Small-to-middle-market companies continue to be attractive acquisition targets for larger companies and investment funds seeking vehicles from which to fuel growth and/or create a larger enterprise. For buyers and sellers alike, understanding the contractual structure of acquisitions, as well as some of the legal, investment banking, and business factors affecting a company's valuation, is important to the successful completion of any merger or acquisition. Join us for a panel discussion on current trends in structuring an M&A transaction as our speakers discuss a variety of important considerations in structuring an acquisition and how current trends might impact you.

Speakers include:

Thomas Campbell, President, DC Capital Partners, LLC
Barry Landew, Executive Vice President, Strategic Development, SRA International
Jeffrey Haas, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP
Gregory Woodford, Managing Director, BB&T Capital Markets|Windsor Group

The Art Before the Deal series is sponsored by Patton Boggs, BB&T, BB&T Capital Markets|Windsor Group, Beers & Cutler, and the Pagnato-Karp Group of Merrill Lynch.

For more information, contact Katherine Rolen at