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Capital Markets Update: How Current Conditions Affect Raising Capital

Join us for an update on the state of the capital markets. In addition to speaking about how the process of raising capital is affected by capital market conditions, Valeria Alberola, a partner with Q Advisors, a technology and communications investment bank, will also provide an update on the state of the:

Public Equity Markets
Debt Markets
Private Equity Markets
M&A Markets
Overall M&A Activity

About the Speaker
Valeria has over 14 years of international experience in corporate finance and strategic consulting. At Q Advisors, Valeria has executed mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, and strategic financial advisory engagements across the technology and communications sectors for clients such as Baker Instrument Company, Evolving Systems, LightEdge Solutions, Lochard, NuVox, OpSec Security Group and XceedID.

Prior to joining Q Advisors, Valeria was the Director of Business Development for VeloCom, an international telecommunications company, where she was involved in acquisition and capital raising activities. Prior to VeloCom, Valeria was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Santiago, Chile, and an equity analyst with Citigroup in São Paulo, Brazil.

Valeria is on the Board of Directors of CSIA (Colorado's Technology Association), OpenWorld Learning and the International Business Circle of Colorado. Valeria is a past member of the Associate Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver.

Valeria received a B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management where she was a Fulbright scholar. She is fluent in four languages, including Spanish, French and Portuguese.




When:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
11:30 AM - Check-in
12:00 - 1:15 PM - Lunch and Presentation

Where:
Denver Athletic Club
1325 Glenarm Pl, Denver

Cost:
NIRI Members - $38
Non-Members - $55




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