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Global Private Equity Center

Your resource for the latest trends, best practices and thought leadership in the world of global private equity.

Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center

Thunderbird's Global Private Equity Center (TPEC) believes in the restorative economic power of global private equity investing.  As part of the Thunderbird Walker Center for Global Entrepreneurship, TPEC strives to be the leading globally recognized thought leadership platform for business executives, investors, alumni and students to enhance understanding and advance knowledge on the key issues and trends facing private equity investing worldwide.
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Thunderbird's 8th Annual Global Private Equity Investing Conference

April 4-5, 2012

Thunderbird School of Global Management
1 Global Place
Glendale, AZ 85306

For additional conference information or sponsorship information, please contact Katherine.Hutton@thunderbird.edu at +1 602 978-7173.


Thunderbird named as editing body for journal of private equity

The Journal of Private Equity is a quarterly academic journal covering strategies and techniques in venture capital investing, from seed capital and early stage investing, to mezzanine investing and later stage financing. The editor in chief is F. John Mathis, Thunderbird Professor of International Finance.

The first issue of the Journal, under Thunderbird's editorship, features articles from Dr. Mathis and Dr. Gary Gibbons, Academic Director for TPEC and Heather STONE of Edwards Wildman Palmer and a member of Tpec's advisory board.


NEWs stories and Publications

New Academic Director Announced for the Thunderbird Global Private Equity CenterNew Academic Director Announced for the Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center

The Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Gary Gibbons as the new Academic Director.  Dr. Gibbons will lead the Center's academic research initiatives as well as the development of the private equity & venture capital curriculum. 

A visiting professor in the Walker Center, Dr. Gibbons received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Claremont Graduate School - The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. He holds an MS from California State University, a BS from the University of Arizona and is a Principal, Senior Analyst, and Portfolio Manager with the Coleridge Group in Phoenix.


Thunderbird pevc club competes in venture capital competition

PEVC Club PageThunderbird's student Private Equity/Venture Capital (PEVC) Club recently finished in second place at the Venture Capital Investment Competition, beating out Santa Clara, University of Arizona, San Diego State, and UCLA at the Regional West Competition hosted by University of Southern California.  The Thunderbird team consisted of current T-birds Robert Jansen, Christian Lorentzen, John Wilson, Matt Herricks, and Arun Kumar.  Read about the team's strategy in a recent blog posted by one of Thunderbird's team members. 
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Support TPEC

It is because of generous contributions from our supporters that we are able to continue to offer superior programs and services to industry professionals, alumni, and students.  We invite you to become more involved with TPEC by attending our upcoming forums, our 2012 conference and by providing your ideas and insights for future programs, publications, and initiatives. 


For additional information, please contact:

Katherine Hutton

Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center (TPEC)

Phone: 602-978-7173
Fax: 602-439-1435
E-mail: katherine.hutton@thunderbird.edu

Thunderbird School of Global Management
1 Global Place
Glendale, AZ 85306-6000
USA