Stories Told by Owners with Experience
Joint meeting with XPX Tri-State CT and ACG CT
Panelists will share stories of best practices and lessons learned in navigating one or more exits from businesses they built. They will provide valuable feedback to advisors as to what works and what doesn’t to add value in the planning process leading up to a successful exit.
Moderator: Joe Pucci, Chairman, Exit Planning Exchange Tri-State and Principal at AB Bernstein.
Panelists
Curt Rutsky, CEO and founder of Syntac USA, an industry leader in custom-designed adhesive systems. Syntac is Curt’s third company founded after building and selling two companies: Innova Corp, a medical device company and Coating Sciences, Inc., a specialty tape manufacturer. A leader in his industry, Curt serves as VP of the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) and is a member of the Gasket Fabricators Association (GFA).
Eli Boufis, CFA, Managing Director of Driehaus Private Equity, LLC with Richard Driehaus, co-founded Driehaus Private Equity, LLC in 2011 to deliver growing companies a diverse source of capital and resources beyond capital. As the Executive Principal of Driehaus Private Equity, LLC, Eli is responsible for executing the firm’s investment strategy and working with portfolio companies throughout their investment cycle. Eli began collaborating with Richard in 2001 when he joined Driehaus Capital Management’s private equity group, which he assumed responsibility for in 2002. Since then, he has advised Richard H. Driehaus on all aspects relating to his private equity portfolio. He is currently a Board Member of Utility Pipeline Ltd, Iverify, Syntac Coated Products, GrowthPlay, Focus4Media, and Innovative Health. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of the Balkan Financial Services Equity Fund.
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Investment
*Registration is through ACG.*
XPX CT and Tri-State Members in good standing are complimentary.
Non-members early bird through 2/1: $75
After 2/1: $95
*XPX CT Members: Please choose NON-MEMBER as the REGISTRANT TYPE in the drop down, then check off “MEMBER OF XPX CT.”*
