Distressed Debt Panel at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 to be Moderated by Kirkland's Jonathan Henes

New York, NY, February 19, 2010 --(PR.com)-- At GoldenNetworking.com's China Leaders Forum 2009, panelists discussed China Investing Corp’s $1 billion investment in Oaktree Capital Management, to be deployed in distressed debt. While there is an opportunity to finance companies given banks’ reluctance to commit their capital, not everything that shines is made of gold. Would debt investing boost returns for investors at the end? Which opportunities exist for hedge funds trying to filling the gap? Which sectors to avoid as unemployment becomes a more chronic issue? GoldenNetworking.com once again brings together an exceptional faculty of top Business and Investing minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Debt, at its highly anticipated Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, February 26th, in New York City.

Jonathan Henes, moderator of the panel, is a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis' Restructuring Group, and his practice involves representing debtors (including portfolio, privately-held and public companies), creditors' committees and distressed investors (including hedge funds, private equity funds and companies) in acquisitions, restructurings and bankruptcy cases; advising boards of directors and senior managers of financially troubled companies regarding fiduciary duties and restructuring strategies; providing advice in connection with legacy, environmental, mass tort, retiree and pension liabilities of financially troubled companies; structuring acquisitions, financings and other commercial transactions; and advising investors in connection with the purchase of distressed assets and securities. Described as "astonishingly knowledgeable and determined," Mr. Henes was recently listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition to his restructuring practice, Mr. Henes has represented and counseled clients with respect to transactions related to the purchase or sale of teams in the Pacific Coast League and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

The list of panelists will include:
· Mr. Bruce Ferguson, Managing Partner, Apex Fundamental Partners LLC
· Mr. Debashis Bhattacharya, Portfolio Manager, Fortis Investments
· Mr. John Stark, Managing Director – Financial Restructuring Group, Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
· Mr. Scott Eisenberg, Managing Partner, Amherst Partners LLC

Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 is produced by GoldenNetworking.com (http://www.goldennetworking.com), the premier networking community for businessmen, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats, founded by former McKinsey consultant Edgar Perez. Upcoming Leaders Forums and Business Networking receptions include:
· High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour (http://www.HFTHappyHour.com), March 1st, 2010, New York City
· Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2010, "Generating Alpha in Challenging Times" (http://www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com), March 18th, 2010, New York City
· Banking M&A Leaders Forum 2010, "Have Deal-Making Hit Bottom Yet?" (http://www.BankingLeadersForum.com), March 25th, 2010, Washington DC
· Venture Capital Leaders Forum 2010, "Setting the Stage for Transformational Change" (http://www.VCLeadersForum.com), April 16th, 2010, Boston, MA
· Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.RealEstateLeadersForum.com), April 22nd, 2010, New York City

Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact GoldenNetworking.com by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.com. GoldenNetworking.com has been frequently featured in the press, including a recent article in The New York Times, "GoldenNetworking.com Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections" (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/nyregion/07network.html).

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