THE DEAL LLC'S M&A OUTLOOK 2007 CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER DEALMAKERS IN THE M&A COMMUNITY

Panels to provide insight on what will sway successful deals in 2007
November 14, 2006--NEW YORK, N.Y.--The Deal LLC, (www.TheDeal.com), the authoritative voice of the deal economy, today presents its second annual full-day M&A conference entitled M&A Outlook 2007: The Tipping Point for M&A. More than 150 Wall Street advisors, corporate dealmakers and institutional investors involved in mergers and acquisitions are attending the conference taking place at The New York Athletic Club.
 

Sharing his opinions and outlooks on the M&A equity market, Mark Gollogly, managing principal at Centerbridge Partners, L.P., opens the conference with a keynote address presented in an interview format with John Morris, assistant managing editor of The Deal. Luncheon speaker Dylan Ratigan, anchor for CNBC's "On The Money," will also share his perspective on the post-election M&A market and the role of private equity.

Recognized industry figures from leading investment banks, private equity firms, law firms, hedge funds and advisory firms will take part in panel discussions focusing on the critical issues facing dealmakers and on the markets with the most intriguing opportunities. Topics include: buyers' tactics in a sellers' market; new capital sources on the turf of traditional banks and lenders; global focus on Japan and South Korea; distressed investing: waiting for the downturn; privatization of infrastructure deals and real estate as a deal driver.

A list of respected corporate sponsors include: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dechert LLP, IntraLinks, Wall Street Access, Latham & Watkins LLP and W. P. Carey & Co. LLC, as gold sponsors along with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP as an exhibitor. Affiliate partners include The New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth, The New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth, Conference Guru and Executive Council of New York.

M&A Outlook 2007 (www.thedeal.com/outlook07) is one of the many events offered by The Deal, LLC in 2006. Among the numerous events The Deal is hosting in 2007, some that are upcoming include: The Distressed Debt Investing Conference taking place on January 18-19, 2007 at the Wynn Las Vegas; Corporate Dealmaker Exchange on February 27, 2007 in Chicago and The Deal's HealthCare Symposium on March 13, 2007 in New York City. For more information on these or any other events, please contact Allan Cunningham, managing director of events, at 212-313-9162.

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