Sarah Hewitt, Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP at the Knowledge Group’s M&A Update: ESOP Financing as a Viable Exit Strategy Live Webcast
New York, NY, February 05, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Sarah Hewitt, Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “M&A Update: ESOP Financing as a Viable Exit Strategy Live Webcast.” This event is scheduled for March 28, 2016 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (ET).
For further details, please visit:
https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=1590#
About Sarah Hewitt
Sarah Hewitt is chair of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP’s Corporate and Finance Practice Group. She represents public and private companies, including emerging companies, family businesses, women and minority-owned businesses and nonprofit corporations, in the areas of corporate and securities law, private equity and venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate counseling. She has also represented borrowers and lenders in secured and unsecured financing transactions, including asset-based loan transactions. She advises clients in a wide range of industries, including art, energy, financial services, gaming, mining, services, software, technology, and telecommunications.
Ms. Hewitt counsels companies and investors, as well as directors, executive officers, and shareholders, in a wide variety of matters including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions; divestitures, restructurings and reorganizations as well as related financings.
About Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP provides first-rate legal representation to corporations, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the world. The firm’s philosophy is to tailor each representation to each client. Schnader attorneys take the time to understand clients’ business needs and priorities and respond with innovative, practical and cost-effective solutions. The firm’s clients span a wide array of industries, including aviation, manufacturing, insurance, education, banking, distribution, technology, energy, professional services, retail and real estate. With 160 attorneys located in eight offices around the United States, Schnader leverages the business acumen, litigation skills, and industry knowledge of its attorneys to provide a full suite of legal services.
Event Synopsis:
An alternative exit strategy for owners of privately-held business trying to sell their business in this challenging market environment for business buyers is a sale to a newly created Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). In this Knowledge Group LIVE webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals will discuss which companies would be a viable candidate for this structure and describe the tax and other advantages of this possible exit strategy including, among other things:
- the mechanics and timing of the ESOP transaction
- the "almost too good to be true" tax benefits available to the selling shareholder(s) and the company
- the characteristics of a successful ESOP candidate
- how ESOP-owned companies are valued
- the overall pros and cons of an ESOP transaction
This live webcast will provide M&A, tax and related professionals as well as business owners and executives with a comprehensive overview of the hows and whys of ESOPs as a liquidity/exit planning strategy for shareholders of privately-held companies. Attending this course will give you the tools you need to understand whether and how to pursue an ESOP sale as an alternative exit strategy. Advanced registration is recommended as space is limited.
About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
For further details, please visit:
https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=1590#
About Sarah Hewitt
Sarah Hewitt is chair of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP’s Corporate and Finance Practice Group. She represents public and private companies, including emerging companies, family businesses, women and minority-owned businesses and nonprofit corporations, in the areas of corporate and securities law, private equity and venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate counseling. She has also represented borrowers and lenders in secured and unsecured financing transactions, including asset-based loan transactions. She advises clients in a wide range of industries, including art, energy, financial services, gaming, mining, services, software, technology, and telecommunications.
Ms. Hewitt counsels companies and investors, as well as directors, executive officers, and shareholders, in a wide variety of matters including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions; divestitures, restructurings and reorganizations as well as related financings.
About Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP provides first-rate legal representation to corporations, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the world. The firm’s philosophy is to tailor each representation to each client. Schnader attorneys take the time to understand clients’ business needs and priorities and respond with innovative, practical and cost-effective solutions. The firm’s clients span a wide array of industries, including aviation, manufacturing, insurance, education, banking, distribution, technology, energy, professional services, retail and real estate. With 160 attorneys located in eight offices around the United States, Schnader leverages the business acumen, litigation skills, and industry knowledge of its attorneys to provide a full suite of legal services.
Event Synopsis:
An alternative exit strategy for owners of privately-held business trying to sell their business in this challenging market environment for business buyers is a sale to a newly created Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). In this Knowledge Group LIVE webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals will discuss which companies would be a viable candidate for this structure and describe the tax and other advantages of this possible exit strategy including, among other things:
- the mechanics and timing of the ESOP transaction
- the "almost too good to be true" tax benefits available to the selling shareholder(s) and the company
- the characteristics of a successful ESOP candidate
- how ESOP-owned companies are valued
- the overall pros and cons of an ESOP transaction
This live webcast will provide M&A, tax and related professionals as well as business owners and executives with a comprehensive overview of the hows and whys of ESOPs as a liquidity/exit planning strategy for shareholders of privately-held companies. Attending this course will give you the tools you need to understand whether and how to pursue an ESOP sale as an alternative exit strategy. Advanced registration is recommended as space is limited.
About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
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Thomas LaPointe, Jr., Executive Director
646-844-0200
www.theknowledgegroup.org
Therese Lumbao, Director
Account Management & Member Services
tlumbao@knowledgecongress.org
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