"Smaller Company M&A: The Latest Developments"

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

2:00 - 2:45 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]

The issues that arise when smaller companies are involved in a deal are always changing, and often quite different from larger company M&A. This program will cover all you need to know about doing deals when smaller companies are both the acquirer as well as the acquiree. Join:

• Diane Holt Frankle, Partner, DLA Piper LLP
• Mark Filippell, Managing Director and Founder, Western Reserve Partners LLC
• John Jenkins, Partner, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
• Bob Kuhns, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Among the topics of this program are:

• What are the latest trends for deal structures when smaller companies are being bought?
• What factors make it more likely that a smaller company will be acquired?
• What steps should a smaller company take when it receives an unsolicited bid?
• How is the market smaller company M&A these days? How does it differ from larger companies?

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