2010 Annual IVCA/NVCA Luncheon
Sponsored by: Baker Tilly Virchow Krause & Company and Ropes & Gray LLP
Photography by West Loop Studios
May 19, 2010
The 2010 IVCA/NVCA Luncheon was held at The Chicago Club this year and attended by 160 people.

Above, Steve Kaplan, presenter. Steve is a well-known
professor and the Faculty Director of the Polsky Center for
Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Business.

Guests enjoy luncheon served prior to Steve Kaplan's presentations

Co-sponsor of the event, Baker Tilly, was represented by Tom Walker (l.) and Bill Chapman, (r.)
pictured here with guest Dave Schumacher, Ellipse Capital (c.)

Co-sponsor, Ropes & Gray, is represented below by Gregory Metz, welcoming the attendees.
Prof. Kaplan's presentation titled "Venture Capital and Private Equity:
Where Have They Been, Where are They
Going.” During the 45 minute presentation,
he spoke of the background
of the VC/PE industry, the reaction of the marketplace
in the recent
boom/bust cycle and the future growth potential.
