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Agenda 5:30 pm – 6:50 pm – Cocktail Reception & Networking 6:50 pm – 7:20 pm
Andrew Apfelberg - ACG LA Chairman Welcome and Introduction of Presenting Sponsors
John Brumlik, KPMG Introduction of Alumni Winners
Everett Orrick, Union Bank Introduction of Frank Mottek, Master of Ceremonies
7:20 pm – 8:25 pm – AWARDS PRESENTATION AND PRESENTATION OF ACG CUP WINNERS
Global Company United Online, Inc.
Community Impact CauseForce
Founders Oak Paper Products Co., Inc.
Technology Factual
Strategic Reinvention CalAmp
Private Company Growth Umami Restaurant Group
Marketing Innovation Pabst Brewing Co.
Public Company Growth Boingo Wireless
Corporate Responsibility
Presented by The City of Hope
Deal Of The Year Lionsgate
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8:25 pm – 8:30 pm – Closing Remarks
Stephen Lee - VP ACG LA Awards Committee and Andrew Apfelberg - ACG LA Chairman ACG LA 2013 Annual Awards Ceremony
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About ACG LA DRIVING MIDDLE MARKET GROWTH For over 40 years, ACG LA (www.acgla.org) has been a hub for the city’s business community – a place for executives of all types to learn new practices, challenge conventional thinking, and broaden and strengthen their relationships throughout the region. ACG LA’s members represent companies and industries that are as varied as the neighborhoods of Los Angeles - corporate executives, commercial and investment bankers, private equity investors as well as legal, accounting and finance professionals, many of whom specialize in mergers and acquisitions or corporate development. This diversity of professions and industries is one of ACG LA’s greatest strengths, along with the Chapter’s commitment to hosting events that bring members together, as well as help them share information and stay apprised of the business environment. ACG LA is more than a networking group - it is an organization of individuals pursuing the shared goal of corporate growth. ACG LA is well known for its Annual Business Conference, which attracts participants from across the nation and around the world and showcases some of the most influential speakers from the business, entertainment and political realms. ACG LA is one of the premiere local chapters of the Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is the global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Today ACG stands at over 14,000 members from corporations, private equity, finance and professional service firms representing Fortune 500 Fortune 1000, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 57 chapters throughout North America and Europe. Our members, all leaders in their fields, belong to ACG to be part of an influential community of leaders growing public and private companies worldwide.
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Welcome May 2013 Dear Attendee, On behalf of the board of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, we welcome you to our 3rd Annual ACG LA Awards Ceremony. We are delighted to honor our award winners, a collection of 10 outstanding companies that have demonstrated the principles that are core to our organization. The ACG LA Annual Awards are our way of recognizing a select group of local companies that not only have demonstrated leadership in their fields but have also made a significant impact in the region. From film to flowers, our award recipients represent a diverse array of private and public companies, and they are a true testament to the thriving business community of Los Angeles. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who work tirelessly to make ACG LA such an important organization for Southern California’s middle market executives and deal makers. Thank you for your continued support of ACG LA, and please join us in congratulating our outstanding 2013 Annual Awards winners. Sincerely,
Andrew Apfelberg Chairman
Stephen Lee VP ACG LA Awards Committee
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The Winners
GLOBAL COMPANY AWARD United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNTD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA. is a leading provider of consumer products and services over the Internet, where their respective brands have attracted a large online audience that includes more than 100 million registered accounts. The company’s FTD segment provides floral related products and services (FTD in North America and Interflora in the U.K.) for consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail locations offering floral and related products and services. The company’s Content & Media segment provides online nostalgia products and services through its Classmates, SchoolFeed and Stayfriends (Europe) businesses and its MyPoints online loyalty marketing business. Its primary Communications segment service is Internet access offered by NetZero and Juno, including the NetZero Wireless high-speed 4G mobile broadband service.
FOUNDERS AWARD
Acorn Paper Products, founded by Jack Bernstein in 1946, is full line supplier of corrugated boxes, industrial and retail packaging, janitorial and sanitary products, wine packaging, and many more products. The company started by selling job lot (over-run) boxes with 5 employees in a 11,000 square foot warehouse and is now a fourth generation family-owned business with over 500,000 square feet of warehouse space. Acorn is one of the 4 divisions of Oak Paper Products Company Inc. Acorn Paper Products operates end user distribution, Oak Distribution Company operates wholesale distribution, Acorn West, which operates and services all of northern California, and AMD Container & Display is Oak Paper Products Company’s very own corrugated manufacturing division.
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STRATEGIC REINVENTION AWARD
CalAmp has significantly transformed its business over the past several years from the former enterprise dominated by low growth, low margin Satellite TV products, to the current enterprise with heavy concentration in higher growth, higher margin products and software solutions for M2M communications. The Company’s focus on profitable growth, margin improvements and expansion of addressable markets has resulted in substantial shareholder returns over the past five years.
MARKETING INNOVATION
At Pabst, we craft distinctive brews for true beer-lovers. Our drinkers understand that quality doesn’t come from expensive advertising. It comes from maintaining the heritage of our brands, true community connections and, most importantly, meticulous brewing standards. Standards that can be tasted in every can and pint, which is why we’re fortunate to have such loyal followings. With over 30 unique beers in our portfolio, we’re sure that there’s a PBC brand you’ll come to cherish. ACG LA 2013 Annual Awards Ceremony
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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AWARD Presented by The City of Hope Roy Halston Frowick was the creator of luxury American fashion, whose groundbreaking designs still influence and inspire us today. Founded in the 1960s, the HALSTON label took the fashion industry by storm. Originally known for his innovation in millinery, Halston used his signature materials of jersey, cashmere and suede to reinvent the jumpsuit, the shirtdress, and the classic caftan, permanently leaving his mark on fashion. The 1970’s and the era of Studio 54 became synonymous with Halston’s designs. Soon after, he was named “the premier fashion designer in America” by Newsweek. Under the vision of new Chairman and CEO Ben Malka, HALSTON continues to evolve through the HALSTON HERITAGE collection mixing legacy codes with a modern edge to create an effortless women’s collection of ready-to-wear, dresses, handbags, footwear and small leather goods.
COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD
Brian Pendleton founded CauseForce in 2002. Since then, the company has raised over $550 million for cancer and AIDS charities around the world, making it the industry’s market leader. This is done by producing first-class athletic events (primarily 2-day walks and bike rides) whereby approximately 40,000 participants this year alone will push their bodies to new limits and do something epic about the cause. As research costs continue to climb and government funding continues to dry up, CauseForce helps great causes achieve their critical missions.
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TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Factual provides access to definitive global data for powering web and mobile apps, mobile advertising, and enterprise solutions. Using its sophisticated big data stack, Factual builds data products that leverage contributions from partners, user communities, and the web. Factual’s first offering is its Global Places suite of data and APIs, which provides access to more than 66 million places in 50 countries along with entity mapping, resolution, and geo ad-targeting services. Its second offering is its Global Products suite of data and APIs.
PRIVATE COMPANY GROWTH AWARD
This is the first restaurant concept dedicated to Umami, the savory fifth taste. By pushing the concept of Umami to the forefront of food culture, the Umami chain ignited a fine dining-fast food revolution for burgers. Umami Burger tripled in size in 2012 and is set to double again in 2013, via its company owned stores and private investment. Umami has brought a creative and forward looking approach to a uniquely American and nostalgic genre, burgers. ACG LA 2013 Annual Awards Ceremony
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PUBLIC COMPANY GROWTH AWARD
Boingo Wireless (NASDAQ: WIFI) helps the world stay connected. Boingo’s vast footprint of small cell networks covers more than a million DAS and WiFi locations and reaches more than 1 billion consumers annually – in places as varied as airports, stadiums, shopping malls, restaurants, universities, and military bases. The Boingo platform is the only monetization engine of its kind, driving revenue through carrier offload, advertising, location-based data analytics, and consumer products like IPTV, high-speed broadband, and Wi-Fi.
DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
Lionsgate is a leading creator and distributor of content worldwide with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, branded channels, digital distribution and international sales and licensing. Its feature film business, led by the blockbuster HUNGER GAMES and TWILIGHT franchises, grossed more than $2.5 billion at the global box office in 2012. Its television business encompasses 28 shows on 20 different networks, including such iconic series as the multiple Emmy Award-winning MAD MEN, ANGER MANAGEMENT, NURSE JACKIE and NASHVILLE. Lionsgate’s prestigious motion picture and television library includes more than 15,000 titles, and the Company is partnered in nine branded channels around the world.
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ACG LA Business Conference THE NATION’S PREMIER DEAL FLOW AND BUSINESS CONFERENCE
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ACG Cup Started in 2004 by the Los Angeles Chapter of ACG, the ACG Cup is a business school case competition where students, organized into “Investment Banking” teams, analyze a real-life M&A transaction scenario and present their recommendations to a “Board of Directors” comprised of seasoned M&A professionals from within the Southern California ACG community. Teams are rated on criteria such as proper use of valuation techniques, understanding of capital market conditions and the quality of their presentation skills and strategic advice. The 2013 Southern California ACG Cup involved over 200 students from ten business schools and over 50 volunteer “Board Members” from the community. After winning their individual school competitions, ten finalist teams faced off on February 28th at Cal State Fullerton. The final three teams competed at the Toyota Automobile Museum. It was a truly rewarding experience for both the students and volunteers. The team from The Anderson School of Business and Management at UCLA was selected as the winning team by a unanimous panel of judges votes. The team consisted of two MBA students:
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ACG LA’s Corporate Executive Forum represents a tight-knit group of senior executives from leading Los Angeles area companies. The group provides a forum where top executives can discuss, with a group of their peers, the challenges and opportunities they face as leaders of prominent companies. Each year, the Forum hosts several events that focus on the topics most important to C-level executives, including doing business in California, developing and implementing growth strategies, and keeping their organizations running smoothly and effectively. The Corporate Executive Forum is by invitation only and limited to top company officers. For more information, please contact Lewis Stanton at lstanton @stantonassoc.com or Rahul Merani at rmerani@dlcinc.com
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Board of Directors BOARD OF DIRECTORS Andrew Apfelberg - Chairman Greenberg Glusker
Ari Nadelman - VP Membership Lionfish Advisors, LLC
Jason Brown - Past Chairman GE Capital
Amy Oswick - Co-VP Women of ACG Revo Payments
John Brumlik - Co-VP Awards KPMG
Michael Patrick - VP Communications Gallagher Equity Advisors
Thomas Cleary - Secretary Dykema Gossett
Gary Rabishaw - VP Programs Intrepid Investment Bankers
Suzie Doran - Treasurer SingerLewak
Lewis Stanton - VP Corp Exec Forum Stanton Associates
Chris Hebble - VP ACG Cup Cerberus California
Ramesh Swamy - VP Sponsorship Deloitte Corporate Finance
Stephen Lee - Co-VP Awards K & L Gates
Tracy Washburn - Co-VP Women of ACG JP Morgan Chase
Steven Moon - VP Private Equity Duff & Phelps Securities
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Paul Gurrola BDO USA
Peter W. Lee Windes & McClaughry
Eric Klein Sheppard Mullin
Rahul Merani DLC
Scott Kolbrenner Houlihan Lokey
Margaret Shanley Duff & Phelps
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Awards Committee AWARDS COMMITTEE
John Brumlik - Co-Chair KPMG
Jose Kreidler Cappello
Everett Orrick - Co-Chair Union Bank
Janet Krost Miller Kaplan Arase LLP
Stephen Lee - Vice President K&L Gates
Charity Manley KPMG
Paul Altman The Sage Group, LLC
Rahul Merani DLC
Jason Brown GE Capital
Steven Moon Duff & Phelps, LLC
Christyne Buteyn ACG Los Angeles
Maier Rosenberg Cohn Reznick
Arthur Cohen Hardesty, LLC
Bijal Shah Avery Dennison
Suzie Doran SingerLewak, LLP
Duane Stullich FocalPoint Partners, LLC
Anne Ettley ACG Los Angeles
Karim Teymourtache Union Bank
Ellen Fassler Global Conductor
Tracy Washburn JP Morgan Chase
Paul Gurrola BDO USA
Bill Webster ACG Los Angeles
Todd Kaltman Duff & Phelps, LLC
Orin Winick Barclays
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Presenting Sponsor UBM_ACG_reflectU_Apr2013_5x8_4C
You are a Leader. Union Bank is proud to join ACG Los Angeles in honoring tonight’s award recipients for their outstanding achievements. Commercial Banking Los Angeles: Everett Orrick, SVP 213-236-5870
San Fernando Valley: Jason Horstman, SVP 818-316-3144
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Inland Empire: Kelly Wu 626-810-6544
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