Neil Aaronson

Executive Vice President

The Hilco Organization

Neil manages merger, acquisition, disposition and investment transactions for The Hilco Organization. During his 10-plus year career, Neil has been instrumental in the successful completion of over $4 billion in transactions.

Mark Angelson

Chairman

MidOcean Partners

Mark Angelson is Chairman of MidOcean Partners. Previously, Mr. Angelson led the effort that transformed the printing industry, combining RR Donnelley and other leading firms in the Americas, Europe and Asia and creating the world's largest provider of printing and related services, with nearly $12 billion in revenues and approximately 65,000 employees around the globe.

Paul Aversano

Managing Director and National Practice Leader

Alvarez & Marsal Transaction Advisory Group

Paul Aversano is a Managing Director and National Practice Leader of Alvarez & Marsal's Transaction Advisory Group. For more than 12 years, Mr. Aversano has specialized in leading financial accounting due diligence projects for complex public and private company transactions.

Christopher Behrens

Managing Director

CCMP

Christopher Behrens is a Managing Director in the New York office of CCMP Capital and a member of the firm's Investment Committee.

Scott Dahnke

Managing Partner

Catterton Partners

Mr. Dahnke is Managing Partner of Catterton Partners, a leading consumer-focused private equity firm with over $2 billion in equity under management. Mr. Dahnke has a broad range of business experience in private equity, consulting, management and finance.

Jim Fogarty

Managing Director

Alvarez & Marsal

Jim Fogarty is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal and a member of the firm's Executive Committee for North America Commercial Restructuring.

Greg Giammittorio

Co-Chair of Global M&A Group and Private Equity Buyout Group

Morrison & Foerster

Greg Giammittorio is a co-chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group and Private Equity Buyout Group. He is also a partner in the Northern Virginia office of Morrison & Foerster.

Tom Granahan

Editor

Investment Dealers' Digest Magazine

Tom Granahan is the Editor of Investment Dealers' Digest. He has more than 15 years of financial-journalism experience, having written about the stock market for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal for several years.

Paul Halpern

Partner

Versa Capital Management

Paul Halpern is a Partner in Versa Capital Management (fka Chrysalis Capital Partners). Versa is a private equity firm managing $300 million of committed capital focused on control investments in special situations involving middle-market companies in a wide variety of industries across the United States.

H. Hiter Harris III

Co-Founder

Harris Williams & Co.

Mr. Harris co-founded Harris Williams & Co. in 1991 as a national investment banking firm focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Since the firm's founding in 1991, Mr. Harris has led Harris Williams & Co. to become one of the largest and most influential mergers and acquisitions boutiques in the country.

Kelly Holman

Assistant Managing Editor

Investment Dealers' Digest Magazine

Kelly Holman is the assistant managing editor at Investment Dealers' Digest, where he writes about private equity and leveraged finance.

David L. Horing

Managing Director

American Securities Capital Partners

David L. Horing, Managing Director, has been a partner at American Securities for more than a dozen years and oversees our efforts in the direct marketing sector. He also leads our Resources Group, a team of 15 professionals that is focused on implementing specialized activities with portfolio companies to enhance strategy and help manage operational improvements.

Mark Jrolf

General Partner

Heritage

Mr. Jrolf joined Heritage in 1996 and has co-managed the firm since 2006. He has been the lead partner on the firm’s recent investments in One Source Distributors and Centra Industries and previously led Heritage’s investments in WA Butler Co., Rivien, Inc. and Skilled Healthcare Corporation.

Robert Landis

Partner

Riverside Company

Robert joined Riverside in 2002. He has over 29 years of commercial and investment banking experience gained at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown and its predecessors, and at Citibank.

Ken MacFadyen

Editor

M&A Magazine

Mr. MacFadyen is the editor of Mergers & Acquisitions Journal. Prior to joining the magazine, Mr. MacFadyen served as managing editor of Investment Dealers Digest and Buyouts Magazine. He received his bachelor of arts in English from the University of New Hampshire (Phi Beta Kappa).

Richard W. Morgner

Managing Director, Co-Head Mergers & Acquisitions Practice

Miller Buckfire

Richard W. Morgner is a Managing Director of Miller Buckfire and Co-Head of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions practice. Mr. Morgner has extensive experience in a wide array of advisory transactions including exclusive sales, mergers, management and leverage buyouts, distressed transactions, and fairness opinions.

Larren Nashelsky

Chair of Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group and Co-Managing Partner

Morrison & Foerster

Larren M. Nashelsky is a partner in the New York office of Morrison & Foerster LLP, where he serves as the Chair of the firm-wide Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group. Mr. Nashelsky is one of the firm-wide Managing Partners and also heads the 75-person Business Department in the New York office.

W. Dexter Paine, III

Founding Partner

Paine & Partners

W. Dexter Paine, III, is a founding partner of Paine & Partners, LLC. In 1997, Mr. Paine co-founded Fox Paine & Company, a private investment firm to which he served as President from its inception until 2008.

Edward Rimland

Senior Managing Director

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

Mr. Rimland is a Senior Managing Director in the New York office and the senior member of Bear Stearns' Mergers and Acquisition Group with responsibility for the Technology sector. He is also a member of the firm's Valuation Committee which is responsible for reviewing all of the firm's fairness opinions.

Andrew Rosen

Partner

HM Capital Partners

Andrew Rosen is a Partner with HM Capital Partners and focuses primarily on the Firm’s investment activities in the food and financial services sectors.

Louis Samson

Principal

Platinum Equity

Louis Samson oversees all financial, operating, technical and legal aspects of M&A transactions executed by his team. His responsibilities include valuation, due diligence, transaction structuring, contract negotiation and financing.

Carl M. Stanton

Managing Partner

Wellspring Capital Management LLC

Carl M. Stanton joined Wellspring in 1998. He has served as a principal in the private equity industry for 15 years and has led acquisitions across a variety of industries. Mr. Stanton began his career at Peter J. Solomon Co., Ltd. and in the National Office and Corporate Finance Group of Ernst & Young, where he specialized in mergers & acquisitions and restructuring advisory services. Carl holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Tim Tobin

Managing Director, Retail Finance

GE Commercial Finance