Join us for "Business Innovation 2012, A New Beginning"

Business Innovation 2012, A New Beginning

Join us for a Webinar on January 5 

Mike Nall the founder of AM&AA and Bruce Wright, Co-founder of Equanicity Resources will be discussing KEY DETAILS that you can immediately put into action to speed and ease your prosperity and fulfillment in business and in life.

In addition to the topics below, they will discuss many of the most common mistakes people make and how to overcome the thinking that produces undesirable results. Be sure to have ALL of your key advisors, colleagues, partners and personnel attend with you so you can move forward on time, in synergy.

4 Key Topics:
* Creating Your Best Future Business Strategy
* Capital, Where to find It, How to GET It
* Cutting Edge Cash Flow Tactics That Produce Results Within 30 Days
* Building Your Personal Financial Independence Exit Strategy Now

Title: Business Innovation 2012, A New Beginning
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00 pm CST 

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

  System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/172807830

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Featured Sponsor of the Week!

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!

Only three weeks left until the Winter Conference. Here is another great sponsor who will be in attendance on Thursday, Jan. 19th.


Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney and Company, Inc. ("HKW") is a 108 year-old private equity firm that focuses on acquiring and building businesses with sales between $20 million and $200 million, $3-$30 million in EBITDA, talented management teams, headquartered in North America, and a low risk of technological obsolescence.

HKW is a generalist firm and has been successful in a variety of industries including:  medical products and devices, aerospace, utility related infrastructure, energy, oil/gas, nuclear, coal and niche manufacturing, business services, among others.

 HKW is headquartered out of New York with an office in Indianapolis and has sponsored 40 platform businesses and made an additional 39 add-on acquisitions since 1982.

Make sure to meet up with Andrew Gustin at the conference to see how Hammond Kennedy Whitney can be your next connection!
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Five Finalists Named for Annual M&A Middle Market Thought Leader Award

Congratulations to the Five Finalists who were chosen for the Annual Middle Market Thought Leader Award!
The five finalists include:

• Graeme Frazier and Andy Greenberg of GF Data Resources LLC for their quarterly reports and online searchable database of Private Middle Market transactions.
• Nitin Kumar, management consultant, for white paper and article contributions to the M&A industry including Hostile Takeovers: The Dark Side of M&A, M&A Information Risk Management, and Turnaround of a Derailed M&A Integration Effort.
• Craig McCrohon of Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella, P.C., for his extensive study on deal terms titled: 2011 M&A Benchmarking Study.
• John Paglia of Pepperdine University for advancing ongoing research to understand the true cost of private capital across market types and the investment expectations of privately-held business owners.
• Author Rob Slee of Robertson & Foley for his book Private Capital Markets: Valuation, Capitalization, and Transfer of Private Business Interests, Second Edition.

The Middle Market Thought Leader of the Year 2011 will be announced at a luncheon on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, during the AM&AA Winter Conference in Las Vegas, January 17-19, 2012. Be there to see who wins!!
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Your thoughts are requested on the Speed of Trust...

Stephen M.R. Covey's keynote session focuses on the impact of interpersonal trust in doing deals.

Take this survey  to let us know how trust impacts your business.

See Stephen speak Wed. Jan. 18th at 8:00am at the conference.
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Featured Sponsor of the Week

With so many people in attendance at the conference you don't want to miss the one who could make your day!

Meet one of our Private Equity Sponsors - Peninsula Capital Partners

Peninsula Capital Partners is a one-stop provider of junior capital with the capability, flexibility and competence to  address any transactional financing need via individual or multiple tranches of subordinated debt, preferred equity  and/or common equity. We specialize in non-sponsored, co-sponsored and company-directed investment situations  requiring tailored junior capital solutions, either as a non-controlling or controlling investor. We seek to create a  customized and unique capital solution for each company  into which we invest in order to maximize the opportunity for shared  success. The approach to each investment is  derived through collaborative discussions with management,  lenders and equity investors to identify the  capital structure that provides the best opportunity for a company and its investors to prosper. Please take a moment  to visit our website at www.peninsulafunds.com for additional information on our investment approach, our team  and our current and prior portfolio investments. 

Make sure to meet up with Hector Bultynck and Ty Clutterbuck at their booth!
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As the Holidays approach we would love to know...

What are your 3 biggest professional priorities for 2012?

We would love to hear from you and see how everyone's getting on with the beginning of the new year.

*Reminder! Early Bird Date ends Monday!
Hotel block ends one week from today!

Make sure you get in to help kick your 2012 priorities in the right direction!
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Featured Sponsor of the Week

With so many Private Equtiy in attendance you want to make sure you meet them all!


KLH Capital, L.P. is a private investment firm founded to provide entrepreneurs with capital to facilitate recapitalizations, management buy-outs, family successions, and other ownership transitions. The Partners of KLH Capital are the co-founders of Florida Capital Partners, another Tampa based private equity firm founded in 1988 and have invested in more than 130 small businesses nationwide throughout the last 25 years.

We seek to partner with passionate, relentless, and ethical management teams who wish to acquire or retain a meaningful equity stake in their growing business. KLH Capital is a supportive financial partner that allows management teams to retain autonomy over daily operations. When requested, we will become active in strategic planning and identifying, analyzing, and integrating add-on acquisitions.

KLH Capital has the flexibility to tailor our investments to meet the needs of both selling shareholders and operating managers. We structure investments to cater to the interests and needs of all parties involved and have the ability to invest in common/preferred equity as well as debt securities.

KLH Capital, L.P. is currently seeking opportunities to invest in owner recapitalizations, management buy­outs, and family succession recapitalizations.

We seek to invest in companies with the following characteristics:

•  A passionate management team with a strong track record and a desire to assume a considerable ownership stake moving forward
• Established business with a history of profitability
• Earnings before interest and taxes of at least $2 million

Make sure to meet Kyle Madden and James Darnell at the conference to see what KLH can do for you!Visit their website at www.klhcapital.com
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Discover and Understand the World of International Deal Creation

Join our panel discussion to “Venture Across Borders”.

Kevin Pottmeyer, Chief Strategy Officer - Kleinfelder
Annette Mason,  Director Strategic Planning -British Aerospace
Mona Pearl, Founder and COO BeyondAStrategy and author of the book ‘Grow Globally’
Ash Noah, CEO Americas MergeCo International
……And expand your M&A horizons.

With US deal flow on the ebb, a significant capital overhang and continuing slow growth in the US markets,  we invite you to embark on a journey that takes you beyond the borders of the US,  as we explore new opportunities for finding transactions.

Going international compounds the complexity of all aspects of an acquisition exponentially and requires a stomach for chartering new territory, as well as partners who will support you on this journey.

Our panelists and moderator have executed multiple transactions overseas and will share their experiences; discussing how to overcome the complexities of cross-border target-sourcing, DD, negotiations and deal-structuring to harness the benefits of the world’s growth markets.

See the speaker bios here!

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mergermarket’s Latest M&A Report

I wanted to share with you mergermarket’s latest M&A report, which was just released this week and breaks down which U.S. cities have seen the most M&A activity for Q1-Q3 2011. Please feel free to share the report (viewable here) with your colleagues.

Charlie Welsh will be representing mergermakert on the Middle Market Update: Valuation and Leverage Trends in M&A session on Wednesday, January 18th at 9:25am and he will be sharing these updates and many more explaining their research that they have done!

View session information and speaker bios here

mergermarket's partner company Merger ID will be exhibiting in the exhibit hall also so there are many opportunities to make connections with them! MergerID is a secure online matching tool that brings together buyers and sellers of mid-market companies around the world.

Check out their website here!





I hope everyone has a great weekend and remember - only 8 more days for the early bird Rate!
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Featured Sponsor of the Week

Thursday, Jan. 19th is going to be one of those "can't be missed" kind of day's that will make your year! With 4 hours of networking in the morning at the private equity expo there are many Private Equity Advisors you wont want to miss! Make sure to be there at 9am for the PE Expo Intro's when they all get on stage to explain what they have to offer!

Prairie Capital is one of the many sponsors you will see there. As a Thursday Only sponsor make sure to connect with Sean McNally while you are there!


“Consistency” has been a Prairie Capital watchword since our founding in 1997. Our investment focus has always been on lower middle market recapitalization or buyout transactions, using a flexible investment approach consisting of equity and supportive subordinated debt in aggregate amounts of $10 to 30 million per investment. Our experienced leadership team has remained constant as well, bringing a wealth of knowledge and insight to our target marketplace.  Our consistency has yielded strong, steady returns. Prairie Capital’s four previous funds were deployed in more than 70 platform companies representing in excess of $525 million of invested capital. We are currently investing out of our latest fund, the $300 million Prairie Capital V.
Web Page: www.prairie-capital.com


Don't miss out on the connection that might make your 2012!!
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An opportunity for YOU around the Winter Conference

Here is an event for Business Owners that you as a business owner or your business owner clients will find of interest.  It takes place right before the AMAA Conference. In La Vegas

Register for this event, use the discount code AMAA and receive a 25% discount.

Creating a Sellable Service Business, January 16&17 Las Vegas, NV
Selling a service business can be tricky. When the assets go up and down the elevator every night, buyers get nervous. John Warrillow, the bestselling author of the book "Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You" has developed an eight step process for turning a service firm into a sellable business. He wrote about it in his book and now -- in a rare workshop -- he is teaching it to 20 business owners.  The workshop is designed for business owners and by attending, you'll learn how to:

1. Put your business on auto-pilot:
One of the keys to successfully selling your service business is to systematize and automate your processes, so you can walk away from the business after the sale and it can still run smoothly and generate a profit without you. Not only will you attract more buyers and be able to sell your business for more money if you have the right systems in place, you’ll also benefit now by dramatically increasing your efficiency and results as the business owner.

 2.  Maximize the value of your business
Whether you want to sell your business now or in ten years, it’s nice to know you’re building a valuable asset as opposed to just walking on a tread mill. At the workshop, you’ll learn what drives up the value of your business and specific techniques.:

3. Negotiate with leverage
To get the best price (and deal terms) when you go to sell your business, you need to understand how to negotiate from a position of strength. Part of having a powerful negotiating position is being knowledgeable about the process, and it also means understanding the strategies you can use.

 To register or learn more, click here and be sure to use the discount code "AMAA" and get 25% off
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Some good thoughts in the holiday season

The Economy in November 2011 – Reason for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving? Really?  This economy?  Well, yes.  It could be worse.  Much, much worse.  The Great Recession was bad alright, and some sectors of the U.S. economy like housing still seem to be in a deflationary depression, but we’ve so far avoided the terrible fear of repeating The Great Depression, a repeat performance that some had dubbed “Depression 2.0”.  Today the U.S. economy continues to grow slowly but think back 3 years to the fall of 2008.  When I look back the image that comes to mind is one of Secretary of the Treasury Paulson appearing before Congress with fear written all over his face.  His eyes were wide and he seemed to stammer as he made his case.  He knew that we were on the brink of tumbling into Depression 2.0 and he came on bended knee to request the money to bail out our banking industry.  This act was the polar opposite of what one would expect from his administration, but they did it to prevent Depression 2.0.   It was a bitter pill to swallow for sure.  A Great Recession was unavoidable by that time, and by the skin of our teeth we did in fact avoid Depression 2.0.  It was a terrible, frightening time, and the fears were well founded.  I, for one, am very thankful that we did not have to endure Depression 2.0, and that some things are improving in the U.S. economy.  Now it seems that only the Europeans can drag us down again if they can’t fix their problems.

Here’s a short list of good things happening in the U.S. economy.

• Economic growth: The economy started to decline in late 2007, then accelerated in late 2008, but since June 2009 GDP has grown every quarter.  It hasn’t been rapid growth (last quarter was revised down to 2% growth) but it sure beats a shrinking economy.
• Job growth:  We went from losing hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs per month throughout most of 2008 and 2009 to a period beginning near the beginning of 2010 when private sector job gains became the norm.  Job growth has been slow lately but it is still growth. 
• Unemployment claims:  Claims for first time unemployment benefits were over 600,000 per week in early 2009, but they’ve now declined to where the 4 week rolling average was less than 400,000 per week.  For the week ending November 12^th the number of claims fell to 388,000.   Once this first time claims rates gets below 375,000 on a consistent basis, we should see stronger job growth and more of a drop in the unemployment rate.
• Unemployment rate:  Unemployment jumped from a pre-recession rate less than 5% to a peak at 10.1%, and was most recently pegged at 9.0%, a very slow decline corresponding to slow economic growth, nevertheless, the rate is dropping, not increasing.  (In the Great Depression the rate is estimated to have peaked just over 25%.)
• Job Openings:  The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks job openings as well as employment.  The number of job openings has increased from a low of 2.1 million in the summer of 2009 to a post-recession high of 3.4 million at the end of September.  This is the highest level since the summer of 2008.  Employment growth tends to follow growth in job openings, so this is a good sign.
• Leading Economic Indicators:  The Conference Board’s  index of Leading Economic Indicators was up 0.9% in October compared to forecasts of 0.5%, and a prior month figure of only 0.1%.
• Industrial Production:  Production was up 0.7% in October according to the Federal Reserve, compared to a decline of 0.1% in the prior period and a forecast increase of only 0.4%.
• Retail Sales:  Retail sales grew 0.5% in October, better than the expected 0.2% that economists had forecast.  The recent flash reporting for Black Friday sales also looked strong at a 6.6% year over year increase, according to ShopperTrak. Today is Cyber Monday so we don’t know how online sales will fare, but through November 20, they were up 14% compared to the same period last year.  The National Retail Federation projects holiday spending will increase by 2.8%, besting the 10 year average of 2.6%.  It seems like our consumer-based economy has decided to consume.
• Holiday Hiring:  The National Retail Federation predicts 480,000 to 500,000 seasonal hires, similar to 2010, but well above the 2008 and 2009 levels.
• Small Business Optimism:  The National Federation of Independent Businesses reported a slight increase in their Optimism index in October from 88.9 to 90.2.
• Consumer Confidence:  The University of Michigan’s Confidence index increased from 61.5 to 64.2.
• Consumer Credit:  Consumer’s put their money where their mouth is and increased their borrowing by $7.4 billion, well above the forecast of $5 billion.  A lot of that went to buy new vehicles.

I choose to forget about the European sovereign debt issue for now, and give thanks that we have resilient American economy that will recover from the Great Recession, hopefully without seeing a double dip recession.  While giving thanks, let’s all pray that we never get to witness Depression 2.0.
-K. Perry Campbell, Ph.D., CM&AA
Chair, AM&AA Market Research Committee
Principal & Managing Director
ACT Consultants, Inc.

Keep the good thoughts flowing! Its what we all need this time of year!
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Ear to the Ground….What people are saying about why they are coming!

“The AM&AA community is one that walks the collaboration talk. As a newcomer, I have been helped tremendously by both the members and the management of the association alike.   I have not seen these levels of professionalism, trust and willingness to partner amongst the members in another organization as yet.  If there is one conference that I would attend it would be the AM&AA conference”

-Ashok Noah, Mergeco International

“The conference in the past has offered me a chance to source several opportunities as well as to meet professionals dedicated to small and middle market M&A!  It is a very cost effective way to meet an ideal target of people in a short amount of time.”

-Nancy Halwig, UPS Capital

“The AM&AA events have been an integral key in building our firms brand recognition and reputation”

–Kyle Madden of KLH Capital, L.P

“It is like standing in front of a fire hose under full pressure, attempting to capture as many goblets of knowledge that may be possible in these high powered gathering. A wonderful place to begin meaningful & helpful relationships.”

-Anonymous, AM&AA member

Who wouldn’t want to attend!!!

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Capital For Business - just one of many amazing sponsors!

One of the great highlights of coming to the conference is the Exhibit hall where you will get the opportunity to network and meet up with over 50 different sponsors.

Capital For Business will be there in Las Vegas, with Brett Parr in attendance, on Wednesday to meet you all and share what they have to offer! Please make sure to stop by Table # 43 to talk with Brett Parr.

Capital For Business Inc., (“CFB”) is a national private investment firm focused on providing capital to middle-market businesses with proven management teams and a high potential for growth.  Founded over 45 years ago as one of the first Small Business Investment Companies (“SBICs”), the firm has managed five institutional funds and is currently investing out of its latest fund CFB V.  CFB currently manages more than $125 million of capital commitments and has invested in more than 80 service markets in the United States.

CFB targets investments arising from management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, growth financings, and going-private transactions. We add value to these companies by bringing a unique set of financial, operational, and industry expertise to help management teams continue to grow their businesses.  We base our partnerships with management on trust, and treat challenges with the pragmatism and integrity necessary to create the world-class companies that have been critical to our success.

CFB targets investments in companies that are leaders in attractive niche markets that share the following characteristics: significant and defensible market positions; differentiated products and services; scalable business platforms; and consistent financial performance.

See more information!

Click here to see their website!
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PitchBook’s 4Q 2011 PE Breakdown and Deck

One of our most highly attended sessions is our Middle Market Update Lead by Graeme Frazier from GF Data on Wednesday, January 18th at 9:25am. Join a few of the leading advisors on the pulse of M&A for 2012!
One of the speakers in this session is Steve Carver from Pitchbook. He will be providing his most up to date research to keep you in the loop.

As a sneak peak,  PitchBook has published its 4Q 2011 Private Equity Breakdown and Presentation Deck. This report and deck were compiled from the PitchBook Platform and cover trends in private equity investment, exits and fundraising, with a focus on activity and trends emerging during the third quarter of 2011.

Click Here to Download the PE Breakdown – 2.9MB (PDF)
Click Here to Download the PE Presentation Deck – 4.7MB (PPT)

Hope to see you in Vegas to get even more great information such as this!
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A Best Pracitces Case Study

Join our transaction team as we explore a deal sourced at 2011's Winter Conference in New Orleans:

Steven Silverman, T.R.Moore & Company
John Nies, JMH Capital
Jeff Dinerstein, Hayes and Boone

• Size up your value assessment against the final deal
• Delve into seller fears and value expectations
• Analyze industry, sector and timing of going to market
• Learn the ropes of a successful marketing process and how the buyer was ultimately located
• Hear from the buyer regarding the pros and cons of a private-limited auction vs. a proprietary deal
• Examine legal complications and how the deal team kept the transaction on track

  Presented by both sides of the Deal Table.
A not to be missed session!
January 18th, 1pm
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Global Private Equity Survey Brought to You by Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton’s annual private equity (PE) report sponsored by GTI (Grant Thornton International) titled A force for growth was released last week. The study, based on interviews with 144 buyout firm executives worldwide, reveals that today’s uncertain global economic climate is the biggest challenge confronting the global PE industry. U.S. survey respondents, meanwhile, cited tough fundraising conditions, increased competition for deals, a looming industry shakeout and stricter regulatory requirements as major developments occurring in the North American (U.S. and Canada) deal market.

The study revealed that successful firms are likely to have addressed the need to grow their portfolio companies by relying on operational improvements rather than financial engineering as a means to build value. Forty six percent of respondents cited becoming involved in important management functions as a major driver of growth, while 35% reported financial planning and 30% human resources as key factors in generating growth.

To read more, click here.
http://www.gti.org/files/gt%20global%20private%20equity%20report%202011.pdf

A big thank you to our Premier Sponsor for sharing this great information.
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Looking for Continuing Education Hours?

With a variety of sessions ranging from expert input, peer to peer learning, and dissecting a real world case, every session is awarded continuing education credits. This one conference offers you 16 hours!

At the AM&AA we create opportunities to “learn and earn more together”. Every session qualifies for CPE credits  

In depth discussion and analysis: Two comprehensive 4 hour sessions Tuesday Jan. 17th. 

Quality of Earnings: Beauty or Beast?
8am- 12pm
Anatomy of a Deal
1pm- 5pm
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Winter Conference Brochure 2012 Now Available!

Check out the Winter 2012 Conference Brochure and see all the amazing events, sessions and networking opportunites we have set up!

• New Ideas!
• New Session Formats!
• New Sponsor Benefits!

It is going to be the conference you don't want to miss!

Check it out HERE!
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Who Comes to the AM&AA Conferences?

These Companies Have Attended Past Conferences!
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A.J.D Holding Company	mbco strategy and investment consulting
Abacus Business Leaders, LLC	MBDA Business Center - Chicago
Akoya Partners LLC	McCarter & English, LLP
AKT, LLP	McGladrey
Aladine Capital Partners inc.	McGladrey Capital Markets LLC
Altus Captial Partners	McKinley Carter
Amherst Partners, LLC	MCM Capital Partners
Anchin Capital Advisors LLC	Meaden & Moore
Ansarada	Medallion Capital
Argenta Partners LP	MeetChinaBiz
Arlington Capital Advisors	Mercator Group
Atlantic Street Capital Managment LLC	MergeCo International
Avidbank Corporate Finance	MergeCo Pty Ltd
Axial Market	Mergermarket Llimited
Azalea Capital, LLC	Merit Capital Partners
Barrett and Kostmayer, PLLC	Mertz Associates, Inc.
Battelle Capital Advisors LLC	Mesirow Financial
BB&T Capital Partners	MetroGroup Corp.
BCMS Corporate LLC	Mid Oaks Investments LLC
Beckman White & Reed	Middle Market Solutions
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP	Mid-States Capital
BiggsKofford, P.C.	MidWest Capital Group, Inc.
BMC Group	Midwest Mezzanine Funds
Bolder Capital, LLC	Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd.
Bounds Equity Partners	Miramar Capital Partners, LLC
Bow River Capital	Missy Enterprises Inc.
BoyarMiller	MNP Corporate Finance Inc.
Braun Incorporated	Moelis Capital Partners
Brentmore Advisors, LLC	MoneySoft Inc.
Brooks Schuessler Company	Monroe Capital LLC
Brown Real Estate Advisors	Motoring Ventures LLC
Brown Smith & Wallace, LLC	Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates
Bunker Hill Capital	NASBIC
Burch & Company, Inc.	National Business Valuation Services
Business Systems Consulting, LLC	Navigy
Business Valuations Ltd.	Northcreek Mezzanine
C3 Capital, LLC	Northwestern University
Capital Consulting, LLC	NSM Surveillance, Inc.
Carlyle Mezzanine Partners	OneSource Information Services
Centauric LLC	Open Point Partners
Charter Group	Parkway Capital Investors
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLC	Patten Training & Review LLC
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce	Pendo Advisors, LLC
Chirch Global Manufacturing, LLC	Peninsula Capital Partners
CIVC Partners, LP	Pepperdine University
Clark, Schaefer, Hackett	pfingsten partners, llc
Cleary Gull Inc.	Pitchbook
Consolidated Graphics, Inc.	Plante & Moran, PLLC
Copeley Capital	PNC Equity Partners
Cortland Capital Market Services	PointeBreak
Cove Point Holdings, LLC	Porter Capital Corporation
Crowe Horwath LLP	Post Capital Partners, LLC
Davis Capital, LLC	Prairie Capital Advisors Inc
Deerpath Capital Management	Presidential Financial Corporation
Delphi Valuation Advisors, Inc	Pritchard Osborne Equity Ventures
Diamond Capital Partners	Private Capital Research, LLC
Dinan & Company, LLC	Prohov and Associates
DMEtek	Project Leadership Associates
Doeren Mayhew	Prospect Capital
Duff & Phelps	Prospect Partners, LLC
Eli Global, LLC	Prudential Capital Partners
Emigrant Capital	Raintree Capital Partners, LLC
Entheon Partners	Reznick Group
Entrust IRA Administration	Rippe & Kingston CO PSC
Epense Reduction Analysts	Riverside Partners
Evolution Capital Partners	Robbinex Business Intermediaries
Evolve Capital	Roberts McGivney Zagotta LLC
Excellere Partners	ROCG Americas
Falcon Advisors, L.L.C.	Rockwood Equity Partners
Family Business Dynamics	Ronald Schutz- Planning Business
Family Office Exchange	SAGIN, LLC
Fellowship Capital Partners	Schmidt
Fifth Third Bank	Share Vault
First Analysis Securities Corporation	ShareFile
First Capital Partners, LLC	Signuum
Five Talents Financial Group	Simanor LLC
Flexjet	SourceMedia, Inc.
Flexpoint Ford, LLC	Spring Capital Partners
Focus Capital Advisors, Inc.	statesman corporate finance llc
Foley & Lardner LLP	Steven Rinaldi, Esquire
Foreside Investment Services LLC	Still Point Capital LLC
Fort Dearborn Advisors	Stone Arch Capital
Forte One	Stone, Carlie & Company
Founders Investment Banking	Stonehenge Partners, Inc.
Galapagos Advisors	Strait Lane Capital Partners LLP
Generational Capital Markets, Inc.	Stratego Partners
Generational Equity	Summa Financial Group, LLC
GF Data Resources, LLC	Summer Street Capital Partners
Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, PA	SunGard Global Services
Granite Creek Partners, LLC	Superior Capital Partners LLC
Grant Thornton	Synergetic Finance
Greenstar Capital	Synthesis Solutions LLC
Group2 Software	Taglich Private Equity
Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co. Inc.	Tamarix Capital
Harren Equity Partners	Teal Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs, P.C.
Harris Private Bank	The Christman Group, LLC
Haynes and Boone, LLP	The Clemans Group
Hubbard Business Counsel	The Digital Ninja
Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC	The Edgewater Funds
Huron Capital Partners LLC	The Family Wealth Collective
Illinois Corporate Investment	The Gladstone Companies
Industrial Investments	The Grupp Law Firm, PLLC
Integre Partners	The Halifax Group
International Corporate Rsources Group, ibc	The Independence Group
International Monetary	The Jordan Company, LP
Investigative Management Group	The Kucik Valuation Group, LLC
James Neils	The Pritzker Group
JMH Capital	The Value Point
Johnson, Stone & Pagano, P.S.	Thomson Financial
JPMorgan Chase	Tillery Capital
JPMorgan Chase Bank	Timothy O'Brien, CPA
Keiter Stephens	Touchstone Group Associates
Kinsella Group	TR Moore & Co.
KLH Capital, L.P.	Transition Capital Partners
Koch Enterprises, Inc.	Tregaron Capital Co.
Lake Capital	True Partners Consulting LLC
LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand	TSG Consumer Partners
LaSalle Capital Group, L.P.	U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business
Laurus Transaction Advisors	UBS Financial Services, Inc
Law Offices of Diane L. Bodenstein	UHY LLP
Lead Capital Partners	Unibind, Inc.
Lead Lap Enterprises, LLC	University of Wisconsin
Legacy M&A Advisors	UPS Capital - Global Supply Chain Finance
Legrand|Ortronics	Valgard Capital Partners
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners	Valor Equity Partners
Lexington Wealth Management	Veronica Ludwig
Lincoln International LLC	Video Family Biographies
Linsalata Capital Partners	V-Rooms Virtual Deal Rooms
Lithuanian Trade Office	VSP
LLR Partners	Vu TelePresence
Long Lake Partners	Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Loyalty Research Center	Wind Point Partners
Mackinac Partners	Wipfli
Magna Capital, LLC	Xact! Due Diligence
Main Street Capital Corporation	Y.M.C.A of Metropolitan Chicago
MB Financial	Zenith Assets Inc

Introducing our Keynote Speaker!

M&A at the Speed of Trust

How Trust Drives

Collaboration and Cultural Alignment

 Ultimately the desired outcome of a merger or acquisition is to achieve expected results. However, creating the right deal on paper is not enough! Tension, resistance, or outright conflict during the deal -this is a trust tax - a tangible cost to the organization that decreases speed and increases cost. As Peter Drucker so succinctly points out "Culture eats strategy for breakfast".

  

Keynote speaker: Stephen M.R. Covey

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

8:10 am 

We are happy to introduce Stephen M.R. Covey as our opening Keynote speaker at the AM&AA Winter conference in Las Vegas! Stephen M. R. Covey leads the Global Speed of Trust Practice. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, he speaks to audiences around the world. He is the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust, a groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting book that challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue and instead demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged, economic driver-a learnable and measurable skill.  

How do you deliver on an effective and efficient merger or acquisition in this context, and without trust? Bottom line is, you can't.  

Read more about what he plans on covering at his conference presentation HERE!

He will also have a sponsor booth at the conference to offer purchasing opportunities for the book

 The Speed of Trust.

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Don't  Miss this Opportunity to Showcase  

Your Business to Thousands of M&A Professionals!

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Sign up before Oct. 31th

and your logo will be featured in the conference brochure targeting 10,000+ M&A executives!

 

Why sponsorship is more important now than ever before! 

 - Add to your pipeline for future deals and engagements

 - Meet the leaders in mid-market M&A in a collegial place

 - Present your company to all attendees

 - Receive recognition from the podium and throughout the conference

Now in our 14th year, this is clearly one of this year's premier social and business networking event for Middle Market M&A professionals of all different types. Whether you are actively looking for new "doable deals" or, simply want to expand your universe of trusted relationships,  plan on attending this special conference.

Sponsorship OpportunityDetails

Sponsorship Levels   

 Premier Conference Sponsor $10,000

Deal Bash Sponsor - $7,500 

Cocktail Reception Sponsor - $6,000 

  Luncheon Sponsor- $5,000

 Breakfast Sponsor- $4,000

Flash Drive Sponsor - $4000

Two Day Exhibitor - $2,500

 One Day Exhibitor $1,500

Lanyard Sponsor- $3,500   

4 color Attendee Directory - $5000

Tombstone Sponsor - $500 

We have added some new benefits this year to our sponsors!

Give us a call to find out MORE!  

@winterbet2012