This webcast is designed to help organizations find answers to questions that commonly arise when a company is faced with a potential acquisition. These include:

• What is my company worth?
• What can be done to influence the value of my company?
• How much money do I need from the sale of my company?
• When should I start planning to sell my company?
• What if I receive an unsolicited offer for my company?

Rich Anderson, Partner, Moss Adams

Rich has worked in the investment banking industry since 1995. He advises owners and management teams who wish to address liquidity and growth alternatives for shareholders and corporations. Rich’s merger and acquisition assignments include the sale of businesses, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and management buy-outs. His corporate finance experience includes arranging private equity and debt capital to finance internal growth and acquisitions.

Ferey Faridian, Managing Director, Newport

Ferey is an experienced board member, company builder and CEO adviser specializing in helping technology-led companies get funding, grow, build value and exit. He is a consensus builder with a strong finance, strategy and technology background.

Michael Evans, Managing Director, Newport

Michael was a Senior Partner with Ernst and Young and was Global Industry Leader for EY’s real estate, hospitality and construction practice, and served as a Senior Partner in America’s Risk Management where he designed and implemented enterprise risk management solutions. Michael has had senior management roles in the US and Latin America and his background as a CPA and attorney enables him to assess business challenges from various perspectives and add ideas and solutions and promote consensus among disparate parts of a company. Since 2012, Michael has served as board member and CFO for Newport LLC, a middle market advisory services company based in San Francisco, CA.