Making Yourself a Target
Thursday, June 11, 2009 | 3pm-6:30pm
Menlo Park, CA

Confirmed Speakers:
Mark Edwards, Principal, Deloitte Recap LLC
Peter Condon, Associate Director, Genentech
Sara Hall, CEO, Tacere Therapeutics
Lee Bendekgey, former CFO and General Counsel, Nuvelo
Jim Schaeffer, Executive Director, Licensing And External Research,Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc.
Lead Facilitator: Gregory Heibel, Partner, Orrick

Event Description
Mergers and Acquisitions are on the rise, and businesses throughout the industry are preparing their next steps.  Big BioTech companies have the power to purchasing 2009 intellect for 1999 prices.  Find out what it takes to make your business attractive to larger companies, while maintaining worth.  Discover who’s looking, and how to become a M&A target.  Join this panel to hear M&A strategy perspectives from the purchased, the purchaser, the investor, and the lawyer.  This panel will give you the opportunity to meet with M&A pros, and help you plan your next move. 

Our Panel discussions are candid, interactive and informal. We want you to walk away with the real story behind how things work so you can make it happen yourself. This Panel will be followed by a Networking Reception.

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This event is typically sold out, therefore please register early to secure your spot.
• Panel and Networking Reception:
   ° Partners Network: $40
   ° Pre-registration: $45
   ° Onsite Registration: $55

This event will be held at: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1000 Marsh Road Building 1100 Menlo Park, CA 94025-1015 Click here for Venue Directions»

Event Sponsor:

Burrill & Company will raffell a copy of Navigating the Sea Change to one lucky attendee