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9th Annual

Mergers and Acquisitions Institute

The State of the Art in Private Company Acquisitions
Dallas Oct 17-18, 2013 The Ritz-Carlton
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SPONSORS
A&L Goodbody (Ireland)
Alston & Bird LLP
Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa, SC (Mexico)
Blackhill Partners, LLC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Canada)
Brunswick Group LLC
Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC
Duff and Phelps, LLC
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Generational Equity, LLC
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (Spain)
Grant Thornton LLP
Haynes and Boone, LLP
J.P. Morgan
K&L Gates LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Locke Lord LLP
Loyens & Loeff (Netherlands)
McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Canada)
MHT Partners, LP
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Norton Rose Fulbright
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
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Overview

Join leading deal lawyers, corporate development officers, investment bankers and private equity investors at UT Law’s 9th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Institute scheduled for October 17-18, 2013 at The Ritz-Carlton in downtown Dallas.

The M&A Institute offers state-of-the-art coverage in private company acquisitions law and practice. Follow a middle-market deal through the process, from start-to finish, with experts identifying—for each stage from pre-deal preparation through closing and beyond—potential issues and strategies to avoid or manage issues, including:

  • Reducing the risks of common pre-deal pitfalls
  • Avoiding potential pitfalls of buying out or providing liquidity to minority shareholders in an uncertain future
  • Navigating fiduciary duties in private company M&A
  • Employing winning strategies in M&A auctions
  • Negotiating critical walk rights
  • Allocating risks in structuring M&A transactions
Additional Institute highlights include:
  • The latest current trends and practices with respect to alternative transactional structures
  • Special issues in negotiating with financial sponsors
  • A top litigator’s perspective on developments in deal litigation
  • Experts “in the trenches” on the outlook for middle market M&A in the second half of 2013 and beyond

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 October 17, 2013
  • Day 2 October 18, 2013
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Oct. 17, 2013
    Presiding Officer:
    John A. Kolada, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP - Chicago, IL
  • 7:30 am
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:30 am
    Welcoming Remarks by Institute Co-Chairs

    Wilson Chu, K&L Gates LLP - Dallas, TX
    Larry E. Glasgow, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 8:45 am
    1.25 hrs
    0.25 hr ethics
    Preparing for the Sale
    Before an M&A transaction, what can you do to reduce the risks that common pitfalls will impede, reduce the sale price, or even kill the deal? Hear from investment banking, accounting and legal experts on issues that frequently jeopardize M&A deals and how advance preparation is the key to successfully closing the deal.

    Moderator:
    Thomas W. Hughes, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Sal Fira, Grant Thornton - Dallas, TX
    Jeffrey A. Jones, Blackhill Partners, LLC - Dallas, TX
    Robert R. Kibby, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC - Dallas, TX
    Kevin Miller, Alston + Bird LLP - New York, NY

  • 10:00 am
    0.75 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Pre-Exit Minority Stockholder Buyouts: Bumps in the Road or Train Wrecks in Waiting?
    No good deed goes unpunished? An exploration of the potential pitfalls of buying out or providing liquidity to minority shareholders when the future of the company is uncertain, given the disputes that may arise if the buyout is followed by a sale or other valuation event. The key issues as well as process and contractual protections crafted to address possible deal-derailing tactics and post-closing blowback are also discussed.

    Moderator:
    Wilson Chu, K&L Gates LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Mark A. Morton, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP - Wilmington, DE
    Michael G. O'Bryan, Morrison & Foerster LLP - San Francisco, CA
    Noelle M. Reed, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates - Houston, TX

  • 10:45 am
    Break

  • 11:00 am
    0.75 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Navigating Fiduciary Duties in Private Company M&A
    An analysis of the unique issues that arise in the context of acquisitions of private companies, including duties owed to and by holders of common and preferred stock, allocation of merger proceeds, the effect of deemed liquidation and drag-along provisions, and director duties to maintain the confidentiality of information. Also, a look into whether, or to what extent, fiduciary duties differ between acquisitions of private and public companies.

    Byron F. Egan, Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
    Patricia O. Vella, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP - Wilmington, DE

  • 11:45 am
    Networking Luncheon
    Buffet lunch included in registration.
    Interact and network with faculty and fellow colleagues. 

  • Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 17, 2013
    Presiding Officer:
    Juan Francisco Torres Landa, Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa, SC - Mexico, DF
  • 12:30 pm
    0.75 hr
    Deal Structuring Developments
    Current trends and practices with respect to alternative transactional structures, with focus on various options for the form of the deal and related documentation, governance, tax and accounting matters.

    Neel Lemon, Baker Botts - Dallas, TX
    Lisa Madden, KPMG LLP - Washington, DC
    R. David Wheat, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 1:15 pm
    1.00 hr
    Confidentiality and Other Preliminary Agreements in the M&A Context: Building the Right Foundation for Today's Market
    An examination of CAs, LOIs and other preliminary agreements, with attention to avoiding traps for the unwary, recent legal developments, and frequently negotiated issues.

    Moderator:
    John B. McKnight, Locke Lord LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Igor Kirman, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - New York, NY
    Robert B. Little, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 2:15 pm
    0.75 hr
    Winning Strategies in M&A Auctions
    Leverage-creating strategies in auctions from the perspectives of both sellers and bidders.

    Moderator:
    Bruce A. Cheatham, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Rich Dell'Aquila, Parallel Investment Partners - Dallas, TX
    Tom Spivey, Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC - Dallas, TX
    Daniel E. Wolf, Kirkland & Ellis LLP - New York, NY

  • 3:00 pm
    1.00 hr
    Purchase Price Adjustments in M&A
    Practical considerations relating to the most common purchase price adjustment matters, negotiating and drafting issues relating to working capital adjustments so as to avoid post-closing disputes and other similar hot topics.

    Ryan Burke, Ernst & Young LLP - Dallas, TX
    Alan J. Perkins, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP - Dallas, TX
    Glenn D. West, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 4:00 pm
    3rd Annual Byron Egan Whiskey Tasting and Coffee Break

  • 4:30 pm
    1.00 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Termination—Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
    Negotiation of key provisions of the acquisition agreement that define the scope of the buyer's walk rights, as well as the legal and practical issues that buyers must confront in exercising those walk rights, including a look at post-termination litigation scenarios.

    Richard E. Climan, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Redwood City, CA
    James R. Griffin, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Redwood City, CA

  • 5:30 pm
    Adjourn to Cocktail Reception

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Oct. 18, 2013
    Presiding Officer:
    Bas Vletter, Loyens & Loeff N.V. - New York, NY
  • 8:00 am
    Networking Continental Breakfast
    Included in registration.

  • 8:30 am
    1.50 hrs
    Trending Topics in Indemnification Negotiations
    Risk allocation continues to be one of the most nuanced and important subjects in structuring M&A transactions. Review recent developments and trends in indemnification issues and learn what practitioners need to know in advising their clients in negotiations.

    Moderator:
    Timothy P. FitzSimons, Latham & Watkins LLP - Chicago, IL
    Panelists:
    Paul Koenig, Shareholder Representative Services LLC - Denver, CO
    Stephen M. Kotran, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP - New York, NY
    Craig A. Menden, Cooley LLP - Palo Alto, CA

  • 10:00 am
    0.75 hr
    Middle Market M&A Outlook
    Middle market M&A current conditions and outlook for 2H2013 and beyond.

    Stephen M. Straty, Jefferies & Company, Inc. - Dallas, TX
    Shawn D. Terry, MHT Partners, LP - Dallas, TX

  • 10:45 am
    Break

  • 11:00 am
    0.75 hr
    Special Issues in Negotiating with Financial Sponsors
    Buying businesses from or selling them to financial sponsors present certain considerations that are not common in other M&A transactions. The panelists describe and discuss these issues, including the role of debt and equity commitment letters, reverse termination fees, limitations on indemnification and other remedies, and regulatory commitments.

    Moderator:
    John Grimes, Duff and Phelps, LLC - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Paul J. Shim, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP - New York, NY
    P. Matt Zmigrosky, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 11:45 am
    0.75 hr
    Developments in Deal Litigation: A Litigator's Perspective
    Shareholder suits in the wake of a merger announcement have become the rule rather than the exception. Learn how deal provisions are being challenged in litigation and how Courts are addressing those claims in Texas, Delaware and other jurisdictions, with a focus on how M&A attorneys can minimize litigation risk.

    Moderator:
    Noelle M. Reed, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    John W. Bickel II, Bickel & Brewer, New York, NY and - Dallas, TX
    Andrew M. Edison, Edison, McDowell & Hetherington LLP - Houston, TX

  • 12:30 pm
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 October 17, 2013
  • Day 2 October 18, 2013
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Conference Faculty

John W. Bickel II

Bickel & Brewer, New York, NY and
Dallas, TX

Ryan Burke

Ernst & Young LLP
Dallas, TX

Bruce A. Cheatham

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Dallas, TX

Wilson Chu

K&L Gates LLP
Dallas, TX

Richard E. Climan

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Redwood City, CA

Rich Dell'Aquila

Parallel Investment Partners
Dallas, TX

Andrew M. Edison

Edison, McDowell & Hetherington LLP
Houston, TX

Byron F. Egan

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Sal Fira

Grant Thornton
Dallas, TX

Timothy P. FitzSimons

Latham & Watkins LLP
Chicago, IL

Larry E. Glasgow

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Dallas, TX

James R. Griffin

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Redwood City, CA

John Grimes

Duff and Phelps, LLC
Dallas, TX

Thomas W. Hughes

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Dallas, TX

Jeffrey A. Jones

Blackhill Partners, LLC
Dallas, TX

Robert R. Kibby

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC
Dallas, TX

Igor Kirman

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY

Paul Koenig

Shareholder Representative Services LLC
Denver, CO

Stephen M. Kotran

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
New York, NY

Neel Lemon

Baker Botts
Dallas, TX

Robert B. Little

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Dallas, TX

Lisa Madden

KPMG LLP
Washington, DC

John B. McKnight

Locke Lord LLP
Dallas, TX

Craig A. Menden

Cooley LLP
Palo Alto, CA

Kevin Miller

Alston + Bird LLP
New York, NY

Mark A. Morton

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Wilmington, DE

Michael G. O'Bryan

Morrison & Foerster LLP
San Francisco, CA

Alan J. Perkins

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Dallas, TX

Noelle M. Reed

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
Houston, TX

Paul J. Shim

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
New York, NY

Tom Spivey

Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC
Dallas, TX

Stephen M. Straty

Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Shawn D. Terry

MHT Partners, LP
Dallas, TX

Patricia O. Vella

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Wilmington, DE

Glenn D. West

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Dallas, TX

R. David Wheat

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Daniel E. Wolf

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
New York, NY

P. Matt Zmigrosky

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

Wilson Chu—Co-Chair

K&L Gates LLP
Dallas, TX

Larry E. Glasgow—Co-Chair

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Dallas, TX

Nicholas V. Beare

Stephens Inc.
Dallas, TX

Bryan K. Brown

Thompson & Knight LLP
Houston, TX

Jeffrey A. Chapman

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Dallas, TX

Richard E. Climan

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Redwood City, CA

R. Scott Cohen

Jones Day
Dallas, TX

Gemma L. Descoteaux

Polsinelli PC
Dallas, TX

Byron F. Egan

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Sal Fira

Grant Thornton
Dallas, TX

David Hallett

Lazard Middle Market LLC
Minneapolis, MN

Tom D. Harris Jr.

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Thomas W. Hughes

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Dallas, TX

Jeffrey A. Jones

Blackhill Partners, LLC
Dallas, TX

Robert R. Kibby

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC
Dallas, TX

Leon V. Komkov

Longroad Asset Management, LLC
Austin, TX

Neel Lemon

Baker Botts
Dallas, TX

John B. McKnight

Locke Lord LLP
Dallas, TX

Mark A. Morton

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Wilmington, DE

Cookie F. Munson

Surveying And Mapping, Inc. (SAM, Inc.)
Austin, TX

Noelle M. Reed

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
Houston, TX

Gregory J. Smith

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Michelle M. Turner

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Cliff W. Vrielink

Sidley Austin LLP
Houston, TX

Glenn D. West

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Dallas, TX

Sean T. Wheeler

Latham & Watkins LLP
Houston, TX

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You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
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The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

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Dallas – Oct 17-18, 2013 – The Ritz-Carlton
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Last day for cancellation (full refund): Oct 11, 2013

$100 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Oct 14, 2013

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2121 McKinney Avenue
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800.960.7082 (reservations)

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    A&L Goodbody is internationally recognised as one of Ireland's leading corporate law firms. The firm has offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto. Through our international locations, we advise domestic and multinational corporations on all aspects of Irish law. The firm has over 30 practice groups including the leading mergers & acquisitions and corporate practice in Ireland. We have been involved in Ireland's largest and most complex transactions to date, and are consistently ranked among top firms for volume and value of these transactions. Our leading market position is endorsed by the work that we do and by all the leading international publications and commentators. We hold the position of "Irish M&A Law Firm of the Year (2012)" from each of Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Mergermarket and Corpfin. Our industry specialists combine excellence of legal advice with commercial thinking and advise on the most challenging and complex assignments for international corporations, financial institutions and government. www.algoodbody.com
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    With more than 800 attorneys, Alston & Bird is a leading national AmLaw 50 firm. The firm’s core practice areas are corporate, intellectual property, complex litigation and tax, with national industry focuses in financial services, energy and sustainability, healthcare and public policy. The firm has built a reputation as one of the country’s best employers, appearing on FORTUNE magazine’s ranking of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” 14 consecutive years, an unprecedented accomplishment among law firms in the United States. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Brussels, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Research Triangle, Silicon Valley, Ventura County and Washington, D.C. www.alstonbird.com
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    With 65 years of experience, BSTL is a leading law firm in Mexico offering personalized, preventive, and strategic legal solutions to our local and international clients. Our expertise in the ever-changing legal, commercial and corporate environment makes us a reliable option in terms of advice on different areas of the law. We practice in strict adherence to our ethical code and are committed to achieving excellence in serving our clients. To optimize the results of our work, we offer comprehensive consulting to every client and are able to bring together multidisciplinary teams for specific transactions. At BSTL, our greatest satisfaction is when our client succeeds. www.bstl.com.mx/en
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    Blackhill Partners, LLC
    Blackhill Partners provides highly skilled, independent investment banking advice to large corporate and middle market clients in the United States and internationally. Our firm is composed of seasoned M&A and restructuring professionals with top tier backgrounds from some of the world's largest capital markets firms. Blackhill's professionals have advised on, and invested in over $30 billion of mergers, acquisitions, financings and restructurings across a broad range of industries, with particular depth in energy, telecommunications, and manufacturing. The firm's professionals operate with the fundamental belief that open communication, innovation and high intellectual value added are necessities in every engagement. www.bhpllc.com
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    For more than 150 years, Blakes has proudly served many of Canada's and the world's leading businesses and organizations. The firm has built a reputation during that time as both a leader in the business community and in the legal profession. In 2012 Blakes was named "Law Firm of the Year: Canada" for the third time by Chambers and Partners and "Canada Law Firm of the Year" for the fourth consecutive year by Who's Who Legal. We also consistently rank as one of the top Canadian firms on the Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and mergermarket M&A league tables in terms of transactional value or number of deals for Canadian announced transactions. We have more than 550 lawyers in offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, London, Bahrain, Beijing and associated offices in Al-Khobar and Shanghai. Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated office network provides clients with access to the firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity. www.blakes.com
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    Brunswick Group LLC is a private partnership with a growing team of more than 700 employees, including over 100 partners around the world. The firm has grown organically over 25 years and now has 22 wholly owned offices in 13 countries. These include Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Dallas, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, São Paulo, Stockholm, Vienna and Washington D.C. The firm’s service offer comprises corporate and financial communications, investor relations, internal communications and opinion research.

    Brunswick was number one in M&A communications for 2012 as ranked by Mergermarket. www.brunswickgroup.com
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    Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC (DCF) and the global practices of the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) member firms offer sophisticated investment banking advice to companies participating in middle market transactions across the globe. As a registered broker dealer, we provide clients with boutique levels of service and industry knowledge integrated with the market reach and technical resources of a global advisory network. Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC (“DCF”), member FINRA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP (“Deloitte FAS”). Deloitte FAS is a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Investment banking products and services within the United States are offered exclusively through DCF.
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    Duff and Phelps, LLC
    Duff & Phelps is a leading middle market investment bank and independent valuation firm.  We provide objective guidance to management teams and stakeholders throughout M&A, financing and restructuring transactions. Duff & Phelps differentiates itself through our cross-border capabilities, dedicated industry practices, and reputation for technical expertise and high quality work. Last year, Duff & Phelps ranked #1 for global fairness opinions and surpassed more than $1.3 trillion in deal value for solvency opinions issued since 2005. We also ranked #3 for middle-market M&A transactions (<$250 million). www.duffandphelps.com
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    For over a century, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP has built its reputation on getting results. Gardere's corporate lawyers regularly handle mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets for public and private companies as well as private equity funds, venture capital groups and institutional lenders in connection with all types of equity and asset acquisitions, dispositions and financings. www.gardere.com
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    Generational Equity, LLC
    Generational Equity is a mergers and acquisitions firm providing sell side representation to the lower middle market for privately held businesses. The company provides diverse acquisition opportunities arising from a broad range of industries throughout North America. Generational Equity's experience in valuing and representing business owners provides a respected resource to buyers in achieving their acquisition goals. To explore our current acquisition opportunities, please email dealoverview@genequityco.com and request to opt in to receive our Deal Overview, highlighting available acquisition opportunities. www.genequityco.com
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    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is a full-service law firm with over 1,100 lawyers in 18 offices worldwide, including nine in major cities throughout the United States and in London, Paris, Munich, Brussels, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and São Paulo. Nationally acclaimed as a litigation powerhouse, Gibson Dunn was named the 2012 “Litigation Department of the Year” by The American Lawyer for an unprecedented second time. The publication ranked our firm fifth on its 2013 A-List of the 20 law firms it considers the most elite in the country. We are a recognized leader in representing companies ranging from start-up ventures to multinational corporations in all major industries. Our transactional lawyers have handled some of the largest and most complex matters in the world, and we have extensive experience in all types of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. Our clients include most of the Fortune 100 and more than half of the Fortune 500 companies. www.gibsondunn.com
  • Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (Spain) logo
    Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (Spain)
    Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a leading full-service law firm in Spain, with international offices in Brussels, Lisbon, London and New York. With over 280 lawyers and 42 years of experience, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is regarded as one of the most prestigious firms on the Iberian Peninsula assisting international clients on cross-border transactions. Our practice is based on delivering top quality work and providing unparalleled availability and partners’ hands-on involvement. We strive for long-standing relationships and pride ourselves on our ironclad ethics. The New York office of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo specializes in M&A and focuses on advising U.S. companies doing business in Spain. www.gomezacebo-pombo.com
  • Grant Thornton LLP logo
    Grant Thornton LLP
    Grant Thornton LLP offers private equity firms and corporate acquirers a broad array of M&A advisory services tailored to their individual needs and goals. Our professionals are responsive and dedicated, with strong experience in audit, tax, transaction and other advisory services. More importantly, we bring valuable ideas and insights to help you achieve your objectives. With 50 offices in the United States and Grant Thornton International member firm offices in more than 100 countries across the globe, we can work where you are, and where you want to be, to help you build and realize exceptional value. Visit us online at www.grantthornton.com or call Sal Fira at 214.561.2460 for more information. www.grantthornton.com
  • Haynes and Boone, LLP logo
    Haynes and Boone, LLP
    Haynes and Boone’s M&A practice group works with public and private companies of all sizes in a broad range of industries, advising businesses, financial institutions and private equity firms on strategic, financial, defensive, and growth-oriented transactions, and finding practical, cost-effective solutions to difficult problems. Haynes and Boone is one of the nation’s largest law firms with offices in Texas, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Mexico City, Shanghai and a cooperation arrangement with MMA in Rio de Janiero. www.haynesboone.com
  • J.P. Morgan logo
    J.P. Morgan
    J.P. Morgan is a leading provider of escrow services, acting as a neutral third-party to protect asset value and mitigate risk for critical transactions in this increasingly complex global economy. Our dedicated escrow team offers reliable and dependable service to ensure that transactions close quickly, accurately and securely. With servicing locations spanning six continents, our extensive global network offers a suite of escrow services built on experience and can be tailored for a variety of situations, including mergers & acquisitions, private equity, litigations, regulatory requirements and more. www.jpmorgan.com/escrow
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    K&L Gates LLP

    K&L Gates, a leading global law firm with 2,100 lawyers across five continents, represents a wide array of clients, from some of the world’s largest multinationals to emerging-growth companies. In 2013, K&L Gates was named “Law Firm of the Year” by Mergers & Acquisitions magazine for its strong performance, global approach to middle market mergers and acquisitions, and its own continued growth. While the firm’s corporate lawyers also work on large, high-profile transactions—including, for example, assisting American Airlines in its pending $11 billion merger with US Airways—the vast majority of K&L Gates’ M&A activity involves middle market work, such as bet-the-company deals for mid-sized and emerging-growth companies (and the private equity firms investing in them). Our emphasis is on providing integrated, multidisciplinary, global, and cost-effective M&A execution from Main Street, USA to Main Streets around the world.

    www.klgates.com
  • Latham & Watkins LLP logo
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Latham & Watkins is a global law firm advising clients across a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas, Latham & Watkins' internationally recognized practices provide clients with innovative solutions to complex business and legal matters. Domestic and multinational energy companies turn to the Houston office of Latham & Watkins to address the variety of legal and commercial issues that arise within the oil and gas industry, particularly those involving complex transactional matters such as mergers and acquisitions, secured lending, securities offerings and environmental law. Latham’s deep knowledge of the energy sector makes Latham the firm that clients go to for valuable and practical guidance. Latham’s team of almost 70 energy transactional lawyers in the Houston office routinely advise corporations and MLPs in the upstream, midstream and downstream energy sectors, as well as private equity funds, investment banks and commercial lenders in the most complex transactional matters. www.lw.com
  • Locke Lord LLP logo
    Locke Lord LLP
    Locke Lord LLP consistently ranks among American Lawyer’s top 100 U.S. law firms. The Firm’s full range of practice and industry areas serve national and international clients from offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. It has an excellent reputation in complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work, with its 650-plus lawyers building collaborative relationships and crafting creative solutions—all designed and executed to meet clients’ long-term strategic goals. www.lockelord.com
  • Loyens & Loeff (Netherlands) logo
    Loyens & Loeff (Netherlands)
    Loyens & Loeff is an independent law firm with major offices in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, commonly referred to as the Benelux. The firm has an integrated legal and tax practice with more than 850 legal and tax experts worldwide. In addition to the Benelux offices, our offices are located in major international financial centres including New York, London, Paris, Zurich, Singapore, Tokyo and Dubai. In the Benelux, Loyens & Loeff is leading in M&A and private equity, has a strong capital markets practice and banking & finance practice, in addition to a full service corporate and commercial litigation practice. Our integrated legal and tax approach is unmatched by any firm in our home market. Our almost 400 tax experts have consistently made us the tax law firm to go to in the Benelux. Our integrated practice model is mirrored in our New York office. Twelve lawyers and tax experts advise clients from the U.S., Canada and Latin America on M&A, international tax structuring, banking and general corporate matters, mostly on Netherlands and Luxembourg law. www.loyensloeff.com/en-US
  • MHT Partners, LP logo
    MHT Partners, LP
    MHT Partners is a leading national middle market investment bank focused on high-growth companies. Since its founding in 2001, the team at MHT has assisted clients (middle-market companies with enterprise values ranging from $25 million to $250 million) with seller advisory, acquisition advisory, corporate finance and strategic advisory assignments. MHT has extensive experience in the following industries—technology, media, telecom; business and information services; education; high-growth consumer and healthcare. With a tightly integrated combination of Wall Street and strategic consulting expertise, the MHT team is uniquely qualified to serve the distinct advisory needs of high-growth companies across a range of industries. The team brings these combined skill sets to bear in every engagement, creating maximum value for each client through thoughtful positioning and creative deal structuring. www.mhtpartners.com
  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Canada) logo
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Canada)

    Over the past five years, McCarthy Tétrault has acted for 83 of the largest 100 Canadian companies, and 17 of the 20 largest foreign-controlled companies in Canada. A significant percentage of these companies are based in the U.S. We have been involved in many of Canada's largest and most complex transactions, representing Canadian and international players, and are consistently ranked among top firms for volume and value of these transactions. With offices in every major financial centre in Canada, as well as in London, we have established an excellent track record with regard to capital markets and mergers and acquisitions, in particular advising international oil and gas and natural resources companies, as well as independent energy and petroleum corporations, and service and pipeline organizations. We advise clients in all aspects of their business, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, project financing, midstream operations and marketing, as well as alternative energy.

    www.mccarthy.ca
  • Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. logo
    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
    Munsch Hardt, a multi-specialty commercial law firm, provides legal services and strategic business advice working across disciplinary lines to solve legal problems for companies of all sizes. Our practice groups include all aspects of business litigation, corporate & securities, employment & labor, finance, healthcare, insolvency, restructuring & creditor's rights, intellectual property, real estate and tax. The firm's mergers & acquisitions practice focuses on the middle market, where our team of well-seasoned M&A, tax, environmental, banking, real estate, healthcare and technology attorneys collaborates to help clients close transactions at a superior value and in most every industry. www.munsch.com
  • Norton Rose Fulbright logo
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. In 2012 on a global basis, we completed approximately 140 transactions valued at approximately $38 billion.

    Our mergers and acquisitions practice includes both U.S. and cross-border transactions. Encompassing every form of corporate transaction, we handle mergers, purchases and sales of assets, purchases and sales of securities, and change of control events such as tender offers and proxy contests. We represent public and private purchasers, sellers, lenders and financial advisors in mergers and acquisitions of all sizes. From inception through the transaction closing, clients benefit from our multi-disciplinary approach of handling the legal aspects in the areas of antitrust, corporate, employee benefits, environmental, intellectual property, financing, labor, real estate and tax.

    Corporate Board Member, America’s Best Corporate Law Firms, 2013
    Chambers USA Guide, Corporate/M&A work in Texas, 2013

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    Norton Rose Fulbright www.nortonrosefulbright.com
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    Practical Law
    Practical Law provides practical legal know-how for law firms and law departments.  By providing a better starting point, our online resources help lawyers get up to speed quickly and provide more informed strategic advice. practicallaw.com
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    RR Donnelley–Venue
    Venue virtual data rooms enable deal teams to work faster and stay on track for a deal of any size, at any time. Venue® is a secure online workspace with a powerful feature-set and an intuitive design that allow you to easily organize, manage, share and track all of your sensitive information. Venue® data rooms provide complete control, ensuring that you can manage who has access to your data room, which documents they see, and how they can interact with those documents.

    Venue® data rooms are backed by RR Donnelley, a $10.2 billion corporation with more than 500 locations and over 55,000 employees worldwide. RR Donnelley’s total revenues are larger than all other virtual data room providers combined. We bring extensive experience to providing integrated communications services. www.rrdonnelley.com/venue
  • Selman Munson & Lerner, P.C. logo
    Selman Munson & Lerner, P.C.
    Selman Munson counsels small and middle market clients in the sale and purchase of businesses in the oilfield service, healthcare, technology, finance and manufacturing industries. The firm advises clients on tax, securities, international transactions, employee benefits, environmental, real estate and corporate finance matters. The firm typically helps clients in acquisitions, complex corporate transactions, spin-offs of subsidiaries, public and private financings, leveraged buyouts and international subsidiary sales. www.selmanmunson.com
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates logo
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Serving clients in every major international financial center, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates is one of the leading law firms in the world, with 22 offices and approximately 1,800 attorneys. Our diversified practice enables us to offer solutions to the most challenging legal issues in virtually every area of corporate law, providing the specific legal advice clients need to compete most effectively in a global business environment. We represent approximately 50 percent of the Fortune 250 industrial and service corporations, as well as financial and governmental entities; small, entrepreneurial companies; and cultural, educational and charitable institutions, advising on a wide variety of high-profile transactions, regulatory matters, and litigation and controversy issues. www.skadden.com
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    Thomson Reuters Business Law Solutions

    Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the legal, financial, legal, tax and accounting, science and media industries, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. Business Law Solutions from Thomson Reuters allows transactional lawyers to do more, by having every step of your workflow streamlined, connected and supported with products and services you need to stay current and practice efficiently. Featuring the latest guidance, analysis, news and drafting and disclosure tools, Business Law Solutions is tailored to your organization's needs.

    legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/business-law
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    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is an international law firm offering business finance & restructuring, corporate, litigation, tax and pro bono legal services in key industry sectors. Recognized for consistently delivering sound judgment to clients, Weil operates according to a one-firm principle that allows its approximately 1,200 lawyers, including approximately 100 attorneys in Dallas and Houston, to seamlessly manage even the most complex matters. www.weil.com
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    The Deal
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