DESIGNATED MEETING ROOM: A304
Interested in growing your business through acquisition, but aren’t sure where to start? Could merging or selling be the perfect way to preserve your hard-won equity and legacy?
Be careful! In today’s robust M&A climate, it’s easy to make a million-dollar mistake. Build a strong knowledge base when you add Mergers & Acquisitions Essentials Workshop to your METALCON registration. In 4 hours, you learn the latest strategies for finding the right M&A counterparty, structuring win-win transactions, assessing valuations, successfully integrating, and more! Build confidence, learn how the best deals come together, hear recent case studies about unexpected pitfalls, and learn how to execute a merger, firm sale, or acquisition that achieves your goals.
Learning Objectives:
- Master transactions from discussion through negotiation to agreement.
- Learn how to bridge a valuation gap.
- Overcome due diligence roadblocks.
- Negotiate more favorable deal terms.
Workshop Price: $270.00
This workshop takes place on TUESDAY, October 29th as a pre-con and is located in meeting room #A304 and requires pre-registration
Presented by 
Continuing Education Credits:
4.0 AIA LU 
Mitchell Mafra
Mergers and Acquisitions Advisor, PSMJ Resources, Inc.
Mitchell is an M&A Advisor at PSMJ Resources where he is focused on performing valuations and providing advisory support for both their sell-side and buy-side clients. He has a proven track record of contributing to over 20 M&A deals in the A/E/C space which includes deals with publicly traded A&E firms, private equity, and various strategic buyers. His ability to adapt and provide tailored advice across these varied sectors demonstrates his wide-ranging expertise and deep market insights.
As a member of the M&A Practice at PSMJ, Mitchell has been a contributor to the M&A Insider publication, as well as a contributor to the M&A Essentials program, an educational program for firm owners.
Prior to joining PSMJ as an M&A Analyst in 2021, Mitchell began his career as an Investment Banking intern at Adage Capital Management, L.P., a major hedge fund in Boston managing over $44B in AUM. There he developed key skills in financial modeling and industry research, focusing on industrial and energy sectors.
Mitchell’s strong academic foundation is evident in his dual degree from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He holds a B.S. in Management with a Finance Concentration and a B.A. in Economics. His honors thesis, which explored the impact of investor sentiment on stock prices and the sustainability of asset bubbles, reflects his deep analytical capabilities