Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions - UCLA School of Law

UCLA School of Law Presents the Second Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions


Leading mergers and acquisitions experts will educate and provide lawyers an in-depth analysis of important and current issues in corporate M&A at the UCLA School of Law Second Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions. Topics include Public Company Acquisition: A Mock Negotiation; Hot Topics in M&A; Corporate Governance Issues in M&A and Related Transactions; and Ethical Issues Facing Attorneys in M&A and Related Transactions.

Continuing legal education (CLE) credits are available, including ethics credits.

Second Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions Conference Speakers

Conference speakers include Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron T. Steele and Justices Jack B. Jacobs and Henry duPont Ridgely; Brian V. Breheny, Head of the Office of M&A, SEC; Pamela Daley, Vice President, Corporate Business Development, General Electric; John C. Coffee, Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law; and Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.,
Trustee Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

The Chair of the Corporate Institute is Samuel C. Thompson, Jr., Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law, and Director of the UCLA Law Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions.

DATES: October 26 (evening), 27 and 28, 2005

WHERE: Weil, Gotshal & Manges Conference Center
General Motors Building, 25th Floor
767 Fifth Ave., New York, New York, 10153

Register for the Second Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
To register for this event, contact Rachel Ryan at 310-206-5736 or download a registration form online at http://www.law.ucla.edu/centerma. The Institute registration fee, including conference materials, is as follows: Corporate & Law Firm Attorneys - $795; UCLA Alumni - $695; Full-Time Faculty & Employees of Government Agencies - $400; Students - $250.

BACKGROUND
The UCLA Law Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions, directed by Professor Samuel C. Thompson, Jr., was established at UCLA in 2003 to examine corporate, securities, tax, antitrust, and other legal
and economic issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions. An important part of the Center's mission is to sponsor continuing legal education programs addressing these issues. This is the second year that the Center has held the Corporate Institute.

Source: BUSINESS WIRE, UCLA Site

Mergers and Acquisitions - North America's M&A - Big Deal in 2005

North America's Mergers and Acquisitions Has Become a Big Deal in 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--Oct. 26, 2005--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c26464) has announced the addition of Deal Drivers North America - the Comprehensive Review of North American Mergers and Acquisitions to their offering

North American M&A has been a big deal. Larger mergers are being struck while the number of acquisitions has not risen since last year.

In terms of classification, the top deal lists and league tables include North American companies if they are the bidder, seller or target; however, the data used in the total volume and value charts includes a North American business only when it is the target.

Buyers bought North American targets with a combined value about 30% higher than the first half of last year. At $531bn, it is on pace to hit $1tn. North American mergers have not passed that milestone since 2000 when they totaled close to $1.7tn.

The story is not what is at the top of the charts as there were three $20bn plus deals in each the first half of this year, and last year. It is the deals that are just below that range.

There were eight 2005 deals with values between $10bn and $20bn. In the year-earlier period, there were two.

The proliferation of big deals came across many sectors. There were mergers in consumer products (P&G/Gillette); energy (Chevron/Unocal; Duke/Cinergy); and credit card issuers (BoA-MBNA) where there had been few in that range before.

The value of deals between $1bn and $10bn rose more modestly totaling $210bn compared to full-year $376bn in 2004.

This quarterly report provides an analysis of M&A activity and trends for North American M&A in the year to date. The market is analyzed as a whole, and across eight key industry sectors. It also features advisory league tables for investment banks, law firms and PR advisers, as well as mid market practitioners.

As well as drawing on data and analysis from our world class editorial and research teams, the report incorporates insights from leading firms in the M&A arena: Morrison & Foerster, Global M&A and Merrill Corporation.

Deal Drivers provides a valuable and clear view of North American M&A activity in the year to date, as well as expectations for the market in the future.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c26464

Sources: Company Site, BUSINESS WIRE

Reverse Mergers and Forming SPACs

The Wall Street Transcript Detects an Upsurge in Interest in Conducting Reverse Mergers and Forming SPACs

Reverse Merger / Forward Momentum Conference

NEW YORK--June 13, 2005--In response to The New York Stock Exchange's proposed acquisition of Archipelago, The Wall Street Transcript (TWST) conducted interviews with leading investment bankers, lawyers, accountants and floor traders to attempt to determine how such a large transaction with a pillar of the financial community would impact the reputation of the reverse merger process. All of the authorities interviewed for this report indicated that the proposed NYSE - Archipelago merger adds tremendous credibility to the reverse merger method of going public.

Demand for this unique report, entitled "The Impact of The New York Stock Exchange's Proposed Acquisition of Archipelago on the Future of Reverse Mergers" has been enormous. With almost no marketing, TWST sold hundreds of copies of this report in its first month of release. Copies have been sold to senior executives, investment bankers and portfolio managers from as far away as Sweden, Israel, Hong Kong, South Korea, Germany, Chile, and South Africa.

In response to the tremendous interest that this report created, TWST is currently conducting a special report, which will consist of interviews with senior executives that have executed reverse mergers. This report will provide case studies and best practices for selecting hygienic shells, lining up financing, filing procedures, complying with regulations, providing sufficient liquidity and generating investor interest after the transaction is completed. CEOs and CFOs will describe the pros and cons of going through the revere merger process in their own words.

Both of these reports, case studies and legal guidelines will be released at The Wall Street Transcript's "Reverse Merger / Forward Momentum Conference" in New York City on September 28, 2005.

This conference will feature discussions on Conducting Due Diligence into Shells, the Principals and Professionals; Structuring the Deal; Legal Considerations and Regulatory Requirements; Case Studies of Reverse Mergers Success; Post Reverse Merger Financing Options; Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations; Post Reverse Merger Considerations; and, China's Obsession with Reverse Mergers.

Source: (BUSINESS WIRE)

Mergers and Acquisitions Update

It's hard to believe that November is already here. The year seems to have flown by. The year 2005 was overall good in terms of mergers and acquisitions activities.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) division at Human Science Systems


In May, Human Science Systems announced that M&A will be a part of the company's growth strategy and created a Mergers and Acquisition division. The newly created division will identify and research "under-utilized" software that can be potentially incorporated into the company's portfolio of offerings.

At the announcement of the new Mergers and Acquisitions division, Lou Mandic, Human Science Systems' CEO, stated "There is an incredible amount of world class software being used in many of the contact centers to which we have been exposed over the years. Functions that have been heavily automated and taken for granted as only for `in-house use' run the gamut from problem & change management systems to extremely flexible customer relationship management (CRM) solutions capable of supporting complex client interactions."

Mandic continued, "Our company has a clear set of applications that it is targeting, in an industry that is well known to us. I can state with great confidence that we have the right talent and experience required to select proper candidates, take them through a rigorous set of qualification exercises and activities, and bring them to market."


Human Science Systems' Chief Operating Officer, Richard Mazzoni, who is also responsible for identifying solutions stated "We are going to great lengths to ensure that this is a process that will contribute to our internal growth while not impeding, in any manner, the continued development and distribution of our existing products. There is no better man to do this than Richard Mazzoni. He leverages 30 years of managing information systems and multi million dollar budgets, and also understands, in depth, our technology, our target market, and our corporate goals."


About Human Science Systems
Human Science Systems is a next generation developer of software for the contact center industry. Human Science Systems is a State of Nevada corporation headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida. For more information visit http://www.humansciencesystems.com.



Mergers, Takeovers, Demand, and Technology Drive Top Ten Global Steelmakers


Industrialinfo.com issues an advisory

Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston, Texas). When Mittal Steel (NYSE:MT) (London, UK/Rotterdam, The Netherlands) announced the finalization of its $4.5 billion purchase of International Steel Group (ISG) (Richfield, Ohio) in mid-April, the company became the world's number one steel producer.

For details on this development view the entire article at www.industrialinfo.com.

Industrial Information Resources (IIR) is a Marketing Information Service company that has been in business for over 22 years. IIR is respected as a leader in providing comprehensive market information pertaining to the industrial processing, heavy manufacturing and energy related industries throughout the world. For more information send inquiries to metalsandmineralsgroup@industrialinfo.com or visit us at www.industrialinfo.com.

Source: Company Site, Business WIRE

Frank Mash reporting on Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions or M&A are quite common in the business world. By merging with other companies or acquiring startups, companies can grow big overnight.

On this blog, I will be reporting on mergers and acquisitions activties. Please feel free to post a comment. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks
Frank Mash
Editor, Mergers and Acquisitions Blog
eXTReMe Tracker