What a Great Success! Summer 2011 Conference Was One to Remember!

Thank you everyone who was able to come out last week! It was such a great conference with so many connections - always nice to see good friends again and meet new people too. We had over 340 people in attendance from all over the world. People dropped in for the day from Chicago and there were people who traveled long distances from Australia, Turkey, Kenya, and Brazil!

Thank you to all our sponsors whom without them we wouldn’t be able to put on our events.

Thank you to our speakers who put time and effort into presenting timely information on the middle market. 

See what some of the attendees had to say about the event:

“…thanking you for organizing a fantastic conference. Everything was great (cruise, venue, agenda, structure, Deal Bash, etc.), and it was extremely productive. I look forward to the next one.” – Jim Hoffman, Magna Capital LLC

“Thanks again for having me at the event last week. I got some good leads to follow up on.” – Greg Winterton, Thompson Reuters.

“This is the best M&A networking opportunity I have ever had!” – Jack Kegelmeyer

You can see more pictures from the event on our FACEBOOK PAGE!  Check them out!

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For those how missed it hopefully you will be able to join us in

Las Vegas at Caesars Palace, January 17-19, 2012.

 

One Week Left to Get in the Game!

Don’t miss out on the meeting that could make your year! 

With 90+ money sources in attendance this is going to be an event full of deal talk and connections for the future. We have uploaded some of the deals into a data room for the attendees to see before hand the type of deals that will be in attendance. Register NOW and get access to this information!

This has all been thanks to a wonderful company and sponsor – V-Rooms. We have a great long standing relationship with V-Rooms and always enjoy working with them. Check out the information below as a small teaser of what they will have available at the conference at their booth!

V-Rooms provides privately-branded online virtual data room and board portal solutions, designed to streamline document management, collaboration, exchange and archiving for Life Science, Financial, Legal and Corporate professionals. Our document repository facilitates the compliant and auditable exchange of sensitive information to accelerate complex, information-intensive processes, while reducing the time and expenses associated with data distribution, courier, printing and travel.

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Don’t miss out! Join us now!

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Hear What a Couple People are Saying About Why They Are Coming to the Conference!

With so many great connections all in one place for the conference there are a million reasons on why a person would want to come. Here are two attendees who let us know why they are looking forward to attending. 

This gentleman has been coming to the AM&AA conferences for years! Why does he keep returning? “The networking, the mental stimulation. It keeps you close to the fire, helps you to gauge how hot the fire is right now in the industry.” – Anonymous, AM&AA member

Ash Noah, MergeCo International, went through the AM&AA Certification course this past April and this will be his first AM&AA Conference he has attended. He is really looking forward to the experience based on the events he has already attended.
“I have been extremely impressed by the openness and camaraderie of the AM&AA members that I have met, from the M&A certification program to the meeting of the New York Chapter which I attended recently.
 The members, lecturers and presenters have all been extremely engaging and have given very useful insights (which are often quite proprietary in nature) very willingly.   I found everyone willing to be helpful and engage.
I was also very pleased with the Chapter Meeting in New York on June 22^nd.
The meeting was conducted in an amiable atmosphere and with the very overt intent of going ‘beyond networking’ to ‘collaborating’.   I must admit this is unusual in the business environment that I have operated in hitherto.  It was obvious that everyone believed in the strength of collaboration in the Association.”

Join these two and many others at the conference!

 Only one week left to sign up!

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A Session on How to Handle a Situation We are All Familiar With Brought by a Great Speaker!

Managing Through the Transaction: Private Equity, Banking and the Executive Perspective on the Change of Control Deal 

 Wednesday, July 20, 2011
11:10 am - 12:00 pm

 Moderated by

Gabor Garai

Foely & Lardner, LLP

 Panelists:
                                            Jon Lemelman, Riverside Partners

                                            Michelle Moreno, First Analysis Securities

                                         Cathy Jaros, Amherst Partners, LLC

There are a few decisions more difficult for a founder run organization than those regarding a change of control. This panel includes seasoned players from private equity, banking, and the executive suite offering up their perspective on the challenges in consummating a successful deal that is a win for all sides.

This is a great session at the conference to help in a situation we may find ourselves in regularly in our industry. Check out this information from one of the speakers, Cathy Jaros. She has included information on Amherst Partners and also an article she wrote following last fall’s Sial food show.

M. Catherine (Cathy) Jaros primarily advises consumer focused industries and provides M&A transaction and corporate strategic planning services, surrounding buy, sell side, and capital raising transactions.  She also serves as a board of director member for client companies.  Clients include consumer food and package goods companies, technology, nutraceutical, manufacturing, health care, and international private equity firms. Ms. Jaros works with Fortune 500, mid market, and early to mid stage companies.  She chairs IMAP’s global Food and Beverage Industry Group, providing international access for clients, and has managed projects in Europe, India and China.

Prior to joining Amherst, Ms. Jaros was Managing Director for DSI Investment Banking Services, Inc. where she provided similar services.  She is the former Chief Executive Officer/President of several early stage consumer-focused technology companies.  She served five years as Vice President of corporate marketing and development for Tribune Company.  Prior to joining the Tribune, Ms. Jaros spent nineteen years in the food business where she served as senior strategy and acquisition positions at Kraft, was Vice President, business development and director of the Chicago office for Tappan Capital Partners, the consumer products investment arm of First Chicago Venture Capital, now Madison Dearborn Partners.  Between 1973 and 1988, Ms. Jaros served in a variety of senior and officer level positions in marketing, general management, venture, and corporate development at The Quaker Oats Company, now part of Pepsi.

Ms. Jaros graduated from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with a Master of Business Administration.  She graduated with honors from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree.  She served as Trustee for Northwestern University and was the President of the Northwestern Alumni Association. She is a FINRA-licensed securities representative, holding series 63 and 79 registrations.

Amherst Partners Food and Beverage credentials book - information on the firm and on the industry.

Article by Cathy Jaros - last fall’s Sial food show

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