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
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.
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
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
Mark Angelson
Chairman
MidOcean Partners
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