Is Private Equity Right For You?

Thursday, October 27, 2011

As an owner or manager responsible for planning the future of your business, identifying the right source of capital to grow the business can be a challenge. Sometimes, owners find that all their net worth is tied up in their business, leaving little or no safety net for their families.

In this archived webinar presented by HoganTaylor, Ken Csapler, President, and Bob Snape, Managing Director, BDO Capital Advisors, discuss how to discover if private equity is the right solution and how to select the business partner that fits your capital financing needs.

Ken and Bob are recognized experts in helping owners find solutions; not just any solution, but the right solution. There are literally hundreds of private equity providers, each of which may propose their solution, but it may not be the right solution for you. Click here to watch this archived webinar.

HoganTaylor is a member of the BDO Seidman Alliance.

Who Should Attend:

• Business Owners
• CEOs
• CFOs
• COOs
• Those with responsibility for capitalizing businesses

About The Featured Speakers:

Ken Csapler

Mr. Csaplar serves as President and Managing Director of BDO Capital Advisors, LLC (formerly Trenwith Securities, LLC). Before founding BDO Capital’s Boston office, Mr. Csaplar co-managed Arthur Andersen’s New England Corporate Finance Group. Prior to joining Andersen, he founded and ran Fleet Financial Group’s mergers and acquisitions group and was responsible for sourcing and closing transactions in Fleet’s eight-state geographical foot print. While at Fleet, Mr. Csaplar’s primary focus was working with and advising owners of privately owned middle-market companies implementing liquidity events including sell-side transactions, leveraged recapitalizations, ESOPs, special dividends and capital raises.

Bob Snape

Bob serves as Managing Director within BDO Capital Advisors, LLC (formerly Trenwith Securities, LLC) and has over 20 years of investment banking experience. He has successfully executed over 100 middle-market financial advisory engagements representing over $6 Billion of aggregate transaction value for a variety of cliental including family-owned businesses, Fortune 500 corporations and leading private equity firms. He has executed deals across most major industry groups and has particular knowledge and clients within the Industrial, Healthcare and Consumer & Retail segments. He has experience in leveraged recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, go-private transactions, management buy-outs and exclusive sales. In addition, he has completed cross-border transactions, private placements and fairness opinions on behalf of his clients and provided strategic advice on dividend policy and share repurchases.