Industry professionals discuss the challenges and opportunities in Staffing Industry M&A in a newly uncertain macro-economic environment – and highlight the need for strong strategies to increase the chances of achieving dealmaking success.

Join the New York Staffing Association for a webinar discussing current market conditions and tactics that contribute to profitable M&A deals for staffing firms. We will cover:

• Key Contributors to a Strong Staffing M&A Market in 2025
• Notable Subsectors in Staffing
• Types of Deals
• De-Risking Your Deal
• Role of Reps and Warranties Insurance
• Key Terms and General Leverage Metrics for Financing Transactions
• Raising Financing
• The Role and Value of Quality of Earnings Reports
• The Changing Dynamics of Due Diligence: Cybersecurity, Customer Sustainability, and More

Speakers:

Chad Gardiner, Director of Investment Banking, leads Bridgepoint’s efforts in the staffing sector. During his 23 years of prior experience, Chad was responsible for 70 M&A and capital raising transactions, successfully moving more than $8 billion in capital for investment banking firms including KPMG Corporate Finance in Chicago, Capstone Headwaters, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank. Chad was instrumental in leading advisory and execution for numerous staffing deals – notably, Chad led efforts on Bridgepoint’s sale of LRS Healthcare to Jackson Healthcare and recapitalization of Atlas MedStaff. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Chad earned a B.S. in accounting, was a Golden Key National Honor Society member and is FINRA series 7, 79, 63, 24 and 28 licensed.

James Rieger is a partner at Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, New York, NY. Tannenbaum Helpern is a 45 year old general practice law firm centered on providing solutions to entrepreneurs, investors and institutions. James has over 25 years’ experience with a broad corporate and securities law practice, with a focus on the staffing and distribution industries, and represents public and private companies, hedge funds, merchant banks, private equity funds, exchange traded funds, venture capital funds, investment banks, underwriters, and private investors in many types of transactions, including public and private debt and equity offerings, credit facilities, mergers, acquisitions, fund formation, activist investments, restructurings and divestitures of assets and divisions. James is a past Chairman of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.

Registration Fees:

NYSA Members: No Charge
Non-Members: $60 per person