the deal llc and merrill datasite welcome you to our webcast:

The Deal LLC and Merrill DataSite welcome you to our webcast:

Dissecting the 2010 IPO market and beyond

Introduction

Moderator:Mary Kathleen Flynn Senior editor/video producerThe Deal LLC

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EXPERT PANELDavid Ethridge

Senior vice president, capital marketsNYSE Euronext

Kathleen SmithCo-founder and chairman

Renaissance Capital LLC

Michael W. BenjaminPartner

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Herbert A. May III

Head of equity capital markets Signal Hill Capital Group LLC

The story behind the numbers: General assessment of 2010 market

U.S. IPO Market Deals

Year-to-date: 139 IPOs; 148.2% increase from ‘99

U.S. IPO Market Volume

79.5% change in volume between ’09-’10 year-to-date

Assessment of returns in U.S. IPO market and abroad

Source: Renaissance Capital

Source: Renaissance Capital

China-based IPOs in the U.S. have shown some strength. This week alone six of 10 companies set to go public in the U.S. are China-based. What are the benefits and perils as well as prospects for this trend in the near and long term?

Climate for PE-backed IPOs in 2010 in the U.S. and around the world

Being at the right place at the right time: The timing of going public in 2010

Relationship between M&A and IPOs

Role of secondary offerings

Closing remarks: Outlook for IPO market in 2011

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