Optimism, education key components of M&A Source Spring Conference

The focus of the M&A Source Spring 2013 Conference will be to "get knowledge, gain experience and ride the wave to success." The conference will be held June 10-13 at the Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim, Calif. End Quote

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease) April 25, 2013 - Despite the lingering recession, middle market investors and intermediaries can achieve greater levels of profitability: Ongoing access to capital and financing, strengthened balance sheets and divestiture activity are anticipated to fuel deal activity throughout 2013.

In its Q4 2012 Market Pulse Quarterly Report, the International Business Brokers Association reported that M&A advisors are feeling decidedly optimistic about an uptick in market activity. Those surveyed cited an increase due to baby boomer retirements (35 percent), market clarity following the presidential election (20 percent) and fiscal cliff resolutions (14 percent) as reasons for their increased confidence.

This positivity will be reflected throughout the M&A Source Spring 2013 Conference, of which the focus will be to "get knowledge, gain experience and ride the wave to success." The conference will be held June 10-13 at the Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim, Calif.

"Attendees can look forward to a complementary blend of topics that provide unique value in responding to the baby boom retirement and the need for skilled and certified advisors," says Joe Lindsey, deal team member of the Dallas/Fort Worth-based Dailey Resources and M&A Source's director of conference planning.

"The Spring 2013 event is our 41st consecutive conference, so we have considerable experience in responding to our members' needs," adds Lindsey. "A large component of that experience tells us that the best, if not the most important, methods of learning are real-world experience and classroom instruction. Our conferences combine these two methods."

Presentations slated for Tuesday, June 11, include:
• Anatomy of Failed Deals: Lessons Learned and Pitfalls to Avoid
• Dealmakers Open Forum: Hot Topics
• Opportunities that Attract PEGs: Six Hot Industries
• Enhancing the Sale: Creating a Winning Confidential Information Memorandum

The conference also will feature several workshops for which participants will earn either two or four credit hours.

Workshops that provide two credit hours each include:
• Retainers: When? Why? (Or Why Not?)
• The Anatomy of a PEG Recap Transaction
• Impactful Pro Forma Statements
• Deals Gone Wild: Legal Strategies to Get Worthy Deals Done

Workshops that provide four credit hours each are:
• Opportunities for Success with Distressed Companies
• Uncovering Hidden Value in the Customer List; Deal Points to Consider When Two Companies Merge
• Essentials of the M&A Process
• Adding Value by Developing Industry Expertise

Lindsey says most of the courses were developed by active, successful middle-market dealmakers who have previously served as M&A Source chairs. As such, they possess a unique perspective into the needs of M&A members and have a pulse on the current marketplace.

Further adding to M&A's conference experience is attendees' willingness to share their own experiences.

"Because our members are geographically diverse and with differing market segment concentrations, each participant has an excellent opportunity to learn for their peers," says Lindsey.

For more information or to register for the 2013 Spring Conference, contact M&A Source at (404) 477-5810 or visit the organization's website at http://www.masource.org

About M&A Source:
The M&A Source is the world's largest international organization of experienced merger and acquisition intermediaries representing the lower middle market. The organization was established in 1991 and currently has more than 200 cooperative intermediaries worldwide.

For more information contact: Joe Lindsey, Dailey Resources, (817) 663-0001 or e-mail joelindsey ( @ ) daileyresources dot com

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