CHICAGO - Karl D’Cunha, Senior Managing Director at Madison Street Capital, will be a featured moderator at the upcoming HFM Chicago Operational Leaders Summit on Oct. 19, 2015.

D’Cunha will oversee a roundtable discussion titled “Is prime brokerage really broken?: Financing and the evolution of the ‘PB’ relationship.” The discussion will feature speaker Betsy Kadlec, head of product control for UBS Alternative and Quantitative Investment. During this roundtable, experts will evaluate the services provided under Prime Brokerage.

“I’m thrilled to moderate on the topic of prime brokerage among a prestigious group of industry peers,” said D’Cunha. “This is a unique opportunity to collaborate and develop strategies that will push hedge fund operational professionals to the next level.”

The HFM Chicago Operational Leaders Summit is a highly exclusive educational and networking forum where operational professionals of hedge funds based in the Midwest meet to discuss the big issues currently impacting their firms and their roles. The summit offers a unique opportunity for delegates to update their professional knowledge via in-depth panel discussion and roundtables.

Madison Street Capital is an international investment banking firm that provides corporate financial advisory services, mergers and acquisitions expertise, valuation services, and financial opinions to publicly and privately held businesses through offices in North America, Asia and Africa.

About Madison Street Capital, LLC

Madison Street Capital is an international investment banking firm committed to integrity, excellence, leadership and service in delivering corporate financial advisory services, merger and acquisition expertise, financial opinions, and valuation services to publicly and privately held businesses. These services position clients to succeed in the global marketplace. In undertaking each new project, the client’s goals and objectives become Madison Street Capital’s. This ranges from financial advisory and successful capital raises to M&A transactions to transfers of ownership. Madison Street Capital views emerging markets as the core component that drives the global growth of clients and will continue to focus significant assets on these markets. The firm has earned the trust of clients around the world through unwavering dedication to the highest levels of professional standards. For additional information, please visit http://www.madisonstreetcapital.com.

The HFM Chicago Operational Leaders Summit

The HFM Chicago Operational Leaders Summit is a highly exclusive educational and networking forum where operational professionals of hedge funds based in the Midwest meet to discuss the big issues currently impacting their firms and their roles. It offers an excellent opportunity for delegates to update their professional knowledge via in-depth panel discussion and roundtables. As a closed gathering of top hedge fund executives, delegates also have the time, space and privacy for networking with other senior professionals via a series of receptions and activities. The Summit is strictly by invitation only to Midwest based hedge fund COOs, CFOS and senior operational executives. For additional information, please visit www.hfmchicagosummit.com