Center for Private Company Excellence Seminar: Getting Acquisitions Right: Best Practices from Private Company Buyers

Many companies never realize their primary goals from an acquisition, but we have several clients who have been very successful in this arena. This seminar covered best practices in acquiring other companies and provided real-life examples of clients who have had successful acquisitions.

Our panelists led an interactive and practical seminar that covered:

• How to identify companies that may be potential acquirees
• Due diligence: how much and areas to cover
• Structure: buy stock or assets
• Tax considerations
• Integration and key employee considerations

Moderator:

• David E. Shaffer, Director, Kreischer Miller

Panelists:

• Patrick R. Laphen, Lionheart Ventures
• James F. McCormick, Boenning & Scattergood
• Kevin Soder, MacAulay Brown