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Important Deadlines

Editorial Topics to Consider:

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS TRENDS

• General trends and expectations for M&A
• Timing the exit process
• Should I consider an ESOP as an exit option? 
• Distressed M&A expectations for 2023 and beyond
• Valuation trends and expectations for 2023 and why
• Industries expected to outperform in the 2023 M&A market
• Impact of supply chain on M&A
• How are labor constraints affecting M&A deals
• Cybersecurity & M&A
• Tax Structuring in M&A Transactions
• Negotiating commercial transactions in a hyper risk environment

PRIVATE EQUITY

• General private equity trends
• Growth and creativity in the private equity asset class
• Conversation among portfolio company executives
• Keeping management motivated and engaged through the exit process
• Legal issues impacting private equity transactions
• Venture capital trends and investor/company expectations

FAMILY OFFICE

• General family office trends 
• Best practices for family offices looking to do direct investing 
• Best practices for family office investing in private equity
• Advice on how to compete in competitive M&A marketplace
• Best practices for investing in private/direct deals for family offices

FINANCIAL ADVICE RELATED TO MIDDLE MARKET

• Growth finance options for middle market firm
• Process of raising debt and/or equity capital
• Understanding working capital
• The importance of cash flow forecasting

MANAGING A MIDDLE MARKET BUSINESS

• Strategies for growth
• How to develop a culture of innovation
• Succession planning for family held businesses
• Policy issues impacting middle market businesses

ADVICE RELATED TO BUYING & SELLING

• Evaluating human capital /employee benefits during a deal
• Developing and tracking synergy and integration value
• Cultural diligence and retention-focused integration methods
• Deal security and information management practices
• Insights on data breaches and how they can play into representations and warranties in M&A deals
• Preparing your business for a sale
• Wealth planning for an owner pre-sale
• Tax planning for an owner pre-sale
• Selling a business in the current high deal volume environment
• Diligence audits during the acquisition process
• How to prepare personally for selling/exit of a business 
• Maximizing company value ahead of the sale

OTHER TOPICS

• Rethinking the approach to corporate Tax Reserves
• Creating Value through Programmatic Acquisitions
• The top private equity firm marketing analytics you should care about

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