Academy for Investors              Academy for CEOs

Keiretsu Forum Academy for Investors

The Keiretsu Forum Academy for Investors was created in August 2004 by and for our members. Its objective is to provide education to our members on private equity investing. These half-day sessions are held monthly and are of tremendous value to our members.

“I very much enjoy the Academy meetings,” said Heinz Blennemann, Keiretsu Forum San Francisco member. “They really help new members come up to speed and get to know other Keiretsu Forum members.”

Some of the previous topics of the Keiretsu Forum Investor Academy include:

• Becoming Involved in a Company Beyond Just Investing 
• Convertible Notes and Warrants
• Deal Structuring
• Early Stage Company Valuations
• Financial Due Diligence for Angel Investors
• How to Choose a Winning Management Team
• Intellectual Property
• Investing in China
• Investing in Oil and Gas Companies
• Legal Aspects of Angel Due Diligence
• Negotiating Term Sheets
• Pitfalls of Angel Investing
• Playing Golf 101
• Real Estate Investing 101
• Stock Ownership, Value and Dilution
• Structuring Real Estate Funds
• Trading Options

For more information on the Keiretsu Forum Academy for Investors, please contact Keiretsu Forum's Membership Director Sandy McCuaig sandy@keiretsuforum.com.

KeiretsuForumAcademy for CEOs

January 30, 2007 marked the launch of the Keiretsu Forum Academy for CEOs.  Its objective is to provide educational opportunities for the CEOs of Keiretsu Forum portfolio companies so that they can maximize the growth of their companies. These one-day sessions, which are held quarterly, provide the CEOs of our portfolio companies with a forum in which to discuss and respond to the issues they confront as leaders of early-stage companies and a platform for them to collaborate and support each-other’s growth. 

Day 1 (Jan 30, 2007):  Good Company Governance
Day 2 (April 26, 2007): Establishing a Position of Leadership
Day 3 (September 14, 2007): Leadership and Change: Culture, People and Team
Day 4 (December 5, 2007): Securing Growth Finance

For more information on the Keiretsu Forum CEO Academy, please contact Keiretsu Forum's Entrepreneur Director Jason Ridenour jason@keiretsuforum.com.

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