SBT to present "The Next Stage" M&A Forum
Small Business Times will conduct an M&A Forum, titled "The Next Stage," on March 27, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at The Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Thousands of Wisconsin businesses are owned and managed by baby boomers who will soon be reaching the age of retirement. What then? What will be the "Next Stage" for their business?
The event will examine different exit strategies, including recapitalizations, employee stock ownership programs, management buyouts, sale to private equity firms, mergers with strategic partners and more.
The keynote speaker will be Mark Herndon, president of Dallas-based Parkwood Advisors LLC, a diversified professional services firm focused on M&A, investment banking and private equity investing. Herndon also is the co-author of "The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions: Process Tools to support M&A Integration at Every Level."
The event will include breakout sessions from 9:15 to 10 a.m. and from 10:15 to 11 a.m., presented by Emory & Co., The PrivateBank and Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., sponsors of the event.
The cost to attend is $95 per person or $760 for tables of eight and includes breakfast.
For information or to register, call Sarah Wilson at (414) 336-7129 or email Sarah.Wilson@biztimes.com.
Information security training event to be held in Madison
The SANS Institute, one of the largest and most respected sources for information security training, certification and research in the world, is partnering with Johnson Bank to bring one of The SANS Institute’s most popular classes to Madison.
Kevin Bong, vice president of network and data security for Johnson Bank, will be teaching the SANS’s six-day "Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling" course at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison from April 28-May 3. The hands-on class will teach students the tools and methods that are used to break into computer systems, and how to prevent and react to computer attacks.
Interested individuals can contact Kevin Bong at kbong@johnsonbank.com for more information and a discount on registration.
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Its programs now reach more than 165,000 security professionals around the world. For more information on SANS or the class, visit http://www.sans.org.
Venture Finance: Options for New & Growing Business from Bootstrapping to Venture Capital Presentation, Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m., Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center at State Fair Park; this presentation is part of the regularly scheduled Investors and Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Milwaukee.
Wisconsin Bank Executives Conference, Feb. 11-13, Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave., presented by the Wisconsin Banking Association; speakers include Sam Kashan, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Dick Morris, political columnist and author; and Dr. William Kelly, who will discuss methods for achieving parity with credit unions. For more information, visit www.wisbank.com.
Wisconsin companies invited to Midwest Venture Summit
Wisconsin companies hoping to present at the 2008 Midwest Venture Summit in Chicago, held March 17-18, must submit their business plans by Jan. 30 for a chance to join companies that have raised more than $222 million in private equity funding in past years.
Opportunities are available for companies in various stages of growth, from early-stage start-up firms to series A+. The fee for submission is $175
To learn more about the summit and to apply to present, visit www.midwestventuresummit.com.
Financial Executives International Milwaukee Chapter, second Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., University Club, 924 E. Wells St., Milwaukee; call Mary at 414-226-6975.
