This invitation only Symposium brings together over 600 of the industry’s most active dealmakers and other key market experts – academics, media, government and political influencers. Symposium delegates will engage in interactive sessions about the key issues in the M&A market today led by a faculty of over 50 industry leaders including: The M&A Advisor was founded in 1998 to offer insights and intelligence on middle market M&A activities. Over the past fifteen years, through our research, reporting, publishing and symposium we have established the world’s premier network of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and finance professionals. The premier M&A Advisor Summit of the Year, featuring the 12th Annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala, brings together the industry’s “thought leaders” for an exclusive assembly in New York on December 16 and 17, 2013. 2013 M&A ADVISOR SUMMIT December 16 - 17, 2013 - New York Athletic Club - New York, NY FEATURING: 12 TH ANNUAL M&A ADVISOR AWARDS THE SYMPOSIUM Marshall Sonenshine Chairman Sonenshine Partners; Professor of Finance and Economics Columbia University Selig Sacks Partner, Co-Chair International Practice Foley & Lardner LLP Matthew Bishop American Business Editor New York Bureau Chief The Economist Dr. Yuan Tian Chairman CIFCO International Euan Rellie Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director Business Development Asia Susan Liautaud Founder Susan Liautaud & Associates Dinesh Paliwal Chairman, President and CEO Harman International Tom Keene Editor-at-Large Bloomberg News Meir Grossman Partner Seward & Kissel LLP Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale Senior Vice President Albright Stonebridge Group Jim Millstein Chairman and CEO Millstein & Co. John K. Castle Chairman Castle Harlan John (Jack) Wm. Butler, Jr. Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Madhu Vuppuluri Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Essar Steel Minnesota Albert Salama CEO Sabert Corporation Mark T. Bertolini Chairman, CEO and President Aetna Paul Brest Co-Director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Professor and Dean Emeritus Stanford Law School; President (1999-2012) William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Jeffrey C. Walker Author, The Generosity Network; Former Chairman & CEO JP Morgan Partners Matthew McGuire Director of the Office of Business Liaison US Department of Commerce Michael Richardson Senior Vice President Chief Strategy Officer & CTO Chairman China Division Nexteer Automotive Henry Timms Executive Director 92Y David Silvera Managing Director Rosemont Investment Partners Richard D. Parsons Senior Advisor Providence Equity Partners LLC; Former Chairman, Citibank; Time Warner Carolyn Maloney Member of the U.S. House of Representatives New York 12th District
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This invitation only Symposium brings together over 600 of the industry’s most active dealmakers and other key market experts – academics, media, government and political influencers. Symposium delegates will engage in interactive sessions about the key issues in the M&A market today led by a faculty of over 50 industry leaders including:
The M&A Advisor was founded in 1998 to offer insights and intelligence on middle market M&A activities. Over the past fifteen years, through our research, reporting, publishing and symposium we have established the world’s premier network of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and finance professionals.
The premier M&A Advisor Summit of the Year, featuring the 12th Annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala, brings together the industry’s “thought leaders” for an exclusive assembly in New York on December 16 and 17, 2013.
2013 M&A Advisor suMMit
december 16 - 17, 2013 - New York Athletic Club - New York, NY
FeAturiNg:12th ANNuAl M&A Advisor AwArds
THE SYMPOSIUM
Marshall Sonenshine Chairman
Sonenshine Partners;Professor of Finance and
Economics Columbia University
Selig Sacks Partner, Co-Chair
International PracticeFoley & Lardner LLP
Matthew BishopAmerican Business Editor New York Bureau Chief
The Economist
Dr. Yuan TianChairman
CIFCO International
Euan Rellie Co-Founder and Senior
Managing DirectorBusiness Development Asia
Susan Liautaud Founder
Susan Liautaud & Associates
Dinesh Paliwal Chairman, President and CEO
Harman International
Tom Keene Editor-at-Large
Bloomberg News
Meir GrossmanPartner
Seward & Kissel LLP
Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale Senior Vice President
Albright Stonebridge Group
Jim Millstein Chairman and CEO
Millstein & Co.
John K. Castle Chairman
Castle Harlan
John (Jack) Wm. Butler, Jr. Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Madhu Vuppuluri Executive Vice Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Essar Steel Minnesota
Albert Salama CEO
Sabert Corporation
Mark T. Bertolini Chairman, CEOand President
Aetna
Paul Brest Co-Director, Stanford
Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Professor and
Dean EmeritusStanford Law School; President (1999-2012)
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Jeffrey C. Walker Author, The Generosity Network;
Former Chairman & CEOJP Morgan Partners
Matthew McGuire Director of the Office of Business Liaison
US Department of Commerce
Michael Richardson Senior Vice President
Chief Strategy Officer & CTO Chairman China Division
Nexteer Automotive
Henry Timms Executive Director
92Y
David SilveraManaging Director
Rosemont Investment Partners
Richard D. Parsons Senior Advisor
Providence Equity Partners LLC; Former Chairman, Citibank;
Time Warner
Carolyn Maloney Member of the U.S. House of
RepresentativesNew York 12th District
Finalists vying for the 2013 Awards, will be in attendance when the winning transactions, firms and dealmakers are announced at the Gala on Tuesday, December 17 at the New York Athletic Club. In addition, the Gala will celebrate the recipients of the M&A Advisor’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement and Leadership Awards and feature The M&A Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
12TH ANNUAL M&A ADVISOR AWARDS GALA
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS
David Bonderman Founding Partner
TPG Capital
Richard D. Parsons Senior Advisor
Providence Equity Partners LLC; Former Chairman, Citibank;
Time Warner
Jeff Drazan Managing PartnerBertram Capital
Selig Sacks Partner, Co-Chair
International PracticeFoley and Lardner LLP
Leonard M. Tannenbaum Chief Executive Officer
Fifth Street Management LLC
John Ferrara Founder & PresidentCapstone Partners
To access the Press Release announcing the Finalists of the 12th Annual M&A Advisor Awards CLICK HERE
Corinne Ball Co-Head, Business
Restructuring & Reorganization Practice
Jones Day
Marc J Leder Co-CEO
Sun Capital Partners
René-Pierre Azria President & CEO Tegris Advisors
Mark Zeffiro Chief Financial Officer
TriMas
Patricia Menendez-Cambo Chair - Global Practice Group
Greenberg Traurig
Rodger Krouse Co-CEO
Sun Capital Partners
William C. RepkoSenior Advisor and
Co-Founder of Restructuring and Debt
Advisory GroupEvercore Partners
2013 M&A HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
The participating companies of the 2013 M&A Advisor Summit include:
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ACI WorldwideAcos Macom Indústria e Comércio, LtdaAcurianAero Precision IndustriesAGI Global Holdings CooperatiefAgiletic Law Group, P.C.Agrifos Holdings Inc.
Ahen RentalsAIGAkin GroupAkin GumpAllegiance Capital CorporationAllen & Overy LLPAlostar
Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been serving the world’s leading mergers and acquisitions, financing and turnaround professionals.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 6:00 - 7:30 pm The Leaderboard Reception TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 7:45 - 8:30 am Breakfast8:30 - 8:40 am Opening Remarks8:40 - 9:20 am The Washington Effect on Domestic and Foreign M&A9:20 - 9:50 am When Business and Political M&A Interests Collide 9:50 - 10:30 am In M&A, Strategy is The New Black 10:30 - 11:00 am Bloomberg Surveillance with Tom Keene11:00 - 11:40 am Nexgen - The New American Renaissance in Manufacturing 11:40 - 12:10 pm Leadership & Ethics with Richard “Dick” Parsons & Susan Liautaud12:10 - 1:00 pm Luncheon: New York In The World with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney1:00 - 1:40 pm 2014: The Year Ahead In M&A1:30 - 5:00 pm 15th Anniversary M&A Advisor Awards Showcase 1:50 – 5:30 pm M&A Breakout Sessions When Can Impact Investing Create Impact with Paul Brest
SCHEDULE
The Future of Social Good The Attraction of Investment Managers as M&A Targets Energy in 2014 - A Powerful Surge In Global Expansion Best Practices of Winning Acquisition Strategies Cross Border M&A - FDI In An Uncertain World Municipal Distress - Refueling In The Motor City The Power of Due Diligence For Strategic Value Creation5:30 - 6:30 pm The M&A Advisor 15th Anniversary Reception6:30 - 7:30 pm 2013 M&A Advisor Awards Gala Cocktail Reception7:30 - 10:00 pm 2013 M&A Advisor Awards Gala Dinner10:00 - 11:30 pm The Closing Party
