Bass, Berry & Sims is proud to once again sponsor the Smart Business Dealmakers Conference. The 2025 event will take place on Thursday, May 1st at the Hillwood Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee and will feature a lineup of business owners, entrepreneurs, M&A advisors, and investors.
The conference will include middle-market CEOs, top private equity and venture capital firms, major lenders and leading service providers participating in sessions that cover the breadth of the merger and acquisition landscape. Sessions will feature topics such as buying and selling companies, to alternative asset investing and more.
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Tatjana Paterno will moderate a panel titled, “The Future of Family Businesses: Strategic Sales, Family Offices, PE Partnerships, or Generational Transition?” Tatjana will be joined by Blake Hogan – CEO at Nashville Door; Lamar Stanley – Managing Director at Highland Rim Capital and Ashish Jariwala – Founder & Managing Member at Persient LLC. The session will explore the options available to family business owners, examining the benefits and challenges of each path. In addition, Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Howard Lamar will moderate a panel titled, “Sell-Side Strategies: Navigating Today’s M&A Market.” Howard will be joined by John Anderson – Former Partner & CEO at Resource Communications Group; Jessica Ginsberg – Managing Director at LFM Capital; and Shalin Tejani – CEO at Legacy Dental Group. The session will cover key trends, valuation considerations, what buyers are looking for, and the importance of timing and preparation. The full agenda can be found here.
As a sponsor, we are pleased to offer discounted registrations to our clients and friends. For more information or to register, please contact Amy Norris.