Daniel Hilpert, Managing Director of Mortgage EquiCap LLC, a commercial mortgage broker and advisor that arranges debt and equity capital, and provides loan workout, sale and advisory services to institutions, real estate owners and developers, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, March 9th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

Mark Goodenow, Director in the New York office of BDO Consulting, Certified Public Accountant and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor with more than thirteen years of experience in the operational and financial turnarounds of middle market and leading Fortune 500 companies, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, March 9th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Comme

David Hartheimer, President of Clearbid Capital, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, March 9th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

William Sherer, Director and senior member of the Financial Sponsors Coverage Group in Houlihan Lokey's New York office, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, March 9th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

Restructuring and turnaround experts David Hartheimer, President of Clearbid Capital, and William Sherer, Director at Houlihan Lokey, are joining more than a hundred investors, bankers, private equity and hedge fund managers, real estate specialists, management consultants and legal and accounting advisors attending GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, Tuesday March 9th, at Kirkland & Ellis' New York headquarters.

The Distressed Investing landscape is in the midst of a radical metamorphosis being shaped by forces here and abroad. Indeed, after a couple of turbulent years in the financial markets, investors are getting ready for an onslaught of financial assets and real estate properties to come to the market. Investment groups and real estate investment trusts are raising capital to fund acquisitions of these distressed assets on the cheap.

GoldenNetworking.com is again bringing together an exceptional faculty of top Real Estate Investing minds at Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010, "Successfully Investing in Distressed Real Estate Assets" (http://www.RealEstateLeadersForum.com), April 22nd, 2010, New York City. 20+ world-class speakers will provide their insights into what they are investing and, most importantly, what they will be investing in the next months. Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010 will cover the following topics:

· What is New in the Distressed Real Estate Landscape in 2010

Edgar Perez, founder of GoldenNetworking.com (http://www.goldennetworking.com), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats, was recently featured at Columbia Business School's Hermes Alumni Magazine's '10 Under 10'; the article, which can be accessed through this link, http://www7.gsb.columbia.edu/alumni/news/ten-under-ten, profiles ten young alumni that "are adapting to the economic downturn — and thriving — less than 10 years after graduating from the School."

Edgar Perez, founder of GoldenNetworking.com (http://www.goldennetworking.com), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats, will host Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 on February 26th, the 2nd edition of what is becoming the must-attend conference for experts and professionals in Distressed Investing. Armed with a Columbia Business School MBA and after consulting stints at McKinsey and IBM, Mr.

Richard Zahm, Managing Director of EM Capital Global Advisors LLC, and involved in real estate investment and development since the late 1970’s, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

"2010 may also be a watershed year for the private equity industry as more and more key governmental and influential economic decision makers realize private equity's positive place in today's financial markets." That's how Kirk Radke, recognized internationally as one of today's top private equity and corporate attorneys, summarizes what private equity firms should expect for 2010, in his article "Top of the class" published in the latest edition of World Finance magazine; Mr.

After months of speculation, the Simon Property Group on Tuesday finally made an unsolicited $10 billion offer for General Growth Properties, its bankrupt rival. But General Growth quickly rebuffed the approach, calling the bid too low, reported The New York Times.

Distressed real estate presents major opportunities, but there are significant pitfalls and challenges to overcome. Experts will provide with techniques of law, finance and operations necessary in this recessionary economy. Which trends are perceived in the troubled real estate market? What are the most important real estate funds doing right now, in New York and London?

The most challenging economic environment since the Depression has provided distressed investing practitioners with an extraordinaire entry point; successful subject matter experts debated strategies to take advantage of these opportunities last year at Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009; many of them are returning to New York City to share their lessons learned and necessary adjustments to their successful strategies investing in financial assets, distressed debt and real estate.

For public real-estate companies, spending money has turned out to be harder than raising it, even as some signs point to a pickup in big property deals, reports The Wall Street Journal.

GoldenNetworking.com is hosting its first Italy Happy Hour, on Thursday, February 4th, 7PM, at DADAUMPA Café, Rome. Professionals, executives, academics, investors and entrepreneurs from industries as diverse as Fashion, Financial Services, Investments, Consulting, Marketing and Media, will mingle over drinks at DADAUMPA Café.

GoldenNetworking.com will host on February 26th, 2010, Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com) at Kirkland & Ellis' New York City headquarters.

Carl Trop, Senior Director and Principal at Greyfields, a real estate private equity company with a singular focus on the investment in, restructuring and redevelopment of functionally and/or financially underutilized real estate assets, will join GoldenNetworking.com's upcoming Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, on February 26th.

Matthew Baron, Principal, Simon Development Group, expressed his views of the Distressed Commercial Property Markets in an article in The Epoch Times, anticipating that "the real estate market is gearing up for a deluge of distressed commercial properties". Mr. Baron sees now opportunities in the distressed market after "sitting on the sidelines” for the past twelve months.

GoldenNetworking.com will host America Leaders Forum 2010, "Meeting the Job Creation Challenge" (http://www.AmericaLeadersForum.com), on January 21st in New York City; this forum will evaluate the need for the government to extend tax credits to strategic private investments, as requested by several think tanks through the press.

GoldenNetworking.com will host America Leaders Forum 2010, "Meeting the Job Creation Challenge" (http://www.AmericaLeadersForum.com), on January 21st in New York City. This forum is organized in response to President Obama's challenge to the private sector to identify initiatives that create jobs and grow the economy.

After months of preparation, GoldenNetworking.com successfully hosted Private Equity Leaders Forum 2009, "Buying a Failed Bank: Opportunities and Pitfalls" (http://www.PrivateEquityLeadersForum.com), at DLA Piper's Midtown headquarters. Private Equity Leaders Forum 2009 included a presentation by DLA Piper's Banking Regulation team, on the "Theory and Practice of Private Equity Firms Investing in Failed Banks".

Rusty Conner, Managing Director of DLA Piper's Washington DC Office, will present at Private Equity Leaders Forum 2009, "Buying a Failed Bank: Opportunities and Pitfalls" (http://www.PrivateEquityLeadersForum.com), on December 11th, New York City. Mr. Rusty will provide an overview of the new policies issued by the FDIC for private equity firms interested in acquiring troubled banks.

Michael Reed, Partner at DLA Piper, and advisor to boards of directors on a variety matters, including strategic transactions, corporate governance issues, and legal issues and fiduciary duties in the context of strategic transactions and corporate governance., will speak at Private Equity Leaders Forum 2009, "Buying a Failed Bank: Opportunities and Pitfalls" (http://www.PrivateEquityLeadersForum.com), on December 11th, New York City.

Investment practitioners and Banking Regulatory experts with tremendous Washington experience will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Private Equity Leaders Forum 2009, "Buying a Failed Bank: Opportunities and Pitfalls" (http://www.PrivateEquityLeadersForum.com), December 11th, DLA Piper, New York City, forum where private equity executives will be able to ask their most pressing questions to our experienced and distinguished lineup of speakers and panelists, on potentially buying a financial institution.

GoldenNetworking.com is turning nine months old and inviting Chinese executives, businessmen, professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as their friends and associates, to China Happy Hour, on Tuesday, December 8th, 6PM, at Johnny Utah's, in the heart of Manhattan.

China Happy Hour will attract over a hundred professionals and entrepreneurs from China, the world’s global engine for the economic recovery. Guests are invited to RSVP at http://www.ChinaHappyHour.com to enjoy GoldenNetworking.com's networking experience.

David Rom, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Platinum Bank, will participate at Private Equity Leaders Forum 2009, "Buying a Failed Bank: Opportunities and Pitfalls" (http://www.PrivateEquityLeadersForum.com), on December 11th, New York City.

Private Equity Leaders Forum 2009, "Buying a Failed Bank: Opportunities and Pitfalls" (http://www.PrivateEquityLeadersForum.com), December 11th, New York City, is expected to draw more than 700 business executives for informative and enlightening discussions, on the pros and cons of acquiring troubled banks, with experienced private equity executives, investors, managers, bankers, lawyers and practitioners from leading firms, including:
· Ralph Deppisch, Principal, Luminous Ventures
· Kenneth DiLaura, Chairman of the Board, Lakeside Community Bank

Private Equity Leaders Forum 2009, "Buying a Failed Bank: Opportunities and Pitfalls" (http://www.PrivateEquityLeadersForum.com), December 11th, New York City, will discuss the capital commitments, structure and cross-support requirements for private equity firms to participate in FDIC-conducted bank auctions. The requirement that acquiring depository institutions must be capitalized at a minimum 10% Tier 1 common equity to total assets ratio is one of these conditions.

The increase in the number of "problem banks", those that run the biggest risk of collapse, increased to 552 in the third quarter, the FDIC reported. The fund had a negative balance of $8.2 billion at the end of the third quarter, first time into the red since the fallout from the savings-and-loan crisis of the early 1990s as the pace of bank failures accelerated.