Wednesday, June 18, 2008

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Opening Remarks

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Mid-Market Outlook: A Discussion on Deal Flow, Pricing and Financing

This state of the market panel will include professionals from the buyside and sellside who will address how and where to find deals, the direction of multiples, the rise in equity contributions and how to overcome hurdles to financing.

Moderator:

Kelly Holman

Assistant Managing Editor

Investment Dealers' Digest Magazine

Panel:

Paul Aversano

Managing Director and National Practice Leader

Alvarez & Marsal Transaction Advisory Group

Scott Dahnke

Managing Partner

Catterton Partners

David Horing

Managing Director

American Securities Capital Partners

Andrew Rosen

Partner

HM Capital Partners

Louis Samson

Principal

Platinum Equity

Carl Stanton

Managing Partner

Wellspring Capital Management

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Refreshment Break

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Cross-Border M&A: Analyzing the Global Opportunity vs. the Risk

The move toward globalization, coupled with intense competition in the middle market, has pushed an increasing number of firms to look for deals overseas. What types of buyers are succeeding by moving across the border to Europe, Canada and Asia? What are the benefits and risks of doing cross-border deals, and are they generally worth the investment? How is the presence of foreign buyers impacting M&A in the U.S.?

Moderator:

Ken MacFadyen

Editor

M&A Magazine

Panel:

Chris Behrens

Managing Director

CCMP

Greg Giammittorio

Co-Chair of Global M&A Group and Private Equity Buyout Group

Morrison & Foerster

Richard W. Morgner

Managing Director, Co-Head Mergers & Acquisitions Practice

Miller Buckfire

Larren Nashelsky

Chair of Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group & Co-Managing Partner

Morrison & Foerster

Edward Rimland

Senior Managing Director

Bear Stearns & Co.

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Distressed M&A - How to Minimize Risk in New Deals and Mitigate Trouble In Existing Portfolio Companies

With a recession likely underway and many companies overleveraged, opportunities to acquire businesses needing turnaround and restructuring are fueling interest in the stressed and distressed sector from private equity sponsors, strategic buyers and their advisors. Private equity firms are also seeing trouble emerge within their existing portfolio companies. The panelists will discuss the best, most risk-free approaches to investing in distressed M&A and how PE firms can best mitigate trouble in their existing portfolio companies during tough times.

Moderator:

Neil Aaronson

Executive Vice President

The Hilco Organization

Panel:

Jim Fogarty

Managing Director

Alvarez & Marsal

Paul Halpern

Partner

Versa Capital Management

Tim Tobin

Managing Director, Retail Finance

GE Commercial Finance

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Refreshment Break

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Deal Sourcing in a Down Market

A panel of experienced private equity firms and bankers will discuss strategies for finding deals in a tough market. How are seller expectations changing, and how will that impact deal flow? Is proprietary deal flow tougher or easier to come by in a down economy? Are more U.S. buyers looking overseas for deal flow, and is globalization making that process more efficient? And how does a longer cycle to close impact deal sourcing?

Moderator:

Adam Reinebach

Publisher

M&A Magazine

Panel:

H. Hiter Harris III

Co-Founder

Harris Williams & Co.

Mark Jrolf

General Partner

Heritage Partners

Robert Landis

Partner

Riverside Company

Dexter Paine

Founding Partner

Paine & Partners

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Keynote Speaker

Mark Angelson

Chairman

MidOcean Partners

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Networking Reception