Martin Stein Delivers Keynote Presentation at Capital Roundtable's Private Equity Conference

October 29, 2008 – NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – Martin Stein, a Managing Director of Blackford Capital, delivered the keynote presentation at Capital Roundtable’s Private Equity Conference on October 29, 2008. The presentation addressed the current economic environment for private equity and successful techniques for managing portfolio company performance in challenging times.

The Capital Roundtable is America’s leading educational conference company for General Partners and Limited Partners of private equity funds. Since the company was founded in 1984, over 250,000 people have attended their programs, and over 1,500 have been speakers.
As Managing Director of Blackford Capital, Mr. Stein has 10 years of experience in private equity. He serves on the Board of Directors of four Blackford Capital portfolio companies. He received his BA, with honors, from the University of Chicago, where he was a College Honors Scholar and was selected by USA Today as one of the “Best and Brightest Leaders in America”. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School and has published three Harvard Business School cases.

Blackford Capital is a private investment firm that acquires, manages, and builds middle-market manufacturing, distribution, and service companies. For more information, please contact Managing Director Martin Stein at mstein@blackfordcapital.com or visit www.blackfordcapital.com. For more information about The Capital Roundtable, contact Arlene West at 212/832-0800 or by email at awest@capitalroundtable.com.