Newsday, June 6, 2008
A conference on mergers and acquisitions doesn’t automatically conjure up visions of the casual Hamptons but that could change come Monday and Tuesday.
“Convergence 2008: M&A summit in the Hamptons” will take place during those two days at the Southampton Cultural Center.
“People tell me, ‘Okay, The Hamptons in June. You don’t have to hard-sell me,’” sad Warren Strugatch, chief executive of M&A Forum, a conference producer and newsletter publisher in Manhattan that is organizing the forum.
The conference will tackle topics such as economics for deal-makers, overseas investments trends and the changing role of activist investors. The forum will also hand out awards to firms and individuals who exemplify good corporate citizenship in the mergers and acquisitions context.
East End residents scheduled to speak include William Brewer, the lawyer who directed Sam Wyly’s proxy battles again Islandia-based CA Inc. And Edward Braun, the chairman of Veeco Instruments Inc. in Plainview. Fortune magazine editor-at-large Allan Sloan will also speak.
Hampton-like touches will include a sunset lobster bake, vineyard tours and golf. “Business attire is discouraged,” a conference news release states.
For tickets and other information call 212-618-6375 or go to
http://themaforum.org/html/hampton_event_hamptons.html.
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