Mergers, acquisitions in global automotive supply industry

EDITORS: David J. Brophy, director of the U-M Business School’s Office for the Study of Private Equity Finance, is available for interviews. He can be reached at (734) 764-7587.

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan Business School will host “The Art of Mergers & Acquisitions: A Conference for Global Automotive Supply Executives” on May 9 and 10 at the Business School’s Sam Wyly Hall.

Sponsored by the U-M Business School’s Office for the Study of Private Equity Finance, the conference is designed for executive officers of global automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and automotive contractors and suppliers.

“Needless to say, the global automotive industry is in the midst of one of the most dynamic periods in its history,” says conference keynote speaker David E. Cole, director of the Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.

“Massive restructuring is under way with mergers and acquisitions, and the product and industry business models are rapidly being redefined by the emerging e-culture, new technology, challenging policy actions, demanding customers, intensifying competition and a growing shortage of skilled human resources.”

In addition to Cole, the two-day conference will feature more than a dozen speakers, including Gary Lapidus of Goldman Sachs (“The Effects of Consolidation and e-Commerce Integration and Their Capital Markets Implications”), Mark Sirower of Boston Consulting Group (“Synergies in Mergers and Acquisitions”), Alan Gregerman of Venture Works Inc. (“Post-Merger Integration”), and David J. Brophy, director of the U-M Office for the Study of Private Equity Finance (“Financing Consolidation and the e-Commerce Transition in the Automotive Supply Sector”).

To register or for more information, contact Susan Morgan at the U-M Business School, (734) 763-6323, or consult the Office for the Study of Private Equity Finance Web page at www.umich.edu/~ospef.

David J. BrophyBusiness SchoolOffice for the Study of Private Equity FinanceDavid E. ColeGoldman Sachswww.umich.edu/~ospef