Thursday, July 25, 2013   10:30am – 12:30pm with a Picnic Lunch

Sponsor and Host: WilmerHale, 850 Winter Street, Waltham, MA

How to Successfully Acquire a Business

Summer is a great time to have a fun and meaningful event!  Join a group of CEOs and M&A specialists in a Roundtable Discussion in how to successfully acquire a company.  A group of experts will engage you in dialogue, so come hungry with lots of questions!

• P.H. Benjamin Chang of Consilium Partners
• Thomas Tremblay, President of Guardair Corp
• Frank Leibly of Alcon Partners
  
• Michael LaCascia of WilmerHale
• NSS Growth Advisors

What are your goals of an acquisition?

• Capture share gains in current market
• Expand product portfolio to address gaps
• Acquire Brand Name
• Acquire desired customers under exclusive contracts
• Diversification strategy (space and geography)
• Minimize/eliminate competition
• Acquire enabling technology
• Acquire intellectual capital
• Acquire distribution channels
• Vertical integration

We will address the following questions:

• Why do you want to make an acquisition?
• How do you find acquisition candidates?
• What kind of advisors do you need?
• What are acquisition trends today? – What multiples are being used? Are they multiples of revenue or EBITDA?
• What synergies can you achieve? Will you integrate the acquisition or will it be stand-alone?
• Where do you find comps for non-public companies?

Sign up today for a seat at the picnic.  Limited beachfront (seating) available!