Buying and Selling Privately Held Businesses '07

Welcome and program overview

Gregory K. Cinnamon

CURRENT STATE OF THE M&A MARKET

Dominic C. Mazzone, Mazzone & Associates, Atlanta

PREPARING FOR A SALE OF THE BUSINESS

Ann-Marie McGaughey, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Atlanta

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS AND LETTERS OF INTENT

R. David Patton, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta

A TREK THROUGH THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

Charles D. Ganz, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AND TRADE SECRET CONSIDERATIONS

Alexander P. Woollcott, Thompson Hine LLP, Atlanta

TAX PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS – A BUYER’S PERSPECTIVE AND A SELLER’S PERSPECTIVE

• Lynn E. Fowler, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta
• Charles R. Beaudrot, Jr., Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Atlanta

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Ilene H. Ferenczy, Ilene H. Ferenczy, LLC, Atlanta

FINANCING CONSIDERATIONS

Edgar C. Snow, Burr & Forman LLP, Atlanta

BOARD APPROVAL AND MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER ISSUES

Bruce D. Wanamaker, Johnson Wanamaker LLP, Atlanta