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Cybersecurity…..Is your PE Firm Ready?

October 30, 2014

What you will learn……. • Understanding SEC’s interest in cybersecurity

• Mitigating cyber risk at the PE firm and the portfolio companies

• Developing a plan to protect investor identification and private information, a

portfolio company intellectual property and related confidential information

• Handling the conflict between business access and security

• Planning for disaster, business continuity and client notification

Why are we discussing it?

• In April, The SEC Announced It Would Be Spreading More “Sunshine” on

• Private Equity by Examining the Industry’s Preparedness for Cybersecurity

“Dozens of large private equity firms are currently compromised, and they don’t even know about it”

John Watters, chief executive, iSight Partners Inc.,

a cybersecurity intelligence company

Source: Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2014

Why are we discussing it?

Why are we discussing it?

31% of all targeted cyber attacks in 2013 hit businesses with less than 250 employees

Source: Symantec 2013 Internet Security Threat Report

Why are we discussing it?

Data breaches cost U.S. companies $5.4 million per breach – that amounts to

$188 per stolen record

Source: Ponemon Institute: “2013 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis.”

Panelists:

Joe Campbell, CTO, PEF Services LLC Eric Feldman, Chief Information Officer,

The Riverside Company Melinda Scott, Managing Partner,

Scott Goldring Associates

Moderator: Mark Heil, EVP, Business Development, PEF

Services LLC

Who Will You Hear From Today?

Joe Campbell, CTO, PEF Services LLC

• UBS Financial Services, Senior Developer, Consolidated Order Entry System

• Application Development The Chubb Institute of Technology and Rockland College

• B.A., Queens College

Eric Feldman, CIO The Riverside Company

• Instrumental in creating Riverside’s Information Security Program and restructuring the global business continuity plan to align with evolving business requirements.

• Served as the Director of MIS for the Office of the Mayor, City of New York.

• B.A. from Eastern Illinois University.

Melinda Scott, Managing Partner, Scott Goldring Associates

• Managing Partner at Scott Goldring Associates in New York City.

• Specializes in Securities Law and alternative investment vehicles.

• Graduate of Howard University School of Law

• Licensed member of the New York State Bar and the Federal Southern District of New York.

• Qualified to practice law in England and Wales.

Mark Heil EVP-Business Development

PEF Services LLC • Founder and Managing Director, CereNova

Fund Marketing, placement agent for small and emerging managers

• Board member of Private Investors Forum (Angel Network) and Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Philadelphia (former president)

• MBA, Drexel University, Marketing; BS, St. Joseph’s University, Marketing & Finance

PEF Services LLC is the leading fund administrator for small to middle market private

capital funds. We provide high-quality, cost-effective administrative solutions with a specialty

in emerging manager and Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) funds.

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on investing in growing enterprises valued at up to $250 million/€200 million. The

firm’s global portfolio includes more than 75 companies. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside

has invested in more than 300 transactions.

Scott Goldring Associates is a boutique law firm specializing primarily in Securities Law. They

have expertise in formation and ongoing compliance for Hedge Funds, Private

Equity/Venture Capital Funds and Family Offices.

Contact Us

PEF Services LLC Joe Campbell

212-203-4685 x 106 joe@pefundservices.com www.pefundservices.com

PEF Services LLC

Mark Heil 212-203-4679

mark@pefundservices.com www.pefundservices.com

The Riverside Company Eric Feldman 212 484 2178

efeldman@RiversideCompany.com www. riversidecompany.com

Scott Goldring Associates Melinda Scott 646-652-8567

mscott@scottgoldringassociates.com www.scottgoldringassociates.com