The strategy of strategic acquirers

Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 2 p.m. EST

It's been well-documented that many strategics are flush with cash and have given private equity firms a run for their money in the competition for targets. The Deal and its expert panelists will explore the reasons behind this trend and will look into what's in store for the battle for targets in 2012. We'll also look at the growing trend of the blurring of line between private equity and strategics as PE portfolio companies are making acquisitions of their own.
Moderator:
Suzanne Miller
Editor, Corporate Dealmaker
The Deal LLC

Suzanne Miller is senior editor, Corporate Dealmaker at The Deal LLC,
where she writes a column on M&A-related issues including corporate
deal strategies, risk management and M&A trends. She also oversees
the Deal's annual Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker awards and writes
about exchanges and derivatives. Some of her previous roles include
senior writer and editor at JPMorgan Private Bank and London bureau
chief at CBS MarketWatch. She has also written about capital markets,
emerging markets and banking for Institutional Investor magazine,
The
Banker magazine and Euromoney, among other publications.