Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club

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Upcoming Events and News

1. Tue 10/8 - PEVC Speaker Series - Basics of PE Taxation
2. Wed 10/9 - Speaker Series - EnerTech Capital
3. Tue 10/15 - Only 5 spots left for the PEVC Brazil Small Group Dinner
4. Mon 10/21 - PEVC Geography Breakout Happy Hour

Professional Opportunities

5. Thu 10/24 - Temasek EIS
6. Sat 10/12 - Training the Street Session
7. Crestview Job Posting - 2nd Years
8. Wharton Business Plan Competition Student Management Committee Apps due Tue
9. Fri 10/11-12 - Atlantic City Trek

What: Speaker Series: Basics of PE Taxation with Steven Bortnick of Pepper Hamilton
When: Tuesday, October 8 at 12:00pm in JMHH 370
Other: PIZZA will be served!

What: Speaker Series: Tucker Twitmyer, Managing Director, EnerTech Capital
When: Wednesday, October 9 at 12:00pm in JMHH 255

"What a Strange Trip it Has Been – A Poli Sci Guy’s Journey to Wharton and Entrepreneurship"
Join us for lunch! MBA Wharton Alumnus Tucker Twitmyer will discuss his experience in environment business opportunities and innovation. He will talk about how entrepreneurs are leaders in ventures that are economically and environmentally sustainable. Tucker’s remarks will focus on energy efficiency and how it interfaces with technology and investing.

Tucker has been investing in energy technology and services companies for 13 years with an emphasis on technology enabled efficiency, development, services, and products companies across the electricity, oil, and gas industries. Tucker currently sits on the boards of SpaceTime Insight, OwnEnergy and Tangent Energy Solutions. He previously sat on the boards of Enerwise (acquired), FuelQuest (acquired), Advent Solar (acquired), Franklin Fuel Cells (acquired), Welldog (acquired) and was an observer to Comverge (COMV), Clean Air Power (CAP.L), 6th Dimension (acquired), Sagemaker (acquired) and Altela. He is a board member and former President of Wharton Private Equity Partners, an Investment Partner with InvestMaryland, Chairman of the IMPACT 2012 Cleantech Track, an advisor to the Skolkovo Foundation, a former member of the CleanTech Venture Network Advisory Board, and was recently honored as one of the Power Players in Cleantech and Who’s Who in Energy. Prior to EnerTech, Tucker was a co-founder and Managing Director of Katalyst LLC, a private equity services firm and a Senior Manager at Andersen Consulting, now Accenture. Tucker began his career in finance and IT operations with MultiServ, a provider of material handling and recycling services to the steel industry. Tucker received a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Event is free of charge, no registration required. 

More info: http://igel.wharton.upenn.edu/research/ies-igel-seminar-series/#Twitmyer 

What: Small group dinner for those interested in PEVC industry in Brazil
When: Tuesday, October 15th at 7:30PM
Where: NOTE LOCATION CHANGE: Stella Pizzeria, 420 S 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19106

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 Brazil. The club will be subsidizing dinner costs.

The sign-up deadline is Sunday, October 13th at 11pm. There are only five spots left, so please be sure to sign up at the link soon: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkI23-H2xnQEdDFIVWRWeFNuWTByVzhMMU52VHVLQUE&usp=sharing  

Please reach out to our International VP for Brazil if you have questions: Marcelo Marim (mmarim@wharton.upenn.edu)

PEVC Geography Breakout Happy Hour

PEVC Club is hosting a happy hour during which we will split up into different geographical regions of interest. Come along to learn about PE trends specific to each region, connect with other future private equity leaders in your area, meet the VPs covering each region, and discuss future PE treks. Stay tuned for further details in next week’s newsletter.

When: Monday Oct 21^st, 5 – 7pm
Where: Center City, Venue TBD (announced in next week’s newsletter)

What: Temasek EIS
When: Thursday October 24th at 5:30PM 
Where: JMHH F95
About Temasek:
Temasek is an investment company based in Singapore which owns a portfolio of  S$215 billion spanning diverse industries. First years are invited to attend. 

2nd Years, please see the attached file with information on a Crestview Advisors position.

Company Description
Crestview Partners is a contrarian, value-oriented private equity firm with a focus in media, financial
services, energy and healthcare. They target $100-$400 million equity investments in companies with
enterprise value of up to $2 billion. Crestview has over $4 billion under management.

A number of students have reached out to ask for a second chance to apply to the Wharton Business Plan Competition (WBPC) Student Management Committee, so a second round of applications for Director roles is now being accepted. For all you aspiring entrepreneurs and investors or those looking to get involved in an exciting year-long competition, APPLY NOW! 

The Student Management Committee is unique leadership opportunity to be a part of one of the leading global university-run business plan competitions. Meet and mingle with the judges and innovative teams and get a behind-the-scenes look at a renowned business plan competition. 

Of particular interest to the PEVC club is the Directors of Judge Relations roles, as this involves supporting and networking with you community of judges, including VCs, angel investors, service providers and entrepreneurs.

Application Deadline is Tuesday, October 8^th at 11:59 PM

Roles available: Director of Social Impact, Director of Mentoring and Education, Director of Marketing, and Director of Judge Relations

To apply, send resume and short letter of interest (approx. 250 words)  to whartonbpc@wharton.upenn.edu

Please note: You may NOT participate in the BPC as a contestant if you are selected as a Director on the Student Management Committee. For more information and a full description of roles, see attached and visit http://bpc.wharton.upenn.edu/managementcommittee.html.

Please feel free to forward this information to any student who might be interested. Graduate/MBA 1^st year students and junior & senior undergrads from all schools are eligible to apply.

Atlantic City Trek!
A follow up on the Atlantic City Trek on October 11-12:
Registration is open! The trip is open to members of the 4 sponsor clubs (800+ people) and space is limited - so sign up right away! Tickets are $50.
Get your tickets here: http://groups.wharton.upenn.edu/rsvp?id=98109
 
Into the Wild – A Night in Atlantic City
Wear your favorite animal print and board a party bus to Atlantic City for a night of dining, poker, gambling, dancing, drinking, and merriment. The party bus will return to Philadelphia at 2 am but if the conditions look good, surfers will stick around for a morning surf. Brought to you by the PEVC Club, Poker & Gaming Club, Surf & Beach Club, and Travel & Hospitality Club.

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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 | VC: 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

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