NEW YORK, June 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dennis K. Berman, The Wall Street Journal's chief mergers & acquisitions (M&A) reporter, will co-host the Journal's first annual Deals & Deal Makers Conference to be held on June 27 at The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The conference will take an in-depth look at the world of deal making with some of Wall Street's leading powerbrokers and discuss various topics such as new strategies in the deal world, economics and private equity. Mr. Berman will co-host the conference with Alan Murray, columnist and recently appointed editor of the Journal's online properties.
Mr. Berman, who is responsible for mergers & acquisitions coverage in the world's leading business paper, also writes "The Game," a bi-weekly column that covers the M&A world. He also helped start "Deal Journal," an up-to-the-minute blog on deals and deal-makers, available for free at http://blogs.wsj.com/deals. He appears frequently on CNBC, and serves as a guest host on the network's "Squawk Box" program.
"Our goal is to uncover the latest trends in deal making on the street and provide our audience with valuable intelligence and insight," said Mr. Berman. "Attendees will have unprecedented access to witness the Journal's ability to get deal makers to publicly discuss their business strategies."
As announced previously, the 2007 Deals & Deal Makers Conference will feature the following leading dealmakers:
* Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive officer, Goldman Sachs & Co. * Richard C. Breeden, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Breeden Capital Management * Erin Callan, managing director, investment banking, Lehman Brothers * Timothy C. Collins, senior managing director and chief executive officer, Ripplewood Holdings * Carly Fiorina, former chairman and former chief executive officer, Hewlett-Packard * Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, chairman and chief executive officer, C.V. Starr & Company * Glenn Hubbard, dean, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University * Carl Icahn, chairman and president, Icahn Associates * Catherine Kinney, president and co-chief operating officer, NYSE Euronext * Eric Mindich, chief executive officer, Eton Park Capital Management * Mark Nunnelly, managing director, Bain Capital * Henry M. Paulson, secretary, The United States Department of the Treasury * Steven A. Schwarzman, chairman and chief executive officer, The Blackstone Group * Julie Spellman Sweet, partner, corporate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore * Scott Stuart, founder, Sageview Capital
In addition to Messrs. Berman and Murray, the conference moderators will include David Wessel, Washington D.C. deputy bureau chief and economics columnist, and Gregory Zuckerman, special writer and author of the "Heard on the Street" column.
Opening remarks begin at 8:30 a.m. and will feature each speaker throughout the day. The conference will conclude at 6:00 p.m. with a wine tasting and cocktail reception hosted by the Journal's wine columnists, Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher and columnist Eric Felten on the trading room floor of the NYSE.
The conference is sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton, Bowne & Co., Jones Day, Latham & Watkins LLP, NYSE Euronext, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP.
For more information about The Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers Conference, please go to http://wsjdealsanddealmakers.dowjones.com
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