Workshop 2

Mergers & Acquisitions Update - Seeing the Opportunities in the Middle Market

7.30am–9.30am, Tuesday 9 September 2008, Stamford Plaza, Auckland

With corporate balance sheets still strong, and private equity and bank finance still available for quality acquisitions in the $30 to $150 million turnover range, acquisition & divestment opportunities abound:

• What is happening to PE ratios?
• Have private equity deals changed shape in recent times?
• How are deals funded now?
• What issues are raised by the increasing average age of business owners?
• What do vendors need to know?

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  Ross George

  Managing Director Direct Capital Management

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  Keith Goodall

  Director Keith Goodall & Associates

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  Calum Haslop

  Managing Director GoBus