ACG Minnesota Chapter Announces Annual Capital Connection Event on September 6, 2007, Featuring Stephen Dubner, Co-Author of Freakonomics.The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG ACG American College of Gastroenterology; angiocardiography; apexcardiogram. AcG accelerator globulin (coagulation factor V). AcG accelerator globulin (clotting factor V). ) Minnesota Chapter invites all members of the Minneapolis/St. Paul media to attend its 2007 ACG MN Upper Midwest The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau's definition of the Midwest and includes the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Capital Connection, a premier corporate growth event. This event is a unique opportunity to network with corporate growth professionals and dealmakers, representatives of leading private equity and subordinated debt Subordinated Debt A loan (or security) that ranks below other loans (or securities) with regard to claims on assets or earnings. Also known as "junior security" or "subordinated loan". funds, and advisors from both the local and national M&A markets. About the Keynote Speaker Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author and journalist. He is the co-author, with Steven D. Levitt, of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. Freakonomics, published in April 2005, instantly became an international best-seller, with more than 1.5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone. It won the inaugural Quill Award for best business book; was short-listed for the inaugural Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book Award; received a Visionary Award from the National Council on Economic Education The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) is a nationwide non-profit organization that leads in promoting economic and financial literacy kindergarten through 12th grade students and their teachers. External links
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Thursday, September 6, 2007 - 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
The Depot Minneapolis
225 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
612-375-1700
Please visit www.thedepotminneapolis.com for directions.
Agenda
7:30 am - 8:10 am
Registration and Networking
8:10 am - 9:00 am
Opening Remarks, Breakfast & Speaker - Jim Paulsen,
Economist/Investment Strategist, Wells Capital Management
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Corporate Development Panel - a discussion of corporate growth
thoughts and strategies by a panel of corporate development officers
from several of the upper Midwest's leading companies.
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
DealSource - a networking opportunity for business owners, their
financial advisors, and M&A intermediaries and Private Equity Firms to
sit down together and network. Intermediary participants will include
representatives from Intermediary firms in the upper Midwest.
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Two Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
-- International Expansion Strategies: Battle Scars from Road
Warriors - a panel of business development professionals
discussing the challenges, uncertainties and complexities of
international growth
-- M&A Update: Legal and Risk Issues for Private Equity Firms and
Companies - a panel discussion discussing the latest
developments in the M&A market environment.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch & Keynote Speaker - Stephen Dubner, Co-Author of Freakonomics
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Capital Connection - a networking opportunity for individuals, leading
private equity funds and deal sources. Private equity participants
will include representatives from firms across the nation.
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Corporate Program Session concurrent with Capital Connection -
fireside chat with Stephen J. Dubner where attendees will have the
opportunity to discuss economic and other issues in a small group
setting.
For more information on this event and our keynote speaker, please
visit the ACG Minnesota Web site at www.acg.org/minnesota/
Media Registration Reporters interested in covering the event are invited to attend at no cost. Please register your attendance at www.acg.org/minnesota, click on "register for this event now" and choose the "offline" method of payment. About ACG Minnesota The Association for Corporate Growth provides members with practical information to develop sound corporate growth decisions. ACG emphasizes top-quality performance, high earnings and well-founded corporate value. Diverse business professionals formed the Minnesota chapter over 35 years ago and membership now exceeds 280 executives. Members count on an extensive peer network where they can test and exchange ideas. All meetings feature speakers who offer provocative perspectives and prompt creative thought about daily challenges in the business world. Members' skills are advanced and they typically come from these backgrounds: * Top executives in their operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. divisions of administration, finance, development and planning * Principals in professional service firms such as attorneys, accountants and deal makers all specializing in mergers and acquisitions * Financiers including venture capitalists, bankers and equity investors Visit http://www.acg.org/minnesota for more information on ACG Minnesota. |
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