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Upcoming Events

• Apr

  30
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  Lunch and Learn: Private Credit and the Outlook of the Direct Lending Market with John Yeager

  Join the Private Equity Club for an exclusive Lunch & Learn with John Yeager of WhiteHorse Capital for a discussion on career development, private credit investing, and the evolving direct lending landscape. In this interactive session, John will walk through: • His professional background and career journey — from breaking into finance to building a career in private credit and direct lending • The current state of the direct lending market — including market dynamics, underwriting trends, competitive pressures, and where opportunities are emerging across the private credit landscape • How investors are navigating today’s environment — with perspectives on risk, structuring, sponsor relationships, and capital deployment in an increasingly competitive market • Advice for students entering the industry — including recruiting insights, skillsets to develop, and what differentiates successful junior investors in private credit and alternative investments This is a great opportunity for students interested in private equity, private credit, and leveraged finance to gain firsthand market insights and candid career advice in an intimate setting. Lunch will be provided. thu, 12:15pm - 1:15pm
• May

  7
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  Kellogg + Booth PE Happy Hour

  ***https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfg4-1riijSrfRok3bKUXs19yLJEPY268rrzoitnwsy3rO3Xg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=107615570207225634737*** The Kellogg and Booth Private Equity Clubs have teamed up to host a happy hour for alumni and students from both schools in or focused on pursuing careers in private equity. Through this gathering, we aim to connect Kellogg’s and Booth's driven students with distinguished alumni and industry leaders. thu, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
• May

  8
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  PE Club Lunch & Learn: Private Credit Uncovered with Reed Van Gorden, Managing Director and Head of Origination at Deerpath Capital

  Join the Private Equity Club for a Lunch & Learn on Private Credit Demystified. What Every Investor Should Know. Lunch will be provided. Presentation Summary: Reed Van Gorden, Managing Partner and Head of Origination at Deerpath Capital, will lead an interactive session on private credit. The discussion will cover the fundamentals of the asset class, how transactions are sourced, structured, and executed, and the key risks and opportunities shaping the market today. Reed will also share practical insights from his experience evaluating and closing deals, along with perspectives on where the private credit market is headed fri, 12:15pm - 1:15pm
• May

  14
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  PE Club Lunch & Learn: How Deal and Ops Teams Collaborate w/ Paceline Equity Partners

  We’re excited to welcome Kellogg alumni Chris Tanner and Parth Mirani of Paceline Equity Partners for a lunchtime discussion on how middle market PE deal and ops teams collaborate. Chris and Parth's bios are listed below: Chris Tanner: Chris Tanner joined Paceline in April 2025 and is responsible for the asset management and value creation planning of the firm’s corporate investments. Prior to Paceline he worked as a Principal at Leon Capital and spent over 5 years as a Vice President at Kelso & Company. During his time at Kelso, Chris supported 12 portfolio investments including 3 significant exits across a wide variety of industries and engagements including value creation planning, go-to-market, data and analytics, pricing, digital marketing, procurement, post-merger integration, IT roadmaps and cost-takeouts, and is credited with developing the firm’s business intelligence playbook which was scaled across the portfolio. Prior to Kelso, Chris worked for Breakout Capital, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, and he started his career as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman, where he worked across industrials, healthcare, retail and financial services. Chris received an MBA from Kellogg Northwestern University and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Management from Brigham Young University. Parth Mirani: Parth Mirani joined Paceline in October 2025 as a Vice President. Prior to joining Paceline, Parth served as a Vice President at BDT & MSD Partners in Chicago, a $50 billion private capital platform dedicated to partnering with family- and founder-led companies. He has directed and executed majority and minority investments and advisory engagements across the consumer, aerospace & defense, healthcare, and technology services sectors. Prior to joining BDT & MSD, Parth worked in private equity at Bregal Investments and Trive Capital, and began his career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. Parth earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his BBA with Highest Honors from the University of Texas at Austin. Outside of work, he enjoys running, cooking, music, and astronomy, and volunteers on the Advisory Council for UT’s Financial Analyst Program and with Swaminarayan Gurukul, Dallas. thu, 12:15pm - 1:15pm