ACG To Showcase Mergers and Acquisitions

TUSTIN, Calif. - The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Orange County Chapter has announced that its next monthly Forum will be held on Thursday, March 8 from at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif. The event will showcase the world of mergers and acquisitions before an audience of more than 300 local business professionals.

Entitled “M&A Night: Deal or No Deal – the ACG Way,” the Forum will feature the opportunity for attendees to look over a simple case study of a classic private equity situation. They will then collectively figure out a proposed deal structure, write it down and give it to a panel of experienced corporate finance professionals who will either accept or reject the offer.

Forum panelists include:

Murray Rudin, a partner with Riordan, Lewis & Haden, a leading regional private equity firm with over $400 million under management. He has twenty years of corporate finance experience and has served on the Board of eight RLH portfolio companies across a wide range of industry sectors.

Ken Hubbs, a principal with Riordan, Lewis & Haden who has a decade of private equity experience. He has executed investments and assisted middle market growth companies in the consumer products, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors.

Scott Connella, market president for Union Bank of California’s Commercial Banking Group – Southern California Division. He oversees corporate banking at the regional offices which specialize in providing financial expertise to corporate clients in the areas of senior debt financing, cash management services, international trade, and interest rate management.

Jeff Kabot, a co-founder of MezzCap Partners, a flexible provider of mezzanine capital to middle market enterprises. MezzCap typically provides $3-10 million of financing to businesses in which management holds a substantial equity stake. He has two decades of experience in the subdebt, equity, and corporate finance markets.

ACGOC Platinum Sponsors include Barney & Barney, LLC; Irwin Union Bank; Hein & Associates LLP; Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin; RSM McGladrey; Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth; and Tatum.

ACGOC Gold Sponsors include Aon Risk Services, Inc.; Ballenger Cleveland & Issa LLC; Business Wire; Daly-Swartz PR; DLD Insurance Brokers, Inc.; First Bank & Trust; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Jackson DeMarco Tidus & Peckenpaugh; Janes Capital Partners; RSM EquiCo; Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP; Snell & Wilmer LLP; Squar Milner Reehl & Williamson LLP; and Union Bank of California.