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ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel Galimberti:MAILTO:daniel.p.galimberti@gmail.com
SUMMARY:THE FENG: Becoming an Independent Sponsor:  Creating and Growing Your Own Company by Partnering with Private Equity
LOCATION:Join Zoom Meeting\r\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/84790955499\r\nMeeting ID: 847 9095 5499
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Becoming an Independent Sponsor: &nbsp;Creating and Growing Your Own Company by Partnering with Private Equity&nbsp;Speaker: Jim Tolbert, Founder and Managing Director Mexus Advisors&nbsp; www.MexusAdvisors.com&nbsp;Presentation:- Independent sponsors&nbsp;are seasoned executives that have many years experience in an industry- The speaker will provide background on how these executives can partner with investors to create their own companies to acquire and operate companies in these industries- Seasoned executives know the key economic levers for creating value in industry- These executives also have insights into companies that might be available for acquisition through a network of contacts in their industry- These executives also have the management&nbsp;depth to serve as CEO of the companies they form- Private equity and other&nbsp;investors highly value these executives and look to partner with them in these endeavors- By sharing his experience as an independent sponsor, Jim Tolbert will guide seasoned executive in evaluating and pursuing these opportunitiesSpeaker's Bio:Jim Enrique Tolbert is the&nbsp;founder and Managing Director of Mexus Advisors, boutique M&amp;A advisory firm www.MexusAdvisors.comMr. Tolbert has twice, successfully, been an independent sponsor.&nbsp; Jim Tolbert was the Chief Executive Officer of Education Futures Group d/b/a Vista College, a company he founded in 2005. Vista College operated accredited, post-secondary institutions with program offerings in entry level career training.&nbsp; &nbsp; Prior to forming EFG, Mr. Tolbert was the Chief Financial Officer and a Shareholder of Virginia College, a Birmingham, AL based career college, until the sale of the company in December 2004.&nbsp; Prior to investing in and joining Virginia College, Mr. Tolbert was the Founder and CEO of Career College Loan Company, a specialty consumer finance company, providing tuition financing to the for-profit education sector.&nbsp; Mr. Tolbert has also worked for McKinsey &amp; Company in the Financial Institutions Group and Morgan Stanley International in the Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Department.Mr. Tolbert has a Bachelor of Science in Economics,&nbsp;summa cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.
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