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Cutler Center 2012-2013 Annual Report - Babson College

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<strong>Cutler</strong> <strong>Center</strong>/<strong>Babson</strong> Investment Management Association (BIMA)/<strong>Babson</strong> Venture Capital Private<br />

Equity Club (BVCPE) “Raising Capital Panel.” The <strong>Cutler</strong> <strong>Center</strong> put together a panel titled, “Raising<br />

Capital in the New Normal” at <strong>Babson</strong> on October 17, <strong>2012</strong>. This panel was comprised of Mark Hodges,<br />

Co-founder and Chairman, EquaTerra (sold to KPMG) and serial entrepreneur, James Vandervelden,<br />

Managing Director and Head of Merchant Banking, Covington Associates, and Mina Hsiang, Senior<br />

Associate, General Catalyst Partners. We were fortunate to have Richard Bliss, Associate Professor of<br />

Finance, <strong>Babson</strong> <strong>College</strong> and co-author of: Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy, Valuation & Deal Structure,<br />

moderate the panel. The panel covered a number of topics which included: what is getting funded and<br />

what is not getting funded in the current environment, what sectors are particularly attractive, and<br />

what VC/PE firms are looking for in a business. Over 100 people registered for the event (about 75%<br />

students and 25% alumni), with approximately 80 in attendance. The <strong>Cutler</strong> <strong>Center</strong> sponsored this event<br />

with the <strong>Babson</strong> VCPE Club and BIMA.<br />

From left to right: Mina Hsiang, Senior Associate, General Catalyst Partners; Mark Hodges, Co-founder and Chairman,<br />

EquaTerra (sold to KPMG) and serial entrepreneur; James Vandervelden, Managing Director and Head of Merchant Banking,<br />

Covington Associates; and moderator Richard Bliss, Associate Professor of Finance, <strong>Babson</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

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