Buying & Selling Privately Held Businesses '12

Recorded November 8, 2012

Presiding

    Gregory K. Cinnamon, Program Chair, Kilpatrick Townsend, Atlanta

introduction 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 N. McGaughey, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Atlanta

Nondisclosure Agreements and Letters of Intent

R. David Patton, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta

A Trek through the Acquisition Agreement

James W. Stevens, II, Kilpatrick Townsend, Atlanta

Tax Planning and Considerations

Saba Ashraf, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Atlanta

Employee Benefits and Related Considerations

Jennifer S. Schumacher, Kilpatrick Townsend, Atlanta

Financing Considerations

Edgar C. Snow, Jr., Burr & Forman LLP, Atlanta

Board Approval and Majority Shareholder Issues

Bruce D. Wanamaker, Ledbetter Wanamaker Glass LLP, Atlanta