2011 Leadership in Corporate Divestitures and Acquisitions
(San Francisco)
Thursday, September 8, 2011
San Francisco, CA
Perspectives By:
Mark Barry
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
KBR, Inc.
Richard Bates
Vice President - M&A
Duke Energy
Ezra Baylin
Head of Corporate Development
Towers Watson
Chuck Boynton
Vice President Finance and Corporate Development
SunPower Corporation
Steven Burke
Director, M&A Integration
Intel Corporation
Jim Cohen
Executive Vice President- Mergers & Acquisitions
Consolidated Graphics, Inc.
Paul Grossman
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development
Life Technologies Corporation
Paula Hildebrandt
VP of Corporate Development
FedEx
Matt Jacobson
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Carleigh Jaques
Head of Corporate Development
Visa, Inc.
Robby Kwok
Head of Corporate Development
LinkedIn
Bill Langbein
Editorial Director & West Coast Bureau Chief
Mergermarket
Suzanne Miller
Senior Editor, Corporate Dealmaker
The Deal
Erik Moreno
Senior Vice President Corporate Development
Fox Cable Networks
Brian Moriarty
Vice President, Human Resources for Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Outsourcing
Hewlett-Packard
Eric Muhlheim
SVP of Global Development, Disney English
The Walt Disney Company
Rick Navarro
Vice President, Corporate Development
Harris Corporation
Kristina Omari
Vice President of Corporate Development
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Greg Psihas
Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions
Applied Materials
Ross Rosenberg
Vice President, Corporate Development
First Solar, Inc.
Serena Saitto
Reporter
Bloomberg News
Brian Steel
VP, Corporate Development
PG&E Corporation
Alan Warner
Partner, M&A Services
Deloitte & Touche LLP
John D. Wilson
Partner
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Anthony Woolf
Director Corporate Development
Symantec Corp
Summary:
Stability, certainty and confidence—the three vital behaviors that drive mergers and acquisitions continue to be erratic and elusive in 2011. Cash on corporate balance sheets remains at historic highs and the availability of credit to the larger cap companies has improved dramatically from the depths of the credit crisis. However, recent unrest in the Middle East, sovereign debt challenges in Europe and the aftereffects of the natural disasters in Japan have caused considerable turmoil and challenged the prospects of a sustained economic recovery. As the deal industry modifies its traditional practices, buyers and sellers are searching for the next profitable business segment in this challenging M&A market.
As we approach mid-year 2011 and assess the timing and magnitude of a possible economic recovery, many questions remain for investors. Is 2011 a buyers’ or sellers’ market? Where is the M&A money going to come from? What industries make strategic sense? What are the implications of increasing M&A activity in the west? These are amongst the topics that will be addressed at the 2011 Leadership in Corporate Divestitures and Acquisitions meeting.
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Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011
Time: 8:15am – 4:55pm
Location: San Francisco, CA
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