September 6, 2012 

"Personal Care:  Future M&A Trends Across the Value Chain"

                  Eric Vogelsberg, Sr. VP,  M&A and Corporate Development Practice   Kline & Company

                    11 am to Noon           -    Registration and Networking
                     Noon to 1:00 pm      -    Luncheon
                     1:00 pm - 2:00 pm   -     Presentation, Webcast; Q & A

Eric Vogelsberg will discuss the current M&A environment and its key underlying trends and drivers, sharing Kline's views on the impact on the personal care value chain.  He will examine how the continued consolidation and evolution of players is altering the structure of this business and the competitive landscape, increasing our undertanding of why personal care remains one of the hottest spaces in M&A.

Mr. Vogelsberg is a Senior Vice President, M&A and Corporate Development Practice at Kline & Company.  During his 27 year tenure with Kline, Eric has advised clients on a range of corporate finance matters,  including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, asset sales, as well as the development and execution of the strategies underlying these transactions. 

For the past 15 years, he has been the principal responsible for the majority of the nearly 100 transactions for which the firm has been retained, across its four core industry verticals:

     - Chemicals and Materials     - Energy      - Consumer Products    - Life Sciences

Eric has lead the evolution of Kline's M&A portfolio from an acknowledged leader in the development of market and competitive intellignce for buy-side transactions to a full-service, global M&A and corporate development advisory.  In M&A, he has driven the expanion of the firm's relationships both within its traditional client base of privately held companies and publicly traded multinational coprorations in its core industries and wtih financial sponsors such as private equity groups, investment banks, and venture capital firms, as well as corporate turnaround and retructuring firms.

Luncheon Fee      $90 for non-members or 2011 CM&E members 
                                  $70 for CM&E members who paid 2012 Dues
                             Early-Bird discount of $20 applicable if you register by Thu 8/30
                           
Webcast fees:   $20 for all. This event will be available as a Webcast for those not
                              able to attend, and for post-event viewing  No webcast registrations
                              the day of the event.

Venue:                The Penn Club in NYC (see sidebar).

No cancellations after August 31. Cancellations are subject to fees.
Prices may change without notice.

Please REGISTER EARLY, SAVE MONEY AND SECURE A SEAT as our last events have been oversubscribed.  

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Mark Your Calendars

October 4, 2012 - "Sustainability:  What is Next?"

November 1, 2012 - "Japan: Life Science Innovation"

December 6, 2012 - Third Annual M&A Lucheon/Webcast

In 2012, CM&E celebrates its inaugural Awards for Leadership to recognize outstanding leaders in activities that advance chemistry for the benefit of Earh and its people.  Our belief and hope is that a century from now recognition will continue.  Please mark your calendar for December 6, 2012  and plan to celebrate the awardees as well as 58 years of CME service to the American Chemical Society, and hear the annual update on M & A activity in the chemical industry.

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