The seminar will be held on Thursday, June 9th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. This is the first such presentation in Philadelphia for Phoenix-based Dinan & Company, a nationally known leader in buy-side mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

The seminar agenda includes:

     *  How to find the best companies for sale
     *  Financial analysis and valuation methodologies
     *  10 essentials to know before starting due diligence
     *  How and when to begin the integration process
     *  The best sources of money to complete a deal
     *  Structuring deals for long-term success

All seminar attendees receive a proprietary M&A toolkit containing over a dozen reference documents. The cost for the seminar is $595 per person. Register by 5/27 and receive a $100 discount. Additional attendees from the same company are only $295 per person. If you can't attend the seminar, a DVD version is available complete with M&A toolkit/reference documents for $295 plus S+H.

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Founded in 1988, Dinan & Company LLC focuses solely on providing investment banking services to buyers in their merger and acquisition efforts -- a unique focus that sets the firm apart from other investment banks. Company clients include General Electric, Emerson and Tyco International, as well as smaller Fortune 1000 firms and the nation's leading private equity groups, such as Jordan Industries, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Saunders Karp & Megrue. Seminar leader Michael A. Dinan, President and CEO of Dinan & Company, is an internationally recognized authority on buy-side acquisitions. He has been involved in the sourcing, analysis and evaluation of thousands of acquisition candidates through the negotiating, structuring, due diligence and closing of several hundred transactions.