The Directors Roundtable Invites You to Attend a Program
For Boards of Directors & Their Advisors

• RETURN OF THE IPO MARKET?
• POSITION YOUR COMPANY FOR A SUCCESSFUL IPO
• PRIVATE M&A AS AN ALTERNATIVE EXIT

Thursday, December 10, 2009
8:30 – 11:00 A.M. (8:00 Registration)
Offices of Bingham McCutchen, One Federal Street, Boston
There is no fee to attend and continental breakfast will be served..

Panel 1: 8:30 – 9:45 Evaluating an IPO and Developing Your IPO or Private M&A Strategy
Marshall Heinberg,
Head of Investment and Corporate Banking, Oppenheimer & Co. (Panel Moderator)

The topics include: State of Capital Markets; Selecting an Underwriter; Role of Equity Research; Do’s and Don’ts for IPO Companies; and Private M&A as an Alternative Exit -- Current Market.

Panel 2: 9:45 – 11:00 Life as a Public Company - The IPO and Beyond
John Utzschneider,
Co-Chair, Corporate M&A and Securities Practice Group, Bingham McCutchen (Panel Moderator).

The topics include: Lessons Learned in the IPO Process; Life as a Director, CEO, CFO or GC; Getting the Right Board; and Corporate Governance.

Rick Williams, President, The Equity Company, Inc. will represent the Directors Roundtable

Appreciation is given to Bingham McCutchen LLP for making available their thought leadership materials at:
http://www.bingham.com/Media.aspx?MediaID=9921.

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

  • Andrew MacInnes (Panel 1), Head of Equity Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co.
  • Marc Thompson (Panel 1), Head of Software Investment Banking, Oppenheimer & Co.
  • A. Bruce Johnston (Panel 1), Managing Director, TA Associates
  • John McCarthy (Panel 1), Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy & CFO, Microbia
  • W. Benjamin Nye (Panel 1), Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures
  • Steven Wasserman (Panel 2), Vice President & CFO, Constant Contact
  • Robert Nault (Panel 2), Vice President & General Counsel, Constant Contact
  • Rick Olin (Panel 2), Vice President, General Counsel, Tech Target
  • Laurie Cerveny (Panel 2), Partner, Corporate M&A and Securities Practice Group, Bingham McCutchen

Selected Biographies and Materials