ATLANTA, Jan. 12, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Technology executives who have successfully sold their companies will share their experiences on a panel entitled "Preparing for an M&A Exit: Practical Advice for Technology Entrepreneurs from Experienced Executives & Advisors." The event is set for Thursday, January 25, from 7:15 to 10:00 a.m.
John Yates, Chair of the Technology Group at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP will moderate the mergers and acquisitions panel. It will be presented by the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) in partnership with Morris, Manning & Martin and Croft & Bender.
Panelists for the event, which is open to Atlanta-area entrepreneurs, include:
* VistaScape Security Systems Chairman and CEO Glenn McGonnigle. VistaScape was recently acquired by Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.; * Georgia Technology Hall of Fame member Said Mohammadioun. A serial entrepreneur, he sold Synchrologic to Pumatech in 2003. He also sold his prior company to Lotus/IBM; * Vice President of Finance & Administration Doug Guess, who was part of the executive team that recently sold Employease to Automatic Data Processing (ADP); * Steve Hufford, a director with Croft & Bender, who has extensive M&A experience as a technology executive and investment banker.
Topics are expected to include current M&A trends and recent transactions; active buyers and current deal terms; being prepared at all times for an M&A exit; using Legal Project Management for M&A deals; working with advisors to better manage the transaction and maximize a company's value.
The panel will be held at the Technology Square Research Building Auditorium, 85 Fifth Street, Atlanta GA 30308. Entrepreneurs who wish to attend should RSVP by Friday, January 19 to events@atdc.org.
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, (www.mmmlaw.com) enjoys national prominence for its corporate finance, securities, litigation, technology, real estate and real estate capital markets, environmental, insurance and healthcare practices. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham and Princeton.