March 30, 2004 8am-12pm
The Penn Club
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Lisa Wright,
Director of Research & Operations, Zephus
Following the acquisition of Zephus by Bureau van Dijk (BvD) from Regional Independent Media, Lisa Wright was appointed to manage and grow the UK based operation. Prior to joining Zephus, Ms. Wright served as Vice President of European Sales at Corpfin Worldwide, a specialist in UK M&A data. Under Ms. Wright's leadership the company increased its sales by 50% in the first half of 2000 and expanded the M&A deals on their database.
Raymond Zale
Principal, J.H. Chapman
Raymond Zale is the principal, shareholder and director of J.H. Chapman Group, LLC, the food industry's leading investment banking firm serving large multinational corporations. Mr. Zale founded the Dallas office in 1990 and is responsible for financial services such as structuring of term debt, financing for franchisees, franchisers and structuring of marketable programs for long-term debt.
John Rothschild
Chairman, Prime Restaurant Group
John Rothschild is President, CEO and majority stakeholder of Prime Restaurant Group of Canada, Inc. a publicly traded company which operates and sells restaurant franchises. Prime Restaurant Group has 150 stores in North America with sales exceeding $350 million. In 1981 he became Vice President of Investments of Rothschild Holdings, Ltd. a subsidiary of Claridge Inc., specializing in investing in small to medium sized businesses. He has also worked at PriceWaterhouse and managed his own accounting, audit, tax and consulting firm, Rothschild & Muskat. In October of 2003, Mr. Rothschild won Ernst & Young's Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Joseph Johnson III
Partner, Goodwin Procter, LLP
Joe Johnson is a partner in the firm's Corporate Department and co-head of its interdepartmental M&A/Corporate Governance Practice. He has substantial experience in the public merger and acquisition area, representing both buyers and sellers. Mr. Johnson recently represented Citizens Financial Group, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Medford Bancorp, Inc. and ASI Solutions, Inc. regarding its sale to AON Corporation. He frequently advises on issues concerning corporate governance areas such as the SEC's new Fair Disclosure Act, Rule 105b1, fiduciary duty issues, shareholder rights agreements and various takeovers.
Daniel Karson
Executive Managing Director, Kroll Inc
Daniel Karson has over 25 years experience directing investigations of business crimes and regulatory violations. He directs major investigations of fraud, grey market diversion, litigation support cases, contests for corporate control, asset searches and due diligence. Mr. Karson is the author of numerous articles on internal corporate investigations, due diligence and tracing concealed assets. He is a frequent speaker at law enforcement, banking and legal seminars and is a board member of the Greater New York Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association.
Megan Zietsman
Partner, Merger and Acquisitions Services, Deloitte
Megan Zietsman is a Partner in Deloitte's Merger & Acquisition Services practice in New York and has been with Deloitte for 15 years. As an M&A specialist for over 6 years, she has provided a variety of financial advisory and due diligence services to strategic buyers and private equity investor clients. Her experience encompasses other consultation services relating to significant capital transactions and a variety of industries.
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Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing
Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvD) (http://www.bvdep.com) is one of the world's leading publishers of electronic business information. BvD is best known for its range of international company information products that combine multiple high quality data sources with flexible software to allow users to manipulate data for research and analysis. Products include ORBIS, AMADEUS, ZEPHYR and BANKSCOPE.
Zephus Ltd
Zephus is a wholly owned subsidiary of BvD. The company was formed after the acquisition of the Zephus division from Regional Independent Media in April 2002. Zephus is located in Manchester, England and employs 30 staff, 29 of which are dedicated to the collection of global mergers, acquisitions, private equity and venture capital deal information.
Zephus processed over 50,000 global deals in 2003 originating from various sources including electronic news wires, corporate web sites, online filings and information supplied directly from investment banks and advisors. The historical database dates back to the beginning of 1997, and whilst its focus in the early years was predominantly European, Zephus is now also working on broadening the geographical coverage of its historic data. Coverage post January 2003 is global.
Zephus offers a gratis research service for journalists. The scope of this service ranges from league tables of deals, or advisors, tailored to your specifications for inclusion in your publication to more detailed research along with expert commentary on the results of our findings.
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| Cost: | Event is gratis for professionals, reporters and researchers involved in M&A. |
| Location: | The Penn Club, 30 West 44th St., New York, NY |
| Register: | To register, please complete the registration form or call 212-797-3551.
Space is very limited, so please register early! |
| For more information, please contact Bureau van Dijk's Sara Hale at 212-797-3551or Suzanne Clare at 212-797-3551. |
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