Wharton Private Equity Partners (WPEP) is a proud co-host of 2009 Deal Making in the Energy Sector.  We are confident that you will walk away from today’s discussions with critical perspectives of what changes and trends are to come in the energy industry.  Given the recent volatility, driven by dramatic fluctuation in oil and natural gas prices, this forum will provide exactly the kind of backdrop needed to determine how and when to invest in the energy sector.

For those of you unfamiliar with WPEP, it is the single community created by and designed exclusively for Wharton and University of Pennsylvania alumni who are actively managing limited partner or general partner investments in private equity, private debt, and venture capital.

Our mission is to provide our members with unique opportunities to network with one another in a peer-only setting, to enhance Wharton’s standing in the private investor community, and to support the constructive engagement of the alumnae members with the school.

Formed in 1998, WPEP has grown to over 500 members with chapters in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Florida, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York, Silicon Valley, Texas, Washington, DC as well as a growing overseas presence in major cities including London, the Middle East, Paris, and Mumbai, India.

Beyond high-caliber content, WPEP members have access to the many unique events including conferences such as the Distressed Investing Symposium, exclusive Advisory Board dinners, the Annual Dinner & Private Equity Conference as well as dozens of other regional events. Of course, the membership directory provides meaningful opportunities to network with other Wharton alumni around the globe working in the private equity community.

Interested alumni can apply for membership on our website at www.wpen.org. The site also includes a list of upcoming events and other relevant information. Please reach out to us, or the dozens of alumni on our Executive Committee and Chapter Leadership Board, to share your ideas. We hope to see you at a future program.

Regards,

WPEP Advisory Board

Walter Cain, Lexington Partners
Howard Gellis, Blackstone Mezzanine Fund
James H. Greene, Jr., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Ed Mathias, The Carlyle Group
David Matlin, MatlinPatterson Global Advisers
John Megrue, Jr., Apax Partners
Cory Pulfrey, Morgan Stanley AIP
Marc Rowan, Apollo Management
Ted Schlein, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Larry Schloss, Diamond Castle Partners
Katie Stokel, Abbott Capital
Lawrence Unrein, JP Morgan Fleming Asset Mgmt.

WPEP Officers

Ben Terk, Rho Ventures
Dean Miller, Novitas Capital
Rob Newbold, Graham Partners
Bruce Schulman, Allied Capital
Tucker Twitmyer, EnerTech Capital
Michael Morrissey, Inverness Graham Investments
Michael Kopelman, Edison Venture Fund
Fabio Terlevich, Permit Capital
Craig Cognetti, Grail Partners
Andras Forgacs, Richmond Management
Vincenzo LaRuffa, Susquehanna International Group
Marc Lederman, NewSpring Capital
Jon Mansfield, Praesidian Capital
Keval Patel, HIG Partners
Jesse Sanders, Allied Capital

WPEP Chapter Leaders

Bay Area: Eric Adema, VX Capital Partners
Boston: Tim Sheehy, Bunker Hill Capital
Bryce Youngren, Polaris Venture Partners
Chicago: Jeffrey Moss, Sterling Partners
Florida: Keval Patel, HIG Partners
Los Angeles: Craig Enenstein, Corridor Capital
Tom Courtney, The Courtney Group
Alain Rothstein, Vincente Capital
New York: Sky Wilber, Kensico Capital
Philadelphia: Spencer Hoffman, Lovell Minnick
Southeast: John McCarty, Roswell Capital Partners
Texas: Phil Arra, Hunt Special Situations Group
Kevin Roberts, Cotton Creek Capital Mgmt.
Washington, DC: Jesse Sanders, Allied Capital
India: Prashant Kumar, Warburg Pincus
Mukund Krishnaswami, Lighthouse Funds
Naveen Wadhera, TA Associates
London: Sumit Sinha, Permira
Middle East: Fadi Arbid, Amwal Al Khaleej
Paris: Didier Riebel, NBGI Private Equity