Strategic Acquisitions: From Roadblocks to Results—Closing the Deal
Presented By: Fulton Bank / Jensen McComas
Explore the evolving landscape of strategic acquisitions and the factors influencing deal closures today. This panel will address new challenges in valuation, due diligence, and negotiation, highlighting how shifts in market dynamics, regulatory environments, and technology are reshaping M&A strategies. Learn how to adapt to these changes to successfully navigate the path from deal initiation to closing.
Moderator:
Co-Founder
Jensen McComas
Mark is the co-founder of Jensen McComas.
The core of Mark’s practice is counseling established private companies focusing on mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and succession planning. Mark is active on boards and committees with the following organizations:
• Maryland Health Care Commission
• KeraLink International, Inc.
• Pantheon Vision, Inc.
• Evapco, Inc.
• CARE Pharmacies Cooperative Inc.
• Make Well Known Foundation
• MedStar Health System (2010-2019)
• MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2001-2010)
• Maryland Hospital Association – Former Chair
• Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Baltimore
• Greenspring Financial, Limited
Panelists:
Founding Principal & CEO
HomeCentris Healthcare
Matt Auman is a founding principal of HomeCentris Healthcare and its Chief Executive Officer. He is responsible for directing the leadership team of the HomeCentris companies as well as developing and executing the longer term strategic vision.
Before forming HomeCentris to focus on home-based healthcare, Mr. Auman was in the post-acute and skilled nursing industry where he served as a founding principal and the Chief Operating Officer for Encore Healthcare, LLC, a multi-state skilled nursing and specialty hospital provider.
Prior to joining Encore, Mr. Auman was a founding principal and Vice President of Development for Monarch Properties, a health care real estate company with over 30 properties. Mr. Auman directed the company’s merger and acquisition efforts and private equity investments on behalf of Monarch’s outside investors.
Mr. Auman started his career at the First National Bank of Maryland where he was a commercial lender. He later transitioned to the healthcare industry by joining Integrated Health Services, serving in many M&A and real estate roles. He received his undergraduate business degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Richmond and his Masters of Business Administration from Loyola College in Maryland. Mr. Auman is a Board member for the Maryland National Capital Homecare Association (“MNCHA”) and chairs its Legislative Committee. He lives in Catonsville, Maryland.
SVP, Middle Market Banking Executive
Fulton Bank
James Jones is a 20-year veteran of the commercial bank industry, serving as the Fulton Bank middle market banking execute for MD, DC, & VA. Throughout his professional career, he has also been a business owner/operator entrepreneur with businesses in several industries, founded a private equity fund, and ran a platform company for a PE firm. These experiences provide a unique perspective to commercial banking.
