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ACG Chicago Network News March 2010
Upcoming Events

 March 16 
Buying into China as a Market 4-7:30pm
 April 13 
Healthcare Conference & DealSource
 May 4-6 
ACG InterGrowth
 May 7 
Corporate Author Series - Grow From Within
 May 24 
Is Venture Capital a Valid Asset Class?
Now Open! 

 June 7  Annual Golf Outing
October 19  Midwest ACG Capital Connection

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ACG Library Updates

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Member and Sponsor News
Please email Anna at ALukezich@ACGChicago.com with a headline and link if applicable.

David A. Bronner was named one of Illinois' "Super Lawyers" in the field of M&A in 2010 by Law & Politics   member link
Andrew Rice was elected to The Board of Directors as Vice Chairman for the Association for Corporate Growth  member link
Abbott Laboratories's
Solvay purchase to get EU nod: sources
BDO Seidman, LLP
How Midmarket Directors Made Out
BDO Seidman, LLP Private equity firms brace for tax battle
BMO Capital Markets Buying Belly-Up Banks With FDIC Backing
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP M&A Activity Shows Canadian Cross Border Deals Increase in 2009
Ernst & Young Technology outlook for 2010 up- more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were recorded in the fourth quarter last year
Ernst & Young India infrastructure fails to attractive PE investments
Golub Capital Golub Readies IPO
Grant Thornton LLC study- Where Businesses Expect High Profit Growth in 2010
Mesirow Financial chief economist quoted in "Bernanke Says Deficits Unsustainable Long-Term, but Real Action 2 Years Away"
Morgan, Lewis& Bockius LLP honored with Kraft Foods Free Market Award
Opus Global Group, LLP adds Mr. Machado as the new Managing Partner, Latin America for Opus Global Group, LLP
Wells Fargo Business Credit is now part of Wells Fargo Capital Finance

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Deal Flow!
Please email Anna at ALukezich@ACGChicago.com with a link and headline to be included in the next Network News

RW Baird Investment Banking Group announces Halcore Group Inc. sale to American Industrial Partners
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP legal advisors- YM BioSciences acquires Cytopia
CB Richard Ellis Sale Leaseback Group announces the closing of a sale leaseback transaction on behalf of Claire's Stores, Inc.
Concord Financial Advisors, LLC closed a $3,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Duff & Phelps is pleased to announce that On2 Technologies, Inc. has completed its merger with Google Inc.
Golub Capital Supports Latest Acquisition of SFW Capital Partners
Horizon Capital Advisors, LLC advises on its sale to Victaulic
Houlihan Lokey announces that Kraft Foods Inc. has entered an agreement to sell its U.S. & Canadian frozen pizza business to Nestlé S.A. for $3.7 billion
FTI Consulting Advises TXCO Resources Assets in $310M Sale to Newfield Exploration
Jordan, Knauff & Company
advises Speyer Door & Window Inc. in the sale of its assets to Haddon Windows LLC
Maranon Capital provided $38 million of senior and mezzanine financing for the recapatilization of PKWARE by Novacap Technologies III, LP and...
Riverside acquires three branded publications for Media Source
Silver Oak Services Partners Leads Recapitilization of National Distribution & Contracting, INC.

 
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New Members
We welcome the following new members. Linked members have updated their profiles - check out who should be added to your network!

Michael P. Ban, Capital Sourcing Division, Six Degrees Consulting LLC    
Martin S. Beck, Shandong Heavy Industry Group / MAT Capital  
James W. Bedford, Regulatory Compliance Associates  
Phillip D. Bronsteatter, Pfingsten Partners, LLC.  
Rajiv A. Chudgar, CIT Group  
William Edwards, W M Edwards  
Amy Fitzgerald, South East England Development Agency  
Cecile Fleckten, Environmental Resources Management, Inc.  
Christopher Gessner, BMO Capital Markets  
Clifton A. Goins IV, Smith Whiley & Company  
Jeffrey A. Gonyo, MBA Geneva Glen Capital, LLC  
Curtis R. Hart, Industrial Opportunity Partners  
Kelly Jackowski, Weisenfels Merrill Corporation  
Catherine Jaros, Amherst Partners, LLC  
Ronny B. Kamal, Accenture

Shari L. Kathe, McGladrey & Pullen LLP/RSM McGladrey  
Adolph G. Letke, Fifth Third Bank (Structured Finance Group)  
Derek Maunus, CC Industries - Henry Crown and Company  
Justin McCarty, Riveron Consulting  
Kurt Nichols, Silicon Valley Bank  
James D. Patlyek, Patlyek Consulting, LLC  
Douglas Peterson, Valuation Research Corporation  
Jeffrey Piper, Svoboda Capital Partners, LLC  
Andrew Shackelford, LaSalle Capital Group  
Shyam Sharma, SIM Capital, LLC  
Carl Skoog, Harris N.A.  
Richard C. Tuttle, Prospect Partners, LLC  
Brian Wilson, Pendo Advisors, LLC  
Suzanne S. Yoon, Versa Capital Management, Inc.  
David F. Zucker, Lead Lap Enterprises, LLC


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A Special Thanks to our Retiring Board Members

Mary Lou Bartlett
Richard T. Brandt II

William A. Caton
Michael B. Carsella

Karen Currin
Warren T. Jacobsen
Terry O'Grady
Amy C. Lincoln


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Meet the Members of the International Committee
These members are gearing up their program, Buying into China as a Market, on March 16th with great speakers (profiles) highlighting a drastically changing market with the even more opportunities!

International Committee Chair
Darrell M. Butler, Billow Butler & Company, L.L.C.

James A. Valderrama, Grant Thornton LLP

International Committee Members
Chari L. Aweidah, Weltman Bernfield LLC
John C. Bintz, Valuation Research Corporation
Mark Bloom, RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Michael B. Carsella, Previsio Partners LLC
Andrew W. Chidester, Duff & Phelps, LLC
Michael J. Fieweger, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Miles Greer, J.H. Chapman Group, LLC
William J. Hughes, Valuation Research Corporation  
David Laverty, International Counsel
Frank R. Mack, Saybrook Capital, LLC

 

 

Arthur J. Malin, Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Thomas Parro, MERK Capital Corporation
Mona Pearl, BeyondAStrategy, Inc.
Richard W. Porter, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Erick Pouilly, Pouilly Investissement Et Conseils
Andrew W. Rice, The Jordan Company
Paul I. Singh, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP
Fredric D. Tannenbaum, Gould & Ratner LLP
Alexander D. Tang, Invention Bridge

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ACG Chicago
Unfortunately we have lost another leader in the Chicago finance community: ACG Chicago sends their sincerest condolensces out to the family, friends, and colleagues of Robert 'Bob' Morris who passed away this last month. for more information

 
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ACG Chicago News
  • 2010 Midwest ACG Capital Connection Sponsorship Opportunities are now available - click here for sponsorship details or contact Terry Cobb at 877-224-6389 ext. 102 for more information 
  • Member Benefit- those that register two days prior to an ACG Chicago event will receive an electronic copy of the attendee list the day before the event
  • Please take a moment for this if you haven't already- ACG-Thomson Reuters DealMakers Survey
  • A special thank you to all who took the time to complete our recent member survey. Your input will be of value to the board for future planning. Congratulations to Carol Morse, Fifth Third Bank, who won the free registration to this year's Capital Connection. We also want to thank the attendees from last year's Captial Connection who recently completed our survey. Preparations are under way for this year's conference and your feedbak will allow us to make this year's event even better than the last. Congratulations to the winners of a $50 Amazon gift card: Brian Byrne of Aon; Gregory Gorlinski of Cleary Gull; and David Sulaski of Livingstone Partners.
  • ACG Chicago is pleased to announce the launch of JobSource. ACG Chicago JobSource is the premier electronic recruitment resource for the industry. Here, employers and recruiters can access the most qualified talent pool with relevant work experience to fulfill needs. Resume postings are free and members get a discounted rate for job postings.
  • New and Improved ACG CapitalLinkSM to debut in April-  the expanded, exclusive free benefit is for ACG members only.
Also, for those that would like to become more involved and expand their networking by joining a committee please contact Craig Miller.

Reminder of Our New Location-
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Chicago, IL 60602

Craig Miller, Chief Executive Officer
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(877) 224-6389 ext. 102

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