Transaction Liability in Buying a Business: A New Frontier
Presented By: Aon / Proskauer Rose
Learn about the evolving landscape of transaction liability in business acquisitions from a panel of serial acquirers and M&A advisors. You’ll hear about emerging risks for buyers, including cybersecurity threats, AI implications, and the geopolitical factors shaping buy-side deals, as well as glean valuable insights on how to better navigate the due diligence process.
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Panelists:
Executive Vice President of Strategy, M&A and Business Partnerships
Church & Dwight
Mr. Buchert has been our Executive Vice President of Strategy, M&A and Business Partnerships since April 2022. From January 2016 to March 2022, Mr. Buchert was our Vice President, Corporate Strategy and M&A and prior to that, has held various positions in the Company focused on M&A and strategy since 2006. During his tenure, Mr. Buchert was instrumental in the acquisition by the Company of 18 brands with an aggregate transaction value over $5.3 billion. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Buchert served in various capacities at Lafarge North America, Morgan Stanley and Columbia Capital where he held various positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Buchert is a member of the board of directors of the Armand Products Company, a Church & Dwight joint venture.
Senior Vice President
Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions
Jerald Khoo is a Senior Vice President on Aon’s M&A and Transaction Solutions team, specializing as a broker of Representations and Warranties Insurance. Prior to joining Aon, Jerald was an attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in their Corporate Department, where he represented public and private companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, restructurings, and corporate governance matters.
Managing Director
Stellex Capital Management
Mike Livanos is a Managing Director and founding member of Stellex Capital Management. Stellex is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies in North America and Europe through its offices in New York, Pittsburgh, Detroit and London. We seek to identify opportunities where we can deploy capital to provide stability, catalyze operational improvement and foster growth. We work closely with high quality management teams to unlock and enhance the value of the underlying franchise.
Mr. Livanos currently serves as a director on the boards of Continental Global Material Handling, Custom Glass Solutions, Dominion Hospitality, Fenix Parts, A. Stucki Company and is a board observer of AF Global. Prior to Stellex, Mr. Livanos held various roles at Barclays, Houlihan Lokey and Citigroup.
Mr. Livanos received his BS in Computer Science and Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and his MBA from Columbia Business School.
