8:00 – 9:00am
Breakfast and Registration
9:00 – 9:05am
Opening Remarks
9:05 - 9:10am
Introducing Gene Frantz:
Shawn Hessing
Global Lead Partner, Private Equity
KPMG LLP
9:10 – 9:40am
Gene Frantz
Partner
TPG Capital
9:45 – 10:25am
"State of the M&A Marketplace in the IT Industry: Deal Terms, Valuation, and Notable Transactions"
Panel Discussion
Session Description:
Topics of discussion may include but are not limited to:
- Deal screening, approval, and risk management
- Structuring M&A transactions: financial engineering and incremental value in scale
- Post-merger integration: benchmarking the financial success of a transaction and management change considerations
- F5’s acquisition of Acopia Networks, Akamai’s acquisition of Netli Inc, and other recent transactions
Panel Moderator:
Michael Kennedy
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers
Panelists:
Gregg Lemkau
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
Andrew Stern
Director of Corporate Development
F5 Networks, Inc.
Robert Wood
Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Akamai Technologies
*Please note this session is closed to the press.
10:25 – 10:55am
Coffee Break sponsored by Lincoln Berger LLP
10:55 – 11:35am
"Cross-Border M&A Transactions in the IT Industry"
Panel Discussion
Session Description:
The panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with cross-border deals in the global IT space. Specific topic may include, but are not limited to:
- Navigating and assessing complex regulatory environments
- Global trends in the technology markets
- Best practices in cross-border due diligence
- Strategic partnering in Asia: mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate investment
Panel Moderator:
Michael Braun
Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Panelists:
Peter Fante
Chief Legal Officer
Verint Systems Inc.
Dan Gupta
Chairman and CEO
UST Global
Priscilla Hughes
General Counsel
Thomson Financial
11:40am – 12:10pm
Steven Geller
Managing Director
Credit Suisse
12:10 – 1:10pm
Lunch
1:10 – 1:40pm
Mike Andrade
Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development
Celestica
1:45 – 2:15pm
"M&A Success: Integration Planning is the Key"
Bob Beauchamp
President and CEO
BMC Software, Inc.
Interviewer:
Richard L. Ptak
Managing Partner
Ptak, Noel & Associates LLC
2:15 – 2:45pm
Coffee Break
2:45 – 3:15pm
"Value Investing in Technology Companies: Opportunity or Oxymoron?"
Alex Slusky
Managing Partner
Vector Capital
3:20 – 3:50pm
Jonathan Korngold
Managing Director
General Atlantic, L.L.C.
Interviewer:
John K. Halvey
Group Executive Vice President and General Counsel
NYSE Euronext
3:55 – 4:35pm
Panel Discussion
“Best Practices in IT Mergers and Acquisitions: Due Diligence, Valuation, and Post-Merger Integration”
Panel Moderator:
Jason Berger
Partner
Lincoln Berger LLP
Panelists:
Neel Chopdekar
Director, Strategic Transactions and Development
AOL
John Raveret
Vice President, Corporate Development
Cognizant
John Somorjai
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
Salesforce.com
4:35 – 4:40pm
Closing Remarks
4:40 – 5:40pm
Cocktail Reception
*Agenda is subject to change.
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