10
Jul
2011
The IMAP NYC Meeting
The IMAP Spring Conference 2011 has been held in New York City, at Jumeriah Essex Hotel, following the International Mergers & Acquisition Symposium.
The hotel, located in the hearth of NYC, near Central Park, has hosted 120 attendees. The Conference began with a cocktail event at the Mandarin Hotel in the Time Warner building overlooking Columbus Circle.
The IMAP Spring Conference and the International M&A Symposium were hosted by the US IMAP partner, Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, and were sponsored by two top International law firms, respectively DLA Piper and Akerman Senterfitt, with the contribution of Capital IQ, one of the leading worldwide business information companies.
During the Symposium, open to external delegates, Senior M&A transaction advisers led panel discussions with representatives of major industry corporations that are active in the M&A market, as well as attorneys and private equity executives who cover the respective industries:
” Emerging Markets Shape Cross-Border M&A ”
Among the Speakers:
Carlos Mendez-Penate, a shareholder in Ackerman Senterfitt and the Co-chair of its Latin America & Caribbean Practice
“ Private Capital Market for Growth & Acquisition Financing in Public Companies ”
Speakers:
Jonathan Lowenberg, Managing Director and Head of Private Placement at Morgan Joseph TriArtisan (MJT)
Jack Hogoboom, Founding Member of Lowenstein Sandler, business law firm based in NY
Nathaniel Klein, Vice President of Hale Capital Private Equity
Yoav Roth, Co-founding Partner & Portfolio Manager of Hudson Bay Capital Management
Some specific issues were discussed on M&A sectors: China, Healthcare, Consumer, Industrial Products, Materials & Services.
Among the Speakers:
Jonathan Klein, Head of M&A practice of DLA Piper
John D. Kuhns, CEO of China Hydroelectric Corporation
Tony Dimun, Chairman of Nascent Enterprises LLC, Healthcare and Biotech consulting company
Bryan Roecklein, Senior Director of Commercial Development for Meda Pharmaceuticals
Jonathan Klein, Head of M&A Practice of DLA Piper
At the panel “ Global Technology M&A and Financing Forecast – Boom or Bust in 2011? ” speakers were:
Doug Hickey, former Managing Director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Sandeep Beotra, Richard Juarez and Gene Ramirez of Technology Investment Banking in MJT
Sam Levine, Managing Director of Eos Partners Private Equity
The IMAP NYC Conference was the fourth international Symposium organized and sponsored by IMAP; the previous were held in 2010 in Paris, in 2009 in Los Angeles and Istanbul.
After the Symposium the IMAP Spring Meeting followed, with the usual workshops, Industry Groups meetings (Food, Industrials, Healthcare, Energy), one-to-one meetings, and a rich program of social events.
During the Global Opportunities Meeting, the IMAP members presented some projects valued over USD 100 million.
The Gala Dinner was held at the River Cafè, underneath the Brooklin Bridge. Special guest was Joe Leonard, one of IMAP founders.
The next IMAP conference will be held next October in Marbella, hosted by the Spanish IMAP partner GBLynx.