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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
July 15, 2009 - Investment Banking Panel
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jonathan Club - Downtown Los Angeles545 South Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA
The Annual ACG LA Investment Banking Panel
How Leading Bankers Are Navigating the
Current Middle Market M&A Environment
Today’s middle market M&A environment looks markedly different from that of just a year ago. With earnings steadily declining and buyers demanding smaller multiples, it is no surprise that deal values are dropping off as well. Moreover, with many private equity funds working to stem the bleeding in their portfolios and access to credit drying up, transactions have largely ground to a standstill.
What strategies are middle market bankers employing for buyers, sellers and intermediaries in this environment? How are dealmakers accessing capital, and how are they leading negotiations, both on the buy-side and the sell-side? When will the environment change?
Join us as Wall Street Journal M&A reporter Jeffrey McCracken moderates a panel of senior bankers to explore these issues. This lively – and timely – discussion of the current state of the deal landscape promises to be both informative and engaging.
Our moderator and panel will include:
Jonathan S. Howe
Managing Director, Head of M&A Investment Banking
Wedbush Morgan Securities
Brooks Dexter
Managing Director
Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC
Kevin W. Shultz
Senior Managing Director
FTI Capital Advisors, LLC
Christopher D. Petrossian
Head of West Coast Corporate Advisory Group
Barclays Capital
J. Lindsey Alley
Managing Director, Head of Los Angeles M&A Group
Houlihan Lokey
Jeffrey McCracken (moderator)
M&A Reporter
The Wall Street Journal
Program Chair
Armen Avedissian
FTI Capital Advisors, LLC
Generously sponsored by:
BDO Seidman, LLP, CenterPoint M&A Advisors, Duff & Phelps, Lincolnshire Management Inc., Morgan Joseph, RSM McGladrey, Sheppard Mullin
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