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It's been nearly two years since the global financial crisis surfaced, and all signs show that a recovery, albeit a slow one, is happening. M&A dealflow, especially for large-cap companies, has picked up but is far from the peak of the market in 2007. Join The Deal and Merrill DataSite's 60-minute webcast entitled "Large-Cap Dealflow: Sources, Sectors and Prospects."
We'll talk with deal market movers on how they think dealmaking for large-cap firms will develop in the second half of 2010 and the following year, where they'll be putting their money and what challenges they see for the rest of the year.
The discussion will also center around a survey commissioned by The Deal and Merrill DataSite that measures M&A sentiment for large-cap companies for the second-half of 2010. The time is now to reserve your spot at this important discussion that could position your firm to capitalize on new and developing deal opportunities.
Moderator:
Mary Kathleen Flynn
Senior Editor/Video Producer
The Deal LLC
Mary Kathleen Flynn anchors The Deal's online video show, while also covering technology deals, Web 2.0 entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Prior to The Deal, she was an on-air correspondent for CNN, CNNfn and MSNBC, where she was part of the network's launch team and made regular appearances on news programs of its sister networks, NBC and CNBC.
Expert panel:
Andrew West
Partner / Head of North American High Tech M&A
McKinsey & Co.
Andy West is a partner and a leader in McKinsey Co.'s corporate finance and merger management practices. Since joining McKinsey in 2000, West's clients have included leaders in enterprise hardware, software, consumer electronics, telecommunications, media, life sciences and medical devices. His experience includes work in due diligence, valuation and merger integration on more than 20 different deals across all different geographies. He also advises clients on restructuring, performance transformation and sales force integration.
Prior to joining McKinsey, West worked at Ernst & Young's accelerated solutions environment, a group focused on accelerated problem solving and rapid prototyping of technology solutions. He has an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance and strategy from The Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, from Washington University.
Mohamad Ali
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy
Avaya Inc.
Mohamad Ali is senior vice president, corporate development and strategy at Avaya Inc. He is responsible for Avaya's mergers and acquisitions, major partnerships, corporate strategy, research labs and emerging products.
Before joining Avaya, Ali was vice president of business development and strategy for IBM Corp.'s information management division where he led and integrated many key acquisitions, including IBM's acquisition of Cognos Inc. ($5 billion), FileNet Corp. ($1.6 billion) and Ascential Software ($1.1 billion). As IBM's senior state executive, he was responsible for the company's 5,000 employees in Massachusetts. He holds master's and bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. 
Andre Hidi
Executive Managing Director/Head of Global Mergers & Acquisitions group
BMO Capital Markets Corp.
Since joining BMO Capital Markets in 2004, Andre Hidi has advised on numerous significant M&A transactions, including Newmont Mining Corp.'s $1 billion consolidation of its ownership in the Boddington Project in Australia, Rothmans Inc.'s $2 billion sale to Philip Morris International Inc., the TSX Group Inc.'s $1.3 billion acquisition of the Bourse de Montréal Inc., Meridian Gold Inc.'s $3.8 billion merger with Yamana Gold Inc. and Northern Orion Resources Inc., Hudson's Bay Co.'s $1.5 billion sale to Maple Leaf Heritage Investment Acquisition Co. and Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.'s $2.6 billion merger with Goldcorp Inc.
Prior to joining BMO Capital Markets, Hidi spent 12 years with two leading global investment banks and for three years taught an M.B.A. course on mergers and acquisitions at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and his bachelor of arts and master of arts in political economy from the University of Toronto.
Frank Aquila
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Frank Aquila advises a broad range of large-cap clients on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, takeover defense, strategic alliances and related matters. He has advised numerous boards of directors and special committees with respect to corporate governance, change of control and other matters.
Aquila serves as a regular adviser to global leaders such as Amgen Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, British Airways plc and Diageo plc. He has represented Amgen, the world's largest biotech company, in its acquisitions of Abgenix Inc., Alantos Pharmaceuticals AG, Avidia Inc. and Ilypsa Inc.
Aquila has also represented British Airways in numerous transactions over the last 20 years, including its pending joint venture with American Airlines Inc. and Iberia Lineas Aéreas de España SA, as well as its recently announced merger with Iberia.
