The Knowledge Group Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on M&A Update: ESOP Financing as a Viable Exit Strategy Live Webcast

New York, NY, February 08, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled: M&A Update: ESOP Financing as a Viable Exit Strategy Live Webcast. This two-hour event is scheduled on March 28, 2016 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET.

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.

Speakers/Faculty Panel

Gray Plant Mooty
Andrew Daly
Special Counsel Attorney

Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP
David R. Johanson
Partner

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Sarah Hewitt
Partner

For an updated list of the faculty panel, please visit:

https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=1590

About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.

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