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New Speakers Added!

Don't miss these speakers who are NEW to the Venture Capital & Private Equity Tax Practices Conference:

 

Lily Zheng, Partner, DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Moshe Kushman, Partner, SKADDEN

Tim Selby, Partner, ALSTON & BIRD LLP

Deborah Ludewig, Partner, K&L GATES

Kevin Keyes, Partner, FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP

 

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September 27, 2007 -- While the carried interest debate has been the hottest issue touching venture capital firms over the past few months, another bill up for a vote in Congress has started to draw controversy and the attention of venture capitalists and small businesses.

According to various news reports, the US House of Representatives is set to vote this week on the Small Business Investment Expansion Act, a bill which would allow a small firm that is majority-owned by a venture capital firm or other investment company to continue to qualify for all federal small-business programs, including procurement contracts and Small Business Innovation Research grants.  

While venture-backed firms and the National Venture Capital Association support the measure, many other small businesses have decried the legislation as giving an unfair advantage to small, yet deep-pocketed, venture-backed startups who probably don't need the same level of assistance in either funding or access to federal contracts.

July 27, 2007 -- US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson implored Congress in a July 26 statement to ratify three Free Trade Agreements with Peru, Colombia, and Panama without demanding domestic law changes relating to labor and environmental issues in each of the Latin American countries.  Paulson noted that concerns relating to these issues were addressed in the May 2007 revisions to each FTA, and the open and free agreements with these trading partners are paramount to ensuring economic growth and jobs in both the US and the three Latin American countries.  Click here to read the full statement.

Regardless of whether Congress ratifies these FTAs in September, you need to attend IIR's 6th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Tax Practices, where you'll hear strategies for making sure all of your inbound or outbound international funds are properly structured to retain maximum returns.  You'll leave the event knowing how to set up, raise funds, and invest in international jurisdictions, with special sessions on China, Europe, and India -- three of the hottest areas for outbound investment -- as well as specific tactics for managing the tax liabilities for inbound investments.  Click here to view the agenda for the first day of the Pre-Conference Summit focusing on International and Tax-Exempt Tax Practices. 

July 24, 2007 -- Venture capital financing reached $7.4 billion in the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 8% over the same period last year, according to the Quarterly Venture Capital Report released July 23 by Ernst & Young LLP and Dow Jones VentureOne.  In particular, the report noted that the San Francisco Bay Area saw 208 deals and $2.5 billion invested in Q2 2007.

What do you think about H.R. 2834, the proposed bill in Congress?  Take part in our VC & PE Tax Practices Poll - Click here

Redesigned and Updated Agenda
IIR's 6th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Tax Practices will take place October 22-24, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Cabana, located in Palo Alto. The event is designed to facilitate discussion and interaction among speakers and attendees, in a relaxed environment.

Based on your feedback, we've incorporate these features at Venture Capital & Private Equity Tax Practices:

• NEW! More Peer Interaction: Learn how your peers are handling complex tax issues by attending our Business Card Exchange, Small Group Discussions and Q&A sessions
• NEW! Palo Alto Location: Based on your feedback and to encourage more fund participation, we've moved the event to Palo Alto, the backyard of the venture capital industry
• NEW! Case Study on Ensuring IRS tax compliance with leveraged dividends
• NEW! Practical approaches for managing CFCs, PFICs, and Foreign Tax Credits
• NEW! Steps for taking advantage of the common tax practices for hedge funds and private equity
• Back by Popular Demand!! A Full Pre-Conference Summit dedicated to structuring outbound investments in China, Europe, and India to maximize returns

More than 35 companies and counting represented at the event:

Alston & Bird LLP	Nishith Desai Associates
Deloitte & Touche	Paul Capital Partners
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP	Pepper Hamilton LLC
Ernst & Young LLP	Platinum Equity LLC
Escalate Capital Partners	PricewaterhouseCoopers
Fish & Richardson PC	Proskauer Rose
Focus Ventures	Ropes & Gray
Fried Frank HS&J	Saban Capital Group
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve	Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin	Spectrum Equity Investors
Howard Rice	Third Security LLC
Katten Muchin Rosenman	Trident Capital LP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP	UBS
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart	Venrock
KPMG LLP	Virchow Krause & Company
Loyens & Loeff	Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP	West LB Asset Management
Morrison & Foerster LLP	Wood & Porter
NGP Energy Capital Management	...and many more to come!!!

The Most Respected Forum For Venture Capital and Private Equity CFOs, Tax Professionals, Fund Managers, and Investors
Accept no imitations: Known for bringing together a carefully selected, high-quality speaker faculty, Venture Capital & Private Equity Tax Practices will improve your knowledge and expertise on the complex tax challenges in this highly specialized field.

Learn how to maximize your private equity returns by registering for IIR's Venture Capital and Private Equity Tax Practices today, by calling 888-670-8200, faxing 941-365-2507, emailing register@iirusa.com or click here (http://www.iirusa.com/vctax/28587.xml) to download a full brochure.

I look forward to meeting you in October!

Sincerely,

Keith Kirkpatrick
Executive Director, Venture Capital and Private Equity Tax Practices

PS Attend Venture Capital and Private Equity Tax Practices and earn up to 18 CPE/CLE credits!

September 10, 2007 -- The US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced that the deadline for taxpayers to bring documents into compliance with the final nonqualified deferred compensation regulations under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code has been extended until December 31, 2008, a year later than originally proposed. Click here to read the release.