Global M&A Series: Industrials & Chemicals Roundtable

19 June 2012
Harvard Club New York, New York

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The second in this series of M&A sector reports will examine the trends shaping the global industrials & chemicals sector. Join us for a morning of expert panel discussions and to collect a copy of the new report.

Industrials & chemicals deal making peaked in 2011 to reach US$354.7bn globally, the highest level on record since 2007, thanks to a rally in private equity exits and corporates’ insatiable appetite for growth in emerging markets. This recovery extended into the mid-market with transactions in the US$15m to US$100m range accounting for about two-thirds of total deal flow in the past 12 months. Fierce competition is in the cards for the next 12 months as attractive private equity-backed assets finally hit the market, and as acquirers from the Asia-Pacific region – which surpassed Europe to become the second largest bidder market after North America in 2011 – put their capital to work.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Matt McClure, MD, Investment Banking Division, Industrials, Goldman Sachs
• Mark Copman, VP of Corporate Development and M&A, 3M
• Cipriano Beredo, Partner, Head of Industrial Products Industry Practice, Squire Sanders
• Chris Cerimele, Director and Head of Chemicals, Houlihan Lokey
• Carolyn Buller, Partner, Head of Chemical Industry Practice, Squire Sanders
• Parimal, VP, Business Development, Terex Corporation
• William Downs, Global Practice Group Leader, Corporate and Corporate Finance, Squire Sanders
• Victor Vescovo, Managing Partner, Insight Equity
• Prithvi Gandhi, VP, Corporate Development, Dover Corporation
• Val Zajac, Director, M&A, Dow Advanced Materials, The Dow Chemical Company
• John W. “Jack” Joy, VP, Corporate Development, Ashland
• Marlene Star, Consulting Editor, Industrials Team Leader, mergermarket (Moderator)
• Hana Askren, Deputy Editor, New York, mergermarket (Moderator)

Agenda:

8.30 Registration & breakfast
9.00 Welcome remarks
9.15 Panel discussion: Diversified Industrials
10.00 Panel discussion: Chemicals
10.45 Networking coffee
11.00 End of event

For more information please contact Jessica McKenna:+44 (0) 207 010 6134; events@mergermarket.com

The first in the series of three mergermarket reports and events on major M&A themes took place in London on the energy & resources sector in March 2012. The final report will be launched in Shanghai over the coming months.