The first panel at our Dealmaker's Forum, Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Denver will feature three men charged with executing deals for three very different companies. Comparing notes and sharing experiences will be:

•John Zimmerman of Tomkins plc, the U.K.-based industrial and engineering company, who's not sorry that the credit crunch has reined in his PE competitors.

•Cecil Lepard of Level 3 Communications, the Internet backbone giant, which just did a deal in Ireland.

•Steve Ratton of Emergency Medical Services Corp., the ambulance services roll-up. As Steve explains in an article in the current Corporate Dealmaker, regulatory compliance is key in EMSC's transactions. — Kenneth Klee

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