Buying or selling a company is always a high-stakes event. While the rewards of a successful deal can be significant, the costs that can result from a failed or poorly-executed transaction should not be underestimated. Yet for many company principals, the enthusiasm of the deal sometimes overshadows the process and issues that may arise, and not focusing on the details can lead to mistakes.

On Tuesday, July 25, NY Tech Alliance in partnership with Paul Ellis Law Group, is presenting a panel of accomplished M&A (mergers and acquisitions) professionals. The panel will include an M&A lawyer, an M&A advisory accountant, an investment banker who focuses on the tech sector and an entrepreneur who has been through the process of successfully selling a company. The presentation will cover the following:

• The many phases of the typical M&A deal, including initial discussions, preparation of a Letter of Intent (LOI), due diligence, drafting and negotiation of definitive documents and closing
• Fundamental issues arising in most M&A transactions and various strategies for resolving them
• Critical tax considerations that must be addressed in the early stages of structuring a transaction
• Best practices to protect critical assets and relationships in the event of a failed deal

Whether a deal is imminent or you are preparing for the future, this session will provide a wealth of practical guidance on this complex and critical topic.

Bring your questions for the panelists, or send them in advance during the Zoom registration process – time has been set aside.

AGENDA:

This is a virtual event being held on Zoom. To register, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

2:30pm - 2:45pm - Virtual Networking
2:45pm - 4:00pm - Panel Discussion and Q&A
4:00pm - 4:30pm - Virtual Networking

HOSTED BY:

Paul Ellis, Managing Partner, Paul Ellis Law Group LLC

As Managing Partner of the 12-lawyer Paul Ellis Law Group, Paul counsels on issues including formation, early-stage financing (friends and family, angel and VC), joint venture and strategic partnering relationships, employment, equity plans, mergers and acquisitions, and, together with his colleagues, protection and licensing of intellectual property. His experience spans multiple industries including software, digital media, e-commerce, healthcare, fintech and blockchain and cryptocurrency. He has represented companies ranging from startups to multinationals, as well as funds, family offices and individual investors. Clients choose Paul to negotiate complex business matters and provide sophisticated, strategic legal advice for establishing, financing, operating and exiting highly successful, and often rapidly-growing, companies.

Jeffrey Palley, Tax Partner, Anchin

Jeffrey Palley, CPA, MST, is a Tax Partner at Anchin with more than 30 years of industry experience and specializes in tax planning and all compliance issues involving the formation, restructuring, and affairs of high-net-worth individuals and their privately held corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and trusts. He is involved in several specialty areas that include technology, investment partnerships, broker/dealers, financial products, real estate, manufacturing, and retailers. Jeffrey has guided many clients through successful M&A transactions – both on the ‘sell’ and ‘buy’ side, along with advising them in areas such as working capital requirements, earnout provisions and maximization, debt and equity rollover, valuation, growth and transition, and other complex tax matters. 

Ben Boissevain, Founder and Managing Partner, Ascento Capital

Ben Boissevain is an investment banker with extensive experience in the technology sector with expertise in Enterprise Software, MarTech, FinTech, PropTech, InsurTech, RegTech, HealthTech, AI, Cloud, AR/VR, eCommerce, UCaaS, SaaS, Analytics, Data, Managed Services, and Digital Media.

​Ben has 20 years of tech M&A experience. He graduated from NYU Law School and started his career at White & Case. He garnered investment banking experience at Erste Bank in Vienna and Barclays Bank in New York. Ben has broad international experience in, among other countries, India, Israel, France, Germany, U.K., and Japan.

He speaks regularly on panels on the technology sector and corporate finance and has appeared on TV at Fox News and Bloomberg.​

Al Wasserberger, Chief Revenue Officer, Stormboard

Al Wasserberger is a Serial Entrepreneur with 38 buy-side, sell-side and financing transactions under his belt. His most recent exit was the sale of StreamWeaver to BMC (Ascento and Anchin advised). A specialist in building technology companies through strategic partnerships, Al has built his companies through OEM and strategic relationships with the likes of IBM, Cisco, CA, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and more. He is now the chief revenue officer and a member of the board of directors of Edmonton, AB based Stormboard - a company revolutionizing the collaboration industry for data-first thinkers. Al lives in Raleigh, NC with his daughter Leah and his dog Teddy - both of whom often make guest appearances on his YouTube cooking show.

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