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On the distressed investing panel at The Deal's Fifth Annual Private Capital Symposium Raquel Palmer, a partner at KPS Special Situations, talked about how the distressed opportunities are unfolding differently in the current cycle than in prior downturns.For more check out www.thedeal.com/blogs

At The Deal's Fifth Annual Private Capital Symposium Raquel Palmer, a partner at KPS Special Situations, spoke with us about distressed markets and opportunities in the marketplace. For more check out www.thedeal.com/blogs

Kenneth Moelis has a unique talent for translating his 25-year career on Wall Street into the kind of information that financial specialists from the Street and beyond need the most. In this keynote podcast, Moelis puts the current Wall Street climate in clear perspective, from explaining how he sees the terrain post-Bear Stearns to the unrivaled value of experience. Moelis is the chief executive officer of Moelis Company and formerly the president of UBS Investment Bank, among other things. In addition to his keynote at The Deal s Private Equity Symposium, he spoke with Jason Lopez for this podcast. The Deal s Private Capital Symposium brought together private equity professionals, angel investors, buyout and venture investors, corporate acquisition professionals, M A advisors and professional services providers. The event took place in New York s Essex House, on May 14, 2008. Tags: The Deal, Private Capital Symposium

None of us smart enough to call the bottom in financials or any other industry, says Gary W. Parr, vice chairman at independent investment bank Lazard. Noting the value to investors of structuring deals for a few years of protection before converting to common, Parr says he s seen funds change their practices to keep up with the times. It tells you something about the sophistication of the funds changing very quickly - in a matter of months, from buying common to buying structured securities and secondly it tells you something about time horizon they don t have to worry about performance quarter to quarter. Parr was on-hand to give a keynote talk entitled, The rise of sovereign wealth funds, and Parr took time for this podcast to speak with Jason Lopez about foreign investment in the U.S. and around the globe. (Parr points out that the largest investments by sovereign wealth funds are being made in Europe, not the U.S., although the sovereigns are, for some, cause for concern.) The Deal s Private Capital Symposium brought together private equity professionals, angel investors, buyout and venture investors, corporate acquisition professionals, M A advisors and professional services providers. The event took place in New York s Essex House, on May 14, 2008. Tags: Gary W. Parr, The Deal, Private Capital Symposium

When times get tough, investors need to answer a few key questions: which industries are most attractive for investment? What deal structures are investors choosing? Where are sellers expectations? In this podcast, although there was some consensus around the prediction that deal flow in the U.S. will drop below the impressive levels it has achieved in recent years, the expert voices of a panel discussion tackling Opportunities and priorities in a sluggish economy hold true to their panel title, expressing optimism at the opportunities that present in a down market. From manufacturing to distribution and even food processing, all kinds of industries are facing tough decisions about how to continue in the current economic climate. That means opportunities for investors, and that s just in the U.S. Abroad, particularly in Asia, there s still a healthier climate for deals. About deals in Asia, Peter Berger, managing director at SAC Private Capital, says, That s where the dealflow is. So, what s going to happen? If we re in the eye of the storm, as CCMP Capital Managing Director Jonathan Lynch says, then it s going to get worse. But with an inexhaustible supply of bad management, even the so-called good times keep turnaround investors like Raquel Palmer at KPS Capital Partners busy. These days, with more shakeouts, they re even busier than usual. In addition to Berger, Lynch and Palmer, panelists included Steven Besen, parnter at Shearman Timothy O Hara, managing director and head of global credit business at Credit Suisse; and Hamilton Tony James, president and chief operating officer with The Blackstone Group. The Deal s Private Capital Symposium brought together private equity professionals, angel investors, buyout and venture investors, corporate acquisition professionals, M A advisors and professional services providers. The event took place in New York s Essex House, on May 14, 2008. Tags: Peter Berger, Jonathan Lynch, Raquel Palmer, Steven Besen, Timothy O Hara, Hamilton Tony James, The Deal, Private Capital Symposium

Whether you call it a credit crunch or a credit squeeze, there s evidence to be found that the chilled climate for deals has spread from the realm of the mega-deal into the middle market. To discuss the new economic realities in deal-making, The Deal convened a panel, Deals in the Middle Market: How do they differ in this climate? at the recent Private Capital Symposium, held in New York City. For this podcast, panelists Steven Rattner, managing director, DLJ Merchang Banking Partners, and James Epstein, partner, Pepper Hamilton, spoke with PodTech s Jason Lopez. The Deal s Private Capital Symposium brought together private equity professionals, angel investors, buyout and venture investors, corporate acquisition professionals, M A advisors and professional services providers. The event took place at New York s Essex House, on May 14, 2008. Tags: middle market, The Deal, Steven Rattner, James Epstein, Jason Lopez, The Deal, Private Capital Symposium

At the 2007 Private Capital Symposium a panel of dealmakers discussed the state of the middle market during the good old days prior to the credit crunch.

Douglas Lowenstein, the president of the Private Equity Council, a lobby for buyout firms speaks to The Deal's John Morris about the group's efforts to head off a tax hike for the industry and educate lawmakers about private equity's role in the economy.