Thursday, December 3, 2009
Association of Steel Distributors December Regional Meeting
ASD is proud to announce that Craig T. Bouchard, a successful business owner, economist and author, will be the keynote speaker at the December Regional Meeting. Bouchard recently published America for Sale: How the Foreign Pack Circled and Devoured Esmark.
Bouchard’s story will inspire and provoke you. He founded Esmark with his brother Jim in 2003 with an investment of $2.4 million in a steel company in East Chicago, Ind.
From 2003 through 2008, Esmark acquired nine steel companies throughout the Midwest, including the celebrated hostile takeover of Wheeling Pittsburgh Corporation, which made Esmark a publicly traded stock on the NASDAQ. In doing so, Esmark accomplished the first hostile reverse tender merger in Wall Street history and became the fourth largest American steel company.
The Bouchards demonstrated their commitment to shareholder value with the successful sale of Esmark to OAO Severstal in August 2008. Esmark was founded in 2003 at 25 cents per share, an enterprise value of $2 million, and revenue of $4 million. The company was ultimately sold for $19.25 per share, an enterprise value of $1.3 billion, and 2008 revenue run rate of $3 billion.
Don’t miss this powerful story about the Esmark Team as well as Craig’s views on investing in steel and how not to get killed again by rising crude prices, weak dollar and rising interest rates.
Copies of Bouchard’s book, America for Sale: How the Foreign Pack Circled and Devoured Esmark, will be available for purchase onsite. Join ASD for this special meeting. Register today!
Knickerbocker Hotel
163 E. Walton Place
Chicago, IL 60611
6:00 – 6:30 pm Registration Opens / Welcome Reception
6:30 – 7:15 pm Business Meeting
7:15 – 9:00 pm Reception Resumes
Room Rates
$149 for single / double occupancy
Contact the Knickerbocker at 312.751.8100
December 8, 2009
Mueller & Co., LLP Mueller Consulting, LLC Presents Craig T. Bouchard, Author of Americal for Sale: How the Foreign Pack Circled and Devoured Esmark
Successful business owner, economist, and author Craig Bouchard’s story will inspire and provoke you. He founded Esmark with his brother Jim in 2003 with an investment of $2.4 million in a steel company in East Chicago, Indiana. From 2003 through 2008, Esmark acquired nine steel companies throughout the Midwest states, including the celebrated hostile takeover of Wheeling Pittsburgh Corporation, which made Esmark a publicly traded stock on the NASDAQ. In doing so, Esmark accomplished the fi rst hostile reverse tender merger in Wall Street history and became the 4th largest American steel company. The Bouchards demonstrated their commitment to shareholder value with the successful sale of Esmark to OAO Severstal in August of 2008. Esmark was founded in 2003 at 25 cents per share, an enterprise value of $2 million, and revenue of $4 million. The company was ultimately sold for $19.25 per share, an enterprise value of $1.3 billion, and 2008 revenue run rate of $3 billion.
You are warmly invited to hear this amazing story.
Join us for lunch
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Doubletree Hotel
1909 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
RSVP by Monday, November 30th
Sarah Draftz
sdraftz@muellercpa.com
(847) 649-8836
or
Register online at
www.muellercpa.com/seminars.php
