D&P Private Equity Sponsor Group -- Chet Gougis, President and CEO of Duff & Phelps, to lead a panel discussion with five U.S. private equity sponsors at the annual "Private Equity Roundup 2003 Conference" to be held on January 26-29, 2003 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference is sponsored by the Strategic Research Institute. Duff & Phelps is a co-sponsor of this private equity conference. Duff & Phelps' Private Equity Sponsor Group provides M&A advisory services, financial opinions, buy-side due diligence, fairness opinions, valuation of GP carried interests, private placement services and valuation of LP interests in private equity funds.