Ice Miller's Business group is sponsoring iGlobal Forum's Independent Sponsors Summit in New York. Partners Tom Kesoglou and Chase Stuart will be participating in separate sessions.

View the full agenda.

About the Event:

The leading marketplace for independent sponsors, capital providers and operating partners to source deals, secure capital and build lasting investment relationships.

The U.S.'s longest-running independent sponsor event series, bringing together the most active investors, dealmakers and value creation leaders for two days of curated meetings, relationship building and market intelligence.

Every meeting is matched to your deal stage, sector focus and capital priorities. Your most valuable introductions are identified before you arrive.

Ice Miller Presentations:

Executive Exchanges: Advanced Deal Structuring: Rollover Equity, Fee Waivers (Monday, September 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM)

Lively, interactive small-group discussions on the most pressing topics independent sponsors are facing today. Groups of 6 to 8 rotate every 20 minutes. Tables are clearly labeled and pre-assigned based on registration profiling so you sit with peers actually working on the problem.

Discussion Moderator:

• Chase Stuart, Office Managing Partner, Ice Miller

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SBIC Deep Dive: The Equity Assist in Plain English (Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 11:45 AM)

The SBIC model is one of the most IS-friendly capital structures available and one of the least understood by IS in their first one to three deals. Practitioners who have closed 100+ IS-backed SBIC transactions cover the mechanics in real terms.
 
Key Takeaways:

• How the equity assist actually works, and why it changes IS deal economics significantly
• What IS need ready before the first SBIC call, and what kills deals before they start
• How co-SBIC structures work and when they make sense for a deal

Moderator:

• Tom Kesoglou, Chair of Private Equity Group, Ice Miller

Speakers:

• Mark Hauser, Founding Partner, Tamarix Capital