Merger and Acquisition activity continues to be a driving force within the food sector. Join Karen G. Bokat, Consulting Counsel with Wiley Rein LLP and Mary L. Burke, Principal at Lakeshore Food Advisors, as they explore the complexities of Mergers and Acquisitions in a one-hour webinar. This webinar will evaluate Merger and Acquisition activity in the recent past and concentrate on offering strategies for the future. Explore the key factors which must be considered when determining whether a company is potentially appealing to buy, or sell. Analysis on expanding through acquisition, as well as economizing operations through consolidation, will be discussed by our panel. A legal perspective of Mergers and Acquisitions in the food industry will explain how the government - specifically the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission - evaluates each potential union and why, they may or may not be considered favorably.
The session is designed for food and beverage retailers, manufacturers, restaurants, suppliers, distributors, consultants to the industry, bankers, financial analysts, trade press and others with an interest in what will certainly continue to be a topic of interest in 2011 and beyond.

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Food Industry "The Art of the Deal" Webinar (Recorded) - $149*
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About Karen G. Bokat

Karen G. Bokat is Consulting Counsel with Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, D.C. Her practice focuses on antitrust and the intersection of intellectual property and antitrust laws. Ms. Bokat has more than thirty years of experience in merger and acquisition review, investigating and prosecuting pricing practices, strategic use of patents and marketing practices and trying complex cases before administrative agencies and federal courts. She practiced antitrust law with the Federal Trade Commission for twenty-nine years, most recently as Senior Litigator.

Ms. Bokat received her B.A. from Smith College in Northampton, MA and her J.D. from George Washington University.

About Mary L. Burke

Mary L. Burke has over twenty years of investment banking experience within the food industry, specializing in financial restructurings, recapitalizations, turn-arounds, private and public placements of debt and equity capital and providing corporate finance and strategic advisory services. She has been the advisor on more than 160 recapitalizations, placements, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures representing total consideration in excess of $15 billion. Prior to the formation of Lakeshore Food Advisors, Mary has worked for a variety of companies, all in the food sector. She was a partner at The Food Partners, a boutique investment firm, specializing in the retail and wholesale sectors of the food industry.She was chair of the board and interim Chief Executive Officer at Associated Grocers, Inc. of Seattle, a $1 billion cooperative grocery wholesaler. She was Chief Financial Officer at Imperial Sugar Company, the largest refined sugar supplier in the United States, and helped the company grow through acquisitions from $400 million to $2 billion in sales. Mary was a managing director at Bank of Montreal/Harris Bank's Food Group specializing in input, manufacturing, processing, distribution and retail companies.

Ms. Burke has a B.A. from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.