THE M&A ADVISOR AWARDS AND SUMMIT – NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB

The premier M&A Dealmaker’s Summit of the year, featuring the 10^th Annual M&A Awards Gala, brings together the industry’s “thought leaders” for an exclusive assembly in New York on December 12 and 13, 2011. The Annual M&A Advisor Awards celebrates the accomplishments of the top M&A professionals of the year and recognizes the M&A Advisor Lifetime Achievement and Leadership Award winners with their induction into the Hall of Fame. At The M&A Summit, 500 of the top US and international M&A professionals will participate in an exclusive symposium featuring over 60 industry leaders in interactive Roundtable Forums.

 

 

President’s Room/Olympic 1/Olympic 5

12:00 – 1:30 pm        THE GREAT M&A DEBATE ™ LUNCHEON - Global Economic Outlook: How Bad Is It?

                                       Adam Johnson, Anchor – Street Smart, Bloomberg TV

                                       Charles Calorimas, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions
                                       and Professor School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

                                       Rebecca Patterson, Chief Markets Strategist, JP Morgan Asset Management

                                       Dr. Ed Yardeni, President, Yardeni Research

 

President’s Room

1:30 – 2:30 pm         International Forum – The Eurozone: A Market In Crisis

Moderator                Margaret Brennan, Anchor, Bloomberg Television

                                    Alec Young, Global Equity Strategist, Standard & Poor's

                                    René-Pierre Azria, President & CEO, Tegris

                                    Adam Emmerich, Partner, Corporate Practice, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

                                    David Blumberg, Executive Vice President – Head of Strategic Development, Iconix Brand Group

                               

Oympic 1

11:30 – 2:30 pm        International Forum – RUSSIA: The New Frontier

Moderator                 Oleg Svintsitski, Sr. Vice President, Siguler Guff

                                    Laura M. Brank, Partner and Russia Practice Head, Dechert

                                    Mikhail Gurfinkel, Managing Director and Counsel, Basic Element

                                    Artem Zhavoronkov, Partner & Head of Russia M&A Practice, Salans

                                    Ilya Kravets, Director of Investment Research, ED Capital Management LLC

                               

Olympic 5

1:30 – 2:30 pm         M&A Forum – M&A in The New Normal

Moderator                Richard Peterson, Director, S&P Capital IQ

                                   Gregg Feinstein, Managing Director, Co-Head of the M&A Group, Houlihan Lokey

                                    John M. Reiss, Global Head of M&A, White & Case

                                    Mark Sirower, Principal & M&A Strategy Practice Leader, Deloitte Consulting

President’s Room

2:30 – 3:30 pm         International Forum - CHINA: Inbound and Outbound M&A

Moderator                 Selig D. Sacks, Partner and China Practice Co-Leader, Pryor Cashman

                                    Andrew Rice, Sr. Vice President - International, The Jordan Company

                                    Yuan “Lawrence” Tian, Chairman, China Entrepreneur’s Forum

                                    William Prather, Vice President, Blackrock

                                    Euan Rellie, Sr. Managing Director, Business Development Asia

 

Olympic 1

2:30 – 3:30 pm         M&A Forum - Best Practices of The Best Dealmakers: Due Diligence for Volatile Times

Moderator                 Ed Bifulk, President, Merrill Datasite

                                    James M. Hill, Executive Chairman, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff

                                    Robert Filek, Global Leader -Transaction Advisory, FTI Consulting

                                    Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman and CEO, Buccino & Associates

                                    Bob Strang, CEO, Investigative Management Group

 

Olympic 5

2:30 – 3:30 pm         International Forum - INDIA: M&A and Strategic Investments

Moderator                Shahana Basu Kanodia, Partner & Chair of South Asia, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge

                                    Ravi Bhagawan, Partner, Galileo Global Advisors

                                    Amit Bhatiani, Partner, CX Partner

                                    Shirish Nimgaonkar, Managing Director, Head of South Asia M&A, C.W. Downer & Co.

 

Presidents Room

3:30– 4:30 pm          International Forum - BRAZIL: The Future is Here

Moderator                Marcello Hallake, Partner, Jones Day

                                    Sergio Gusmao Suchodolski, Vice President, Corporate Development, Arlon Capital Partners

                                    Udi Margulies, Head of M&A - Latin America, Barclays Capital

                                    Daniel Calhman de Miranda, Partner, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados

 

Olympic 5

3:30– 4:30 pm          M&A Forum - Where The Deals Are

Moderator                 Joseph P. Gromacki, Partner, Chair of Corporate Practice & Securities Practice, Jenner & Block

                                    Ryan Binkley, President, Generational Equity

                                    John Ferrara, President, Managing Partner, Capstone Partners

                                    Joe Durnford, CEO and Sr. Managing Director, JD Ford

President’s Room

4:30 – 5:30 pm         International Forum – The BALKANS: Dynamic Growth and Immediate Opportunities

Moderator                Charles Dillon, President of the US-Balkans Business Alliance

                                    Adrian Shatku, CEO/President, UNIFI Communications

                                    H.E. Gligor Tashkovich, Minister, Foreign Investment (Ret.), Government Republic of Macedonia

                                    Mimoza Kusari-Lila, Deputy Prime Minister, Government Republic of Kosovo

 

Olympic 1

4:30– 5:30 pm          M&A Forum – Restructuring: Will Opportunity Knock in 2012

Moderator                Patrick O’Keefe, Managing Member, O’Keefe and Associates

                                    Geoffrey A. Richards, Head of Special Situations and Restructuring Group, William Blair

                                    Thomas E Lauria, Global Practice Head of Financial Restructuring and Insolvency, White & Case

                                    Kenneth Buckfire, CEO, Managing Director and Co-Founder Miller Buckfire & Co.

 

Colonial Room – 12^th Floor

6:30 – 7:30 pm          The Leaderboard Reception

                                      In honor of:

                                      Mimoza Kusari-Lila, Deputy Prime Minister of The Government Republic of Kosovo

 

Card Room – 9^th Floor

6:30 – 7:30 pm         Awards Gala Cocktail Reception

 

Lounge – 9^th Floor

7:30 – 9:30 pm         Awards Gala Dinner - 2011 M&A Awards and The M&A Hall of Fame Induction

                                     Hosted by:

                                     Julie Hyman, Senior Markets Desk Reporter, Bloomberg TV

                               

                                      Featuring:

                                      William F. Weld, Former Governor of Massachusetts and Counsel to McDermott Will & Emery LLP

                               

                                      And Honoring:

                                      H. Rodgin Cohen, Senior Chairman, Sullivan and Cromwell

                                      Harvey R. Miller, Partner - Business Finance & Restructuring, Weil, Gotshal & Manges

                                      Howard D. Morgan, Co-President, Castle Harlan

                                      Bruce V. Rauner, Principal, GTCR

                                      Andrew W. Rice, Sr. Vice President - International, The Jordan Company

 

STEELCASE – 4 Columbus Circle, New York

 

9:30 pm – 12:00 am  The Closing Party