton Africa Business Conference
9. Impact Investing Treks to London and New York

Professional Opportunities

1. Full-Time Opportunity: Senior Associate at PNC RiverArch Capital
2. Full-Time Opportunity in Asia via Stanton House (Headhunter)

• The PEVC Club would like to invite you to the next club-wide social event – whether you’re a semi-pro or more interested in drinking beers while others roll gutter balls, this Wednesday will be a ton of fun at Lucky Strike Bowling. Arrive at 6pm SHARP if you want to ensure you get to bowl. Extra points will be awarded for The Big Lebowski quotes. As always networking and socializing is the aim so there will be plenty of beverages flowing.
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• What: Susquehanna Growth Equity Managing Director and Co-Founder Vincenzo La Ruffa will speak about the day-to-day life of a VC and walk through a portfolio company case study.
  When: Monday, November 4 at Noon
  Where: SHDH 350
  
  Speaker Bio
  Vincenzo La Ruffa is a Managing Director of Susquehanna Growth Equity and helped form the group in 2006. He focuses on investments in capital markets and payments technology. Vincenzo currently serves on the boards of The Logic Group, MMIT, and ETF Securities (Observer). He previously served on the boards of 29West (acquired by Informatica Corp), Ballista (acquired by IntercontinentalExchange), and Derivix (acquired by FlexTrade).  Prior to joining SGE, Vincenzo invested in technology companies in the US and UK with NGP Energy Technology Partners and EnerTech Capital. Vincenzo began his career in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Deutsche Bank.
  Vincenzo graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School and a B.A. in Classics from the School of Arts and Sciences.
  
  Susquehanna Overview
  Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLC (SGE) is a private equity group investing in growth capital and buyout opportunities in financial technology, information services, and software in the US, UK, and Israel. SGE is an affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, LLP.
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• When: Wednesday, Nov 4th at 8:00PM
  Where: Melograno, 2012 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
  
  This is intended to be an informal event where you can meet and learn from those who are interested in or already have experience in the PEVC industry in MENA. The club will be subsidizing dinner costs.
  
  The sign-up deadline is Friday, Nov 1st at 11pm. Sign up link below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuBGB77UhgjVdGlKUXA5dGhEQ1oxMk01NmctX0hyNVE&usp=sharing
  
  Please reach out to our International VP MENA if you have questions: Omar Elimam (elimam@wharton.upenn.edu)
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• What: Industry Small Group Dinners – Save the Date. Industries will include:
  * Consumer Products and Services
  * Technology, Media and Telecom
  * Energy Products and Services
  * Health Care
  * Industrials
  * Social Impact (November 6)
  * Venture Funds
  * Search Funds
  ?When: November 4 – November 8
  
  These are intended to be an informal events where you can meet and learn from those who are interested in or already have experience in the various PEVC industries. The club will be subsidizing dinner costs.
  
  Check the google spreadsheet for the latest details on dates and locations (http://tinyurl.com/lpamf43). Once the dinners are finalized, the spreadsheet will go live.
  
  Please reach out to Anthony Lee (antlee@wharton.upenn.edu) if you have any questions.
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• When: Tuesday, Nov 5th at 8:00PM
  Where: Aya’s Cafe, 2129 Arch St, Philadelphia 1910 (btw 21st and 22nd St)
  
  This is intended to be an informal event where you can meet and learn from those who are interested in or already have experience in the PEVC industry in SSA. The club will be subsidizing dinner costs but expect to contribute a small amount.
  
  The sign-up deadline is Friday, Nov 3rd at 11pm. Sign up link below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqPnaug0rijndDk2WkhJS3pqV2lPMWt6VGo3ZDZvdWc&usp=sharing

  Please reach out to our International VP Sub Saharan Africa if you have questions: Folarin Ogunsanya (aogun@wharton.upenn.edu)
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• Time: 8:30AM - 5:30PM
  Location: Union League of Philadelphia
  Website: http://www.whartonenergyclub.com/wec2013/
  
  Why?
  * Network with other energy professionals: 70% of attendees last year were professionals, 30% were students
  * Learn about and discuss trends in the energy industry: Three conference tracks; keynote speeches from a VP from Chevron, the CEO of Starwood Energy, and an CFO of Cheniere
  
  Please reach out to Dan Lee (dleej@wharton.upenn.edu) with any questions
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• When: Thursday, November 14 @ 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  Where:  TBD
  
  Colby Yoon, a head hunter focusing on the Hong Kong/Korea region will be on campus to talk about opportunities and have one-on-one meetings with those interested.  We are planning to have a 30-minute group session and then a couple individual meetings depending on demand.  Please email Soonki Kook (skook@wharton.upenn.edu) if you have questions or are interested in the individual slots, as the availability is limited.
  
  Please find attached his bio and below his original correspondence with Soonki:
  As mentioned, I would like to pay a visit to campus and meet the MBA and undergraduates who would like to pursue a career in buyside (PE, Real Estate and Hedge Fund) and corporate positions who will graduate in December and May 2014.  I have planned a time slot from perhaps 1pm till 4-5pm (need to go to another city) on the 14th and I can meet in a group session and even have a brief one-on-one session with students afterwards.  Please circle this email to others who would be interested in participating on that day.
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• What: 21st Wharton Africa Business Forum: “Succeeding in Africa: Translating opportunities into growth”
  When: November 15th - 17th
  Where: Huntsman Hall
  Why: The Wharton Africa Business Forum is the leading conference focused on Africa in the United States. With 500+ attendees and professionals from across the globe investing in Africa, the conference will definitely provide an appropriate avenue to learn about the opportunities on the continent. Some of the Panel topics that might be of interest to PE/VC Club members include:
  
  * Private Equity: Generating attractive returns in an increasingly competitive landscape African Capital Markets
  * Navigating Africa: The Entrepreneurs perspective
  * Reversing the curse: The economic development opportunity in resource-driven countries (hosted by McKinsey & Company)
  * Winning in Africa (hosted by The Boston Consulting Group)
  
  For more information about the conference, please go here: http://wabf2013.whartonafrica.com/
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• We're working on impact investing treks to London and New York, a collaboration between PE/VC and SI Clubs. Would like to get input from members so that we can personalize the trip to suit members. Please take the following short survey if you are interested in impact investing!
  
  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VdahN96wrI17WDbP6xxveWDR3g4y6dpGdTCEhorhcKo/viewform
  
  Contact Faten Alqaseer at alqaseer@wharton.upenn.edu with any questions.
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• Please find attached a job description for the position.
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• A headhunter at Stanton House reached out with a potential full-time opportunity opening. Stanton House Executive Search and Recruitment in Asia is a new kind of recruitment consultancy. They focus on recruiting Board level to Management roles across the Alternative Investment (Private Equity, Real Estate, Venture Capital, Infrastructure and LP’s – Family Office, Insurance Groups, Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds) and Commercial sectors. www.stantonhouse.com.hk

Their client is one of the world’s largest pension funds. They have a team of 30-40+ professionals in Asia and promote 68 different lines of investment in Asia from PE, RE, Public Equities, Fund of Funds, Global Securities. They are looking expand their direct investment team in Hong Kong. This individual will have sector/country coverage with IPO/M&A/Corporate Finance experience with LBO modelling skills.  Also, looking to diversify the backgrounds of the team hence they are looking at individuals who are either Korean/Japanese/Indian.

Contact Melissa Leung - melissa.leung@stantonhouse.com.hk
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Co-Presidents: Luke Chernosky, Alina Costica, Chris Eldridge
Alumni: Burton Flynn, Irina Parvanov | Career Dev: Michael Staub | Communications: Chad Smith | Competition: Zach Peckham | Education: D.J. Andrzejewski, Nikhil Devulapalli | Industries: David Gluckman | Internal Relations: Jacob Williams | Impact Investing: Zac McClure, Sarah Eversman | Search Fund: Mark Turner | Speaker Series: Fraz Ahmed,Michael Kirkman, Ashley Ciaburri | Sponsorship: Imran Siddiqui | Treasury & Ops: Teresa Chen | Treks: David Lee,John Harroff | Venture Capital: Paul Drews, Divya Venkatachari | West Coast: Julie Greenberg | Women in PEVC: Christina Antoniou,Charanya Rangamannar
Brazil: Marcelo Marim | E. Europe: Kamil Burganov | Greater China: Yuchen Jun | HK & South Korea: Soonki Kook |India: Aditya Sharma | LatAm: Alvaro Guevara | M.E. and N. Africa: Omar Elimam | SE Asia: Aman Rangrass | Sub-Saharan Africa: Folarin Ogunsanya | W. Europe & Turkey: Pemra Narli