Private Equity Breakfast

December 2, 2008 (add to Outlook Calendar)
The Houstonian Hotel
111 North Post Oak Lane
Houston, TX 77024

We are pleased to announce Greg Benson and Ryan Stratton of Huntsman Gay Global Capital as the speakers at our December Private Equity Breakfast in Houston.

Huntsman Gay Capital Partners (H&G) is a private equity buyout fund co-founded by Jon M. Huntsman, one of the world’s leading industrialists, and Robert C. Gay, a former managing director of Bain Capital.

H&G’s key areas of focus are middle market leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments and strategic investments in mid-cap public companies. With over 150 years of collective deal experience, H&G is uniquely qualified—applying bulge-bracket private equity experience to the middle market. H&G has a deep network of financial backers and the flexibility and creativity to address the most unique seller needs. H&G believes its integrity and focus on long-term relationships are critical to success, and H&G is committed to applying the resources and know-how necessary to grow and create successful businesses. To learn more about Huntsman Gay Capital Partners, please visit www.hgequity.com.

Greg Benson has been a managing director at Huntsman Gay Global Capital since inception. Prior to H&G, Mr. Benson's was most recently an executive vice president and a senior member of the London-based Bain Capital team responsible for starting up Bain’s European private equity business. Mr. Benson joined Bain Capital in 1996. While at Bain Capital, he was a financial and supervisory principal with the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Benson’s current and past board representation has included Medical Edge healthcare Group, ICON Health and Fitness, Nutraceutical International Corp, American Nutritional Casualty Insurance, Inc., American Pad and Paper Co., and Walco.

Mr. Benson began his business career with General Electric where he served for 16 years in senior management positions with a wide variety of responsibilities, including those involving business startups and finance. He concluded his service with GE as president and CEO of Merchant Banking for GE Financial Services where he was responsible for structuring 14 transactions involving more than $5 billion in total value. While at GE, Mr. Benson was a registered representative and supervisory principal with the National Association of Securities Dealers (now FINRA). Mr. Benson received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Ryan Stratton most recently was a senior associate with Sorenson Capital. At Sorenson Capital, Mr. Stratton’s responsibilities spanned the transaction lifecycle including sourcing, evaluation, managing the due diligence process, and board oversight post close.

Prior to joining Sorenson Capital, Mr. Stratton was a case team leader, consultant, and associate consultant with Bain & Company in Dallas, TX, and Johannesburg, South Africa. Select strategic consulting industry experience includes: airlines, automotive, computers, food preparation, oil and gas, retail, telecom, IT, and media and entertainment. Projects spanned a wide range of capabilities including corporate strategy, operational improvement, transaction due diligence, merger integration, corporate turnaround, and complexity management.

Mr. Stratton was also an analyst and associate with Bain Capital in the Boston office. While with the firm, he analyzed prospective acquisitions and investments in the apparel, consumer goods, manufacturing, oil and gas, technology, telecommunications, and consumer retail industries. Mr. Stratton received his MBA from M.I.T. Sloan School of Management and his B.A. in Economics from Brigham Young University.

We look forward to the continued success of our Private Equity Breakfasts and hope you will join us on December 2.

If you are interested in attending this program, please contact Alisa Tristan at 713-221-1279 or alisa.tristan@bgllp.com.

Sponsored by: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP