First Logistics M&A China Forum Held with Success in Shanghai

April 14, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Shanghai, China - Logistics M&A China Forum was a compact one day event bringing together leading logistics companies and advisors to share their perspectives on investment opportunities, challenges and critical issues facing the China logistics sector today.

Speakers included among others:
- Graham Matthews, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Shanghai
- Gary So, Vice President, Kerry EAS Logistics
- Kim Woodard, CEO, Javelin Investments
- Michelle Gon, Associate, Baker & McKenzie LLP Shanghai
- Qiang Li, China Counsel, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
- Michael Yang, Partner, Finance & Business Advisory Services, GaoDe Investment
- Christian Doeringer, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Shanghai

The afternoon featured an excellent a workshop lead by Benjamin Gordon, the Managing Director and Founder of BG Strategic Advisors (www.bgstrategicadvisors.com) that managed the deal between PWC Logistics and Transoceanic (Geo-Logistics).

According to delegate’s feedbacks, the Logistics M&A China Forum was an experience that was focused, extremely cost-effective, specifically informative and big on high quality sessions and speakers.

Qiang Li, China Counsel for O'Melveny & Myers LLP, who spoke at the event thought that “everyone truly appreciated the information they were given” during that one-day forum.

The next Logistics M&A China Forum will take place in March 2007.

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