DESIGNATED MEETING ROOM: TBD
There will be a 30 minute break between 12:30PM-1:00PM

Interested in growing your business through acquisition, but aren’t sure where to start? Could merging or selling your business be the perfect exit strategy for preserving your hard-won equity and legacy?
In today’s robust M&A climate, whether you’re buying or selling, it’s easy to make a million-dollar mistake.  If you’re new to M&A strategy for achieving your strategic objectives, and ready to build a strong knowledge base, add this Mergers & Acquisitions Essentials Workshop to your METALCON registration. In 8 hours you will learn the latest strategies for finding the right M&A counterparty, structuring win-win transactions, assessing valuations, successfully integrating, and more!

Geared toward business owners and executives, foundational workshop will teach you the core principles driving the most successful transactions. You’ll build your confidence, learn how the best deals come together, hear war stories about unexpected pitfalls, and get the guidance you need to execute a merger, firm sale, or acquisition that achieves goals.  You will leave knowing how to make smarter decisions and drive better deals, based on actual transactions that are happening today.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the current mergers and acquisitions market
• Structure a win-win transaction
• Fully understand your company’s valuation
• Decipher and avoid the common pitfalls in any merger or acquisition

This workshop is located in meeting room #TBD and requires pre-registration, an additional fee and includes your exhibit hall pass.

Continuing Education Credits:

PENDING – 4.0 AIA LU

Mitchell Mafra

Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst, 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