Events

Intrepid’s Head of Capital Markets, Jonathan Zucker, was a featured panelist at the ACG LA Emerging Companies conference, where he discussed the Art of Getting the Deal Done.

Pipelines are bursting at the seams, capital is readily available, and there is no shortage of viable targets. In an era of increased demands from Wall Street to Main Street how is capital being deployed, what is the reality of transactions and transactional value in the current environment? What is the state of fundraising and how are brands aligning with capital providers? Expert panelists discussed the triggers that can be expected the balance of this year and shared their crystal ball assessment of the transaction landscape in the next one to two years.

Panelists

• Kelly Anderson, CFO, Partner, CSuite Financial Partners
• David Baram, Co-Founder, VMG Partners
• Jonathan Zucker, Head of Capital Markets, Intrepid Investment Bankers
• Moderator: Zac Turke, Partner, Sheppard Mullin

Event Details

Thursday, June 14, 2018

To view the agenda for this event, click here.

4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. — Panel Session

City Market Social House
1145 South Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Surging healthcare costs and transformative transactions are driving the national conversation. Powerful speakers from across the healthcare domains will join together at UCLA Anderson’s annual Healthcare Conference to share their thoughts on recent developments and their vision of how the healthcare landscape will change in the coming years.

Join us on Saturday, February 24th at UCLA Anderson’s annual Healthcare Conference as Intrepid’s Head of Healthcare Jonathan Bluth moderates the panel session titled: “The Entrepreneur’s Life Cycle”. The session will feature Emerge Diagnostics’ Chief Executive Officer Robert Thompson; Casetabs’ Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer Mike Nolan; and Stasis Labs’ Founder and President Michael Maylahn.

Event Details

Saturday, February 24, 2018
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. — Registration and Breakfast
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Conference Panels and Lectures

Click here to learn more about the conference.

11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. — The Entrepreneur’s Life Cycle
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Networking Reception

UCLA Carnesale Commons
251 Charles E Young Drive West
Los Angeles, CA 90095

To register for this event, click here.

Jonathan Bluth, Intrepid’s Head of Healthcare, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Nixon Peabody Private Equity Outlook event.

Intrepid’s Head of Healthcare Jonathan Bluth is a featured speaker at the upcoming Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market series. Join us on February 8th for a complimentary roundtable discussion where industry leaders will discuss emerging trends that are shaping healthcare investing right now and forecast some of the industry sectors that could generate the most interest from private equity in the year to come.

Want to prepare for the upcoming session? Click here to read a recent blog that highlights some of Intrepid’s observations about themes that could shape Healthcare M&A activity in 2018.

Event Details

Thursday, February 8, 2018
6 PM — Registration and Networking
7 PM — Roundtable Discussion
8 PM — Wine and Hors D’oeuvres Reception

Nixon Peabody LLP
300 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4100
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Join our Head of Capital Markets, Jonathan Zucker, who is a featured panelist at the upcoming Turnaround Management Association’s “2018 Forecast: What’s Happening Inside our Restructuring World?” where he will discuss the state of the capital markets and other relevant issues expected in 2018.

Jonathan and his team were recently awarded the Refinancing Deal of the Year (Under $250 Million) for the refinancing of Mercury Media with Callidus Capital (TSE: CBL) by The M&A Advisor.

Panelists

Jonathan Zucker, Senior Vice President, Intrepid Investment Bankers

Alex Kasdan, Senior Managing Director, DelMorgan & Co. (Moderator)

Alex Raskin, Director – Financial Restructuring Group, Houlihan Lokey

Winston Mar, Partner & Managing Director, Sierra Constellation Partners

To read the announcement, click here.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Social media has become a standard business practice as consumers seek to engage actively with a brand. The Consumer Products sector is evolving and growing as changes in online, retail, and licensing channels are blurring, and technology is impacting the way people shop. The eCommerce platform has revolutionized the customer experience and provides consumers with an inside look into their favorite brands. Consumers are now better educated and do their research before shopping. Moreover, investors are looking for leaders and companies who are willing to take on challenges and build great brands.

Our distinguished panelists from across the branded consumer sector discussed the increasingly challenging environment for retailers, the rise of social media in the eCommerce industry, and the omnichannel world that is disrupting norms and changing the retail market landscape and consumer shopping behavior.

Marvin Padilla, Head of Apparel & Retail, Intrepid

Taylor Holiday, Managing Partner, Common Thread Collective

Gunnar Lovelace, Founder and Co-CEO, Thrive Market

Greg Fass, Brand Manager, MeUndies

From left to right – Moderator, Marvin Padilla, Head of Apparel & Retail at Intrepid; Taylor Holiday, Managing Partner at Common Thread Collective; Greg Fass, Brand Manager for MeUndies; and Gunnar Lovelace, Founder and Co-CEO of Thrive Market.

Intrepid is sponsoring the ACG LA Silicon Beach special event “The Changing Business Model for Digital Media and Software Companies to Sustain Growth”. Our Head of Digital Media, Brandon Quartararo, will be moderating a distinguished panel of CEOs and entrepreneurs from Swagbucks, Triton Digital, AdExchange Group and ScaleLab.

What to Expect

The technology and digital media ecosystem change rapidly, constantly disrupting the status quo while simultaneously growing and transforming today’s market. Each subsector has different growth strategies, value drivers and competitive moats that are also in a dynamic state of flux. Countless CEOs and entrepreneurs have found themselves on the side of successfully navigating these waters and driving growth, while others have not been so successful. Proper execution is paramount to effectively building and maintaining business momentum in today’s increasingly competitive and complex environment.

Panelists Will Provide Perspective On

• Measuring and sustaining growth
• Strategies and best practices for driving consistent growth
• Identifying and executing on organic and inorganic growth strategies
• Effectively exploiting barriers to entry and competitive differentiators
• Recruiting effective and accountable talent in a hyper-competitive market
• Navigating growing pains and protecting culture through hyper growth

Join our distinguished panel of CEOs and leaders in the Silicon Beach Digital Media & Technology ecosystem and learn what the most successful and innovative companies are doing in the space.

When

Wednesday, July 19, 2017—5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where

Montage Beverly Hills

To Register

Click here.

Intrepid was a proud sponsor of AbilityFirst’s Stroll & Roll fundraising event that was presented by Comerica Bank on Sunday, April 2. Close to 2,000 participated in the walk that was held at the Universal Studios backlot to help raise awareness for programs and services that help children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities.

The Universal Studios Backlot was hosted by NBC4 “Today in LA” anchor Whit Johnson and meteorologist Shanna Mendiola. Other celebrities who shared their time and helped raised funds included Jaclyn Smith of Charlie’s Angels, Jane Kaczmarek of Malcolm in the Middle, and Lauren Potter of Glee.

Mike Dokmanovich, Executive Vice President, Comerica Bank

Families and individuals from dozens of Southern California businesses joined together to raise more than $585,000.

Intrepid team members with Jaclyn Smith of Jaclyn’s Angels

AbilityFirst provides a variety of programs designed to help an individual successfully transition from childhood to adult life; providing employment preparation, training, and experience; building social connections and independence; and, offering both participants and their caregivers an opportunity to refresh and recharge through recreational activities.

Intrepid is sponsoring the annual ACG LA State of Private Equity event.

This is one of ACG LA’s highest-rated and best-attended annual programs that brings together the perspectives of a diverse group of private equity firms to discuss opportunities and challenges for PE in 2017. The program will touch on topics of interest to sponsors, limited partner investors and services providers, and also will survey the landscape for potential entrepreneur sellers.

When: Wednesday, March 15, 2017—5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: Montage Beverly Hills

To register, click here.