Executive Best Practice Event by FDB Member

K&L Gates is pleased to partner with McGladrey Capital Markets and Northern Trust in a lunch presentation to executives of aerospace and defense parts suppliers and manufacturers, focusing on the financial and mergers & acquisitions implications of the DoD budget for fiscal 2010.

The outlook for the aerospace industry parts supplier sector will affect the availability and sources of equity and debt financing for working capital, growth, expansion and acquisitions, as well as the prospects of being acquired by larger companies in the industry. Companies attending the program will learn about industry trends, and how they will affect their ability to survive, grow, prosper, or exit during the next 18 months.

The speakers will discuss topics such as:

• Military Work Opportunities -- Curtailment of the F-22 program; F-35 (Joint Strike Fighter); UAVs; ground-based systems; electronic and information warfare

• Aerospace Industry Jobs/Commercial Work Opportunities -- Outlook for the global commercial and business aircraft industry, Boeing v. Airbus, backlog, and delivery schedule; future of the narrow-bodied jetliner; introduction of new "super" regional jets such as the Bombardier C-Series 130 and the Embraer 190

• Capital and Mergers & Acquisitions-- Private equity investments in Aerospace and Defense companies; bank financing for aerospace and defense companies; Mergers & Acquisitions and consolidation trends and opportunities for aerospace and defense companies

Program Introduction:

• Leib Orlanski, Corporate Partner, K&L Gates LLP

Speakers:

• Jerry Friedman, CEO & Chairman, Marvin Engineering Company
• John Cave, President, Aerospace Dynamics International, Inc.
• Paul Weisbrich, Senior Managing Director, Head of Aerospace & Defense, McGladrey Capital Markets LLC

Also vist Leib Orianski's Blog page on FDB Network: Securities, Capital Finance , Exit Strategy Best Practices