Now celebrating its 5th year, the Cross Border M&A Symposium was formed in 2010 to provide an exclusive annual forum for and connect the global M&A community’s leaders. On April 8, leading US and international M&A professionals and financial markets experts, led by a faculty of over 80 industry stalwarts, will assemble at the New York Athletic Club to participate in exclusive interactive forums - on the key issues facing the industry today.

The Forum opens on April 7 at The Plaza Hotel with the “BRICS In The World Summit” featuring prominent global business and political leaders from each of the BRICS countries and the United States and Europe. This mandate for this inaugural event is to create a thought provoking discussion on the strategic and political views from and for the leading emerging markets with the United States and Europe. Featuring keynote addresses by:

The International Financial Forum is a private, invitation only Summit bringing together over 500 of the world’s most active cross border dealmakers and other key international market experts – academics, media and political influencers to engage in interactive sessions about the key issues in the international M&A markets today. The Forum, is comprised of three feature events: the BRICS In The World Summit, the Cross Border M&A Symposium and the 6th Annual International M&A Awards.

BRICS IN THE WORLD SUMMIT

CROSS BORDER M&A SYMPOSIUM

2014 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FORUM

APRIL 7 - 8, 2014 - NEW YORK, NY

FEATURING: 6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL M&A AWARDS

Michel Temer Vice President of Brazil

Patrick Zhong President

Fosun Pramerica China Opportunity Fund

David Iakobachvili Founder and Chairman

BioEnCo. Bioenergy Corporation

Chris Dodd Former Senator

Chairman and CEO Motion Picture

Association of America, Inc.

Ambassador Antonio Patriota

Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations

Corrado Clini Former Italian Minister

Chairman Global Bioeneregy

Partnership

Mario GarneroChairman

Brasilinvest Group

H.E. Ambassador Ana Lucy Cabral Petersen

Consul-General of Brazil in New York

Henrietta Fore Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer Holsman International

Senator Ricardo FerraçoPresident of the Commission

of External Relations andNational DefenseRepublic of Brazil

The Symposium will feature Keynote Addresses, Interviews and Stalwart Roundtables sessions on:

• M&A Market Reports on M&A in the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa • M&A Sector Reports: Technology/Media/Telecom; Energy/Mining & Utilities; Real Estate.

• Re-Globalization and The International Markets• Best Practices of Best Cross Border Dealmakers

• The Global Market for Distressed Investing• Global Markets Outlook

The Symposium Faculty includes:

Melanie Chen Managing Director

UHY LLP

Celine Armstrong Vice President S&P Capital IQ

Ken Gerasimovich Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Robert Colorina Managing Director AIAC Investment

Group

Corinne Ball Partner

Head of Restructuring Practice

Jones Day

Alex Hao Partner

Jun He Law Offices

Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale Senior Vice President Albright Stonebridge

Group

Richard J. Coyle Executive Director

Emerging Markets Institute Cornell University

Richard A. Chesley Co-Chair

Restructuring Practice DLA Piper

Marcos Troyjo Director

BRICLab Columbia University

Selig Sacks Partner and Co-Chair International Practice

Foley and Lardner LLP

Rodgin Cohen Senior Chairman

Sullivan & Cromwell

James B. Lockhart IIIVice Chairman WL Ross & Co.

Jorge Paulo Fernandes CEO

Coldwell Banker

Marshall Sonenshine Chairman

Sonenshine PartnersProfessor of Finance and

Economics Columbia University

Andrew W. RiceSenior Vice PresidentThe Jordan Company

Mario Garnero Chairman

Brasilinvest Group

Eric Conrads Senior Portfolio Manager

ING

Euan Rellie Senior Managing

DirectorBusiness Development Asia

Emily Glazer Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Reporter

Wall Street Journal

Catalina Hayata Managing Director

Latam Credit & Distressed Trading Group

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Gretchen Guandolo Managing Director Clearsight Advisors

Harriet Mouchly-Weiss Founder and

Managing Partner Strategy XXI

Carol Massar Chief National Correspondent

Bloomberg Television

René-Pierre Azria President & CEO Tegris Advisors

Bradley D. Belt Vice Chairman

Orchard Global Capital Group Chairman

Palisades Capital Management LLC

Brenen Hofstadter President

Generational Capital Markets

Gregory Bedrosian CEO

Redwood Capital Group

Keith Maib Sr. Managing Director

Mackinac Partners

Jeffrey Goldfarb U.S. Editor of Reuters

Breakingviews Thomson Reuters

Richard Peterson Director

Global Markets Intelligence S&P Capital IQ

Eric Van Aalst President

Citco Corporate Services Inc.

Richard A. Martin Jr. Senior Director

Merrill Corporation

Richard Klein Managing Director

Special Situations Finance Group and Restructuring &

Recapitalization Group Jefferies & Co.

Yuan “Lawrence” Tian Chairman

CIFCO USA

Tim Seymour Founder

Managing Partner Triogem Asset Management

The delegates and faculty in attendance will include Executive Management; Principals; Directors and Partners of US and international M&A firms including private equity; hedge fund, family offices, and institutional investors; investment banking advisors; corporate strategic acquirers; legal advisors; consultants; political influencers and policy makers; academics; and the major global business media.

Laura Brank Partner

Russia Practice Head Dechert

Mikhael Gurfinkel President, Badlands NGLS

Former US Executive Director Basic Element

Fabio Niccheri Partner

PwC

Savio Tung CEO North America

Investcorp

Hans Vrensen Global Head of Research

DTZ

Dennis Friedrich CEO

Brookfield Properties

Lee Elman CEO

Elman Investors

Gregg Weisser Senior Vice President The Moinian Group

Patrick Abouchalache President

The PEGA Group

MONDAY, APRIL 7 BRICS In The World Summit8:30 - 12:00 pm BRICS In The World Summit - Morning Sessions - PLAZA HOTEL12:00 - 1:30 pm Luncheon Keynote Address - by Michel Temer - PLAZA HOTEL6:00 - 7:30 pm BRICS In The World Cocktail Reception - NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 - NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUBCross Border M&A Symposium 8:00 - 8:30 pm Breakfast8:30 - 12:30 pm Cross Border M&A Symposium - Morning Sessions12:30 - 1:30 pm Luncheon1:30 - 4:30 pm Cross Border M&A Symposium - Afternoon Sessions4:30 – 5:30 pm M&A LINKS Cocktail Reception6th Annual International M&A Awards 6:30 – 7:30 pm Chairman’s Reception7:30 – 9:30 pm Awards Gala Dinner9:30 – 11:00 pm Closing Party

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The Symposium Faculty continues:

Established in 2009, the 6th Annual International M&A Awards is the benchmark for excellence in M&A cross border deal-making. Held at The New York Athletic Club on the evening of April 8, this black tie gala featuring the Chairman’s Reception, Gala Dinner and the Dealmaker’s Closing Party is a perennial sellout. The awards will recognize the leading Cross Border Transactions, Restructurings, Deal Financings, Products and Services, Firms, and Dealmakers from around the world. In addition to celebrating the accomplishments of the top performers of the year, the program will recognize the

international M&A pioneers from around the world with the presentation of the 2014 M&A Leadership Awards.

6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL M&A AWARDS

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES

PRESENTED IN ALLIANCE WITH

SPONSORED BY

To learn more about the International Financial Forum contact: Liudmila Pisareva, Leadership Services Director, The M&A Advisor T. 718 997 7900 E. lpisareva@maadvisor.com

BRICS In The World Summit

2014 Cross Border M&A Symposium

6th Annual International M&A Advisor Awards

FEATURING

®

LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS

Laura Brank Partner and Russia Practice Head

Dechert

James DeNaut Sr. Managing Director &

Joint Int’l Head of Investment Banking Nomura Holdings

U n i t e d N a t i o n s A s s o c i a t i o n - B r a z i l

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Abanka Vipa Accura Advokatpartnerselskab Acos Macom Indústria e Comércio, Ltda Actix International, Ltd.

Acxit Capital Management Adcokatsko Druzhestvo Andreev, Stoyanov & Tsekova Adria Bank

Adval Tech Group Advokatfirman Lindahl Advokatfirman Vinge KB AgFeed Industries

To access the press release announcing this year’s 6th Annual International M&A Awards winners CLICK HERE

Capstone PartnersInvestment Banking Advisors