Education Seminar - Why Acquisitions Fail

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Why Acquisitions Fail - Understanding Acquisition and Integration Pitfalls to Improve Your Chances of Success

Topics:
*Developing a successful acquisition strategy
*Prioritizing post-transaction and integration imperatives
*Building an acquisition/integration checklist to help avoid common failures

Event Details:
*Date: Thursday, October 26th
*Time: 7pm-8:30pm (followed by cocktails)
*Location: Offices of Kirkland & Ellis, 153 East 53rd Street (53rd & Lexington)

Presenter:
The class will be led by Denzil Rankine, founder and CEO of diligence consulting firm AMR International (bio below), and the author of the following five books on mergers & acquistions: A Practical Guide To Acquisitions (Wiley), Commercial Due Diligence - A Guide to Reducing Risk in Acquisitions (Financial Times), Why Acquisitions Fail (FT Prentice Hall), Due Diligence - Definitive Steps to Successful Business Combinations (FT Prentice Hall) and Acquisition Essentials (FT Prentice Hall).

Registration:
If you did not receive an email invitation directly from NYPEN, you may register for NYPEN membership at www.nypen.org. NYPEN membership and attendance at NYPEN events is limited to professionals at private equity and venture capital funds.

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Presenter Bio:
Denzil Rankine is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of AMR International, a leader in the commercial due diligence industry, which provides strategic research and analysis for private equity and corporate clients on the following topics: Business Strategy, Acquisition/Investment Evaluation, Market Entry, Customer Research, and Company Performance Improvement.
Denzil has over 20 years of experience advising on acquisition, investment and strategic development. He has advised over 50 private equity funds on investments on both sides of the Atlantic and he has assisted corporates with hundreds of domestic and cross-border acquisitions.
He is the author of five M&A related books: Why Acquisitions Fail (FT Prentice Hall), Due Diligence - Definitive Steps to Successful Business Combinations (FT Prentice Hall), A Practical Guide To Acquisitions - How to Increase Your Chances of Success (Wiley), Commercial Due Diligence - A Guide to Reducing Risk in Acquisitions (Financial Times), and Acquisition Essentials - A Step-by-step Guide to Smarter Deals (FT Prentice Hall).

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