Strategies for a Smooth Business Sale—De-Risking the Deal and Understanding the Human Capital Perspective
Presented By: 29 Bison / Aon
Selling a company can be an adventure, but it doesn’t have to be a perilous one. Join us for an engaging panel discussion as we explore the various risks involved in selling a business and explore effective solutions to mitigate them. Whether it’s managing human capital solutions or tapping into reps and warranties insurance, a panel of executives and M&A advisors will discuss effective ways to de-risk your company and pave the way for a more seamless transaction and post-acquisition integration.
Moderator:
Senior Vice President
Aon
Geoff Pope is a Senior Vice President at Aon. He has 10+ years of experience in managing large property and casualty risk, delivering insurance solutions and industry- leading expertise in the healthcare and life science industries, including complex M&A transactions, and intellectual property. Prior to his insurance career, Geoff played 4 seasons in the NFL and has an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Panelists:
Senior Vice President
Aon
Bill Coleman is a Senior Vice President on Aon's Transaction Solutions team. Bill is responsible for the development and implementation of transactional-based risk solutions, including the deployment of insurance capital for M&A transactions through representations and warranties, litigation, tax and other contingent liabilities insurance. Bill is based in Pittsburgh and is further supported by a New York-based team of professionals in North America and colleagues in London, Hong Kong, Sydney and Bermuda who focus exclusively on transactional risk transfer. Prior to joining the Aon Team, Bill was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, with a significant focus in the energy sector.
Chief People Officer (CPO) / Head of Human Capital Services
SolomonEdwardsGroup / 29Bison a SolomonEdwardsGroup Company
Laura Kellers Queen, EdD is 29Bison’s CEO and Co-founder and SolomonEdwards’ Chief People Officer. With over 25 years of leadership experience in human capital and talent management, she is a leading voice in the HR field. Laura has changed the narrative to reflect and quantify the role and impact of the workforce on corporate performance.
General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer
Avonwood Partners
Pamela is General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Avonwood Capital Partners. She has been practicing corporate law for more than 20 years and was most recently a partner at Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC where she concentrated her practice on corporate and securities laws matters, representing clients in the formation of private equity funds, private offerings, mergers and acquisitions (both buy-side and sell-side), private equity transactions and venture capital investments.
Pamela is a native of Baltimore and has practiced law at large law firms in New York City and Boston before moving to Philadelphia. Before law school, Pamela worked as a certified public accountant for Ernst & Young in Baltimore.