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Issue: 3
February, 2012
Greetings from the M&A Source,

We've had a busy start to the year and hope that you have enjoyed our offerings so far.  We've held 3 webinars and have many more lined up for you.  So far we've learned the legal aspects of executive employment agreements, details about the acquisition desires from 3 Private Equity Groups and most recently discussed transaction case studies.

We are almost ready to send out our plans for the conference this June in San Antonio and are days away from announcing details of a new member discount with Citrix (GoToMeeting)!  So, keep an eye out for those future communications and make sure that you read the excellent articles in this month's M&A Source newsletter!

- M&A Source Headquarters
In This Issue
Chairman's Message
PitchBook Decade Report
Multiple Survey
Membership Chair's Message
Benefits
Spring Conference
Thanks to Our Sponsors
Chairman's Message
Chet Walden, CBI, M&AMI, BCI, FIBBA
Chet Walden

 

January was an active month for The M&A Source with your Board of Directors and Committee Chairs working diligently to create an exciting year for you.

 

Dora Lanza and her team are in the process of putting together the conference for June in San Antonio. There will be panels to enlighten and inspire you, and educational classes to educate. Some of the classes being offered in San Antonio are: "Navigating Transactions Through Roadblocks," "Essentials for Managing M&A Auctions," "Subtle Art of Educating the Client," and a new one called "Statement of Cash Flow." You can count on networking events, and the Private Equity Expo that provides members with an opportunity to meet fifty of the top equity firms in the country.

 

Steve Wain and Sean Samet are continuing to enhance our web site so that it becomes an easier and more up to date tool to assist you in your practice.

 

In an effort to make this our best year ever, I welcome fresh ideas from you. Take a minute. Think about what you would like to see in our association and email me your thoughts. I look forward to your contributions and will respond personally to each email.

 

And finally, sadly, the last sixty days have been challenging to our association. The balloting issue has cast friend against friend and much positive momentum has been lost. In some cases, we've even lost association memberships. We must move forward and repair what we have damaged. Take pride in what The M&A Source has built, and put the last sixty days behind us. Reach out to your partners in IBBA and let's work together to build a dynamic year of growth for all.

 

Put these dates on your calendar and start making plans for June 4-7th in San Antonio, and November 8-10th for our Fall Event.

 

Wishing you all the best in February,

 

Chet 

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PitchBook Report
Private Equity Decade Report, Vol. 2

Pitchbook 
PitchBook has published The PitchBook Decade Report, Volume II: Investments. The report traces the steady rise of private equity investment from the beginning of the decade to its peak in 2007, and then follows it into the turbulent years post-financial crisis. This report was compiled using data from the PitchBook Platform and explores, in detail, the many different aspects of U.S. private equity investment from 2001 through 2010.

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M&A Source 2012 Multiple Survey
Where do you think multiples are heading in 2012?  Click on the link below to cast your vote and see the responses.
 
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Membership Chair's Message
Joe Lindsey, CBI, BCB, LREA, M&AMI

 

joe lindseyIt's a great time to be a member of The M& A Source, your bridge to success. Your Board of Directors and the members of the various committees continue to work on your behalf to strengthen the building blocks that were used to construct that bridge: networking, learning, mentoring and improvement opportunities. Other benefits of membership include the tools of success that are at your disposal...ready and waiting for you!

 

We've all become accustomed to communicating via telephone calls, emails, and text messages. As great as those communication methods are, they cannot replace face-to-face interactions. Our Spring &Fall conferences provide all of the building blocks, and they're especially useful in the development of personal relationships. The conferences are ripe full of opportunities to meet other deal makers and discuss the how-tos and the why nots. You can also learn from the PEGs (Private Equity Groups) where they're investing their money and how they're structuring their deals.

 

Read the entire article by clicking here.

 

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M&A Source Membership
Membership Benefits & Why You Should Join
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The M&A Source, an international association of active lower middle market professional deal makers, was established in 1991.  The goals of The M&A Source are to advance our members' deal making opportunities, advance the profession's practice standards by providing a wide array of programs, and to advance each member's personal growth potential through a variety of forums whereby members exchange information and learn from one another via networking, mentoring, improvement and success creation opportunities.

 

Click Here to Read More About Membership Benefits

 

If you are interested in joining the M&A Source Click Here

 

Thanks to everyone that has renewed their membership in 2012 and we would like to encourage those that haven't to submit their renewals soon. 

 

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Thanks to Our Fall Conference Sponsors
The support of the following organizations helped M&A Source pull of a great event in Phoenix!
Westshore
Prospect
mcgladrey
Knopman

 
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About Us
M&A LogoThe mission of the M&A Source is to promote members' professional development and interests to better serve their clients' needs, and maximize public awareness of professional intermediary services available for middle market merger and acquisition transactions.

The Source was established in 1991 to address the professional issues of merger and acquisition professionals. This organization currently has more than 200 cooperative intermediaries across the world.