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ISF Deal Series - Los Angeles

November 17, 2026 | 8:00am - 6:00pm PST
Hilton LAX | Los Angeles, CA

Conducted in a convenient one-day format to maximize efficiency, the ISF Deal Series is open by invitation-only to vetted capital providers and independent sponsors and the Los Angeles event will take place on November 17, 2026, at the Hilton LAX.

Launched in partnership with the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA), the ISF Deal Series is: 

  • Designed exclusively by and for independent sponsors and capital providers with a defined independent sponsor strategy.
  • Invitation only to pre-screened capital providers and independent sponsors, ensuring your time will be well spent and yield the highest return.  
  • Focused on attendee-selected 1:1 meetings using our proprietary scheduling platform featuring robust attendee profiles. 
  • Designed to offer ample time for networking, peer discussions and key insights on current market trends.
  • Limited in vendor involvement solely to ISF sponsors.
  • Offered on a consistent basis, better matching the natural cadence of deal flow.

DEALINX ISF

Registered attendees will be invited to access the DeaLinx ISF scheduling platform beginning with a soft launch on Friday, November 6, 2026. During the soft launch, attendees will be able to:

  • Review detailed attendee profiles
  • Update and strengthen their own profile
  • Bookmark the backable independent sponsors and vetted capital providers they want to meet
  • Meeting scheduling will fully launch on Tuesday, November 10

Only one profile is necessary per firm. If you have additional colleagues registered, a meeting point-person will be determined and given access to the meeting platform on the firm’s behalf. Reminder communication will be sent before the platform launch.

Event Agenda

Please note, times subject to adjustment.

8:00am

Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00am

1:1 Meetings

10:30am

Fireside Chat | Pros & Cons of Independent Sponsor Partnered Deals

Sylvie Gadant - Citrin Cooperman (Moderator)

Doug Song - Prodos Capital

Tom Parro - Merk Capital

Adam Wise - Penstock Equity

Jacques Youssefmir - Ocean Avenue Capital

11:00am

1:1 Meetings

12:30pm

Lunch & Roundtable Discussions

Lunch: 12:30–1:30pm | Roundtable Discussions: 12:30–1:00pm

Roundtable 1: Board Governance Strategies for Independent Sponsors

Robert Connolly - Levenfeld Pearlstein

Roundtable 2: Structuring Deals for M&A vs. Organic Growth

Nick Stuart - Elliott Davis

Roundtable 3: Unique Capital Raising Approaches for a Growing Lower Middle Market

Conor Smyth - TritonLake

Kate Juenger - Cade Partners

1:30pm

1:1 Meetings

3:00pm

Fireside Chat | When Do Non-Control Capital Models Make Sense for an Independent Sponsor?

Sara A. Qureshi - Lippes Mathias (Moderator)

Rob Nagle - HighVista Strategies

Dan Tamkin - Resurgent Capital Partners

3:30pm

1:1 Meetings

4:30pm

Networking Reception

LA

LOCATION:

Hilton LAX
5711 West Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045 United States

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Please fill out the appropriate application:

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