Costa Mesa, Calif. – January 28, 2008 – On Feb. 26–27, Mark C. Agosto, managing director of McGladrey Capital Markets LLC and head of the firm’s Plastic and Advanced Materials practice, will co-chair the 2009 CompositesWorld Investment Forum in New York City. The event will examine the composites industry and its various end markets, including market outlook, economic impacts, industry growth opportunities, process improvements and more.
Agosto will speak on “2009: Boom or Bust for Composites Related Mergers and Acquisitions?” He will also lead a panel discussion regarding private equity and venture capital investments in the composite sector.
The second annual CompositesWorld Investment Forum is an international conference where more than 100 marketing executives, business development specialists, investment analysts and composite industry experts will explore the global and regional outlook for composite materials. Kevin Michaels, principal of Aerostrategy LLC, will also co-chair.
Mark C. Agosto, managing director of McGladrey Capital Markets, has more than 15 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience. He has advised more than 100 companies and has been involved in a variety of M&A transactions, including acquisitions, buy-outs, divestitures and joint ventures. Agosto's experience spans a number of different industries, including plastics and advanced materials, aerospace and defense, business services, logistics and distribution, industrial manufacturing, and consumer products.
Prior to joining McGladrey Capital Markets, he was a vice president with a San Francisco-based merchant bank, the ARCH Group, where he facilitated leveraged and management buyouts. He also worked as a mergers and acquisitions principal with a Boston-based middle-market investment bank, Mirus Capital Advisors (formally Ross Crossland Weston).
Agosto earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo and master's degree in business administration with honors in finance from Boston University. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses.
About McGladrey Capital Markets
McGladrey Capital Markets LLC (www.mcgladreycm.com) is a global provider of investment banking services to private and public companies with annual revenues of up to $1 billion. The firm’s services include mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, capital raising, fairness opinions and restructurings. McGladrey Capital Markets, which offers in-depth expertise in 13 distinct industry sectors, brings together companies, capital and creativity on a national and international scale to help clients achieve their personal and strategic objectives.
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