Mergers & Acquisitions: Maximizing Your Business Objectives

L2 Federal Resources and the Public Contracting Institute present an exclusive contracting webinar...

Mergers & Acquisition: Maximize Your Business Objectives

Jason Northcutt and Lucantonio Salvi
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Thursday, August 11, 2011 1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern Time

This 90-minute exclusive webinar provides an overview of the merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction process involving government contractors and discusses the unique business and legal issues they face. The webinar includes a discussion of key due diligence issues that may arise in the acquisition or sale of a government contractor. The instructors will gives tips on conducting a successful transaction, discuss specific provisions of an acquisition agreement, and walk you through the various steps of the deal.

Learning objectives for this webinar :

Recognize the macro and micro trends affecting government contracting
Identify how you can use M&A to achieve your business goals
Recognize the legal and regulatory landscape that the parties must navigate in order to have a successful transaction
Identify the importance of due diligence
Recognize the timing and process of an acquisition transaction, and the structure and material terms of an acquisition agreement
And much, much more!

A 10-to-15 minute period has been reserved at the end of the speaker's presentation for an interactive question-and-answer session so you can discuss specific issues or gain additional knowledge about topics discussed.

Who Will Benefit?
The course is designed for government contractors and their professional advisors who would like to understand how M&A can help acheive business goals as well as to gain insight into trends and details to help maximize negotiation outcomes. Get ahead of the curve -- register your team today!

About the Speakers

Jason Northcutt
Jason Northcutt is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of Sheppard Mullin's Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Northcutt's practice focuses on counseling private equity sponsors and companies of all sizes in the defense, intelligence, IT and professional services markets. He is a member of the firm's Aerospace & Defense Task Force and the Private Equity Industry Team. He has extensive experience in advising both industry players in complex mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, recapitalizations and restructurings. He also advises companies on corporate governance and general corporate matters.

Lucantonio Salvi
Lucantonio Salvi is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of Sheppard Mullin's Washington, D.C. and Brussels offices. Lucantonio is a founding member and co-chair of the firm's Aerospace & Defense Task Force and the head of the Private Equity Industry Team at the Firm. Lucantonio's practice focuses on counseling strategic and financial sponsors in the aerospace & defense industry in a broad spectrum of corporate matters, including complex mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances, joint ventures, financings, recapitalizations and restructurings. He has advised both domestic and foreign clients across the A&D market, including Northrop Grumman, The Carlyle Group,Providence Equity Partners, L-1 Identity Solutions, Altegrity, Arlington Capital Partners, DRS, Microtecnica and many others.

About PCI and L2
The Public Contracting Institute (PCI) is pleased to announce its partnership with L2 in providing webinars the second Thursday of every month. PCI was founded to deliver the best possible acquisition training available anywhere. PCI instructors are nationally recognized experts, experienced practitioners, and highly-qualified professionals, with a wealth of knowledge and experience and proven success in teaching. PCI offers seminars, on-site customized training, and webinars in all facets and at every level of procurement, both to the public and private sectors. L2 Federal Resources, publisher of Federal Procurement Pro and the upcoming The Contracting Post, also provides expert-led training events on federal goverment contracting topics including marketing, project management, dispute resolution and contract law. Contact PCI at PublicContractInginstitute "dot" com. Contact L2 at L2FederalResources "dot" com.