| Good morning, Hubsters. MK Flynn here with today’s Wire. Today is the second day of the 17th annual Investor Relations, Marketing & Communications Forum, hosted by PEI Media, owner of PE Hub and Buyouts. I was at the conference yesterday, and the energy was terrific! For many attendees, including myself, it’s the first in-person conference in two years. It felt great to see people face to face. I enjoyed moderating the keynote panel on how the past two years have redefined the IR role. We heard significant insights from the panelists: Shavonne Correia, head of investor relations and marketing, KPS Capital Partners; Jennifer James, managing director, chief operating officer and head of investor relations and marketing, Thoma Bravo; Gina Lee Peyton, partner, capital formation, Castlelake; and Nathan Urquhart, partner and global head of investor relations, Carlyle. Networking. Association for Corporate Growth’s InterGrowth is back, and our reporter Aaron Weitzman will be there in Las Vegas April 25-27. He’d love to connect with PE dealmakers. If you’re heading there too, email him at [email protected] to set up a meeting. Purpose and profit. In our ongoing series of profiles on private equity firms investing in healthcare, Aaron spoke with a trio of partners fromthe Vistria Group: Amy Christensen, whom we recognized on Buyouts’ class of 2022 top women in PE, Jon Maschmeyer and David Schuppan. Read the full story here. BD pros. I’m pleased to see my friend and former colleague Rich Grant recognized on a list of Private Equity Business Development Professionals to Watch, published by ACG’s Middle Market Growth. Grant is the director of business development for Northlane Capital Partners, which he joined in February 2021. Previously, he worked as director of business development for consulting firm Growth Operators and before that, he worked with me at Mergers & Acquisitions, where he was a senior sales manager. That’s all for now. Until tomorrow, MK Read the full wire commentary on PE Hub ... | 