Curt Brewer Gives Advice on the Legal Challenges of Succession Planning at the Southern Private Equity Conference

Raleigh, N.C. – Curt Brewer, a partner in Smith Anderson’s Private Equity Practice, served as a panelist for the “Preparing for Leadership Change: Effective Succession Planning” session at the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA) Southern Private Equity Conference, Feb. 9-10, 2015, in Miami. Curt joined three other panelists in the discussion, which addressed the challenges of planning for the exit of a key member of a fund management team and the related issues of leadership development, effective tax strategies, fair compensation and optimal ownership structures.

About Curt Brewer
As a partner at Smith Anderson, Curt focuses his practice on private equity, mezzanine debt and other financing transactions, fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^© since 2009 in the areas of Private Funds/Hedge Funds; Venture Capital; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; and Corporate law. Additionally, he has been honored with recognition from North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business North Carolina “Legal Elite” and is Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rated. For more information, visit Curt’s bio at SmithLaw.com.

About the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA)
The Small Business Investor Alliance, an organization of lower middle market funds and investors, presents the Southern Private Equity Conference each year. SBIA works on behalf of its members as an advocate for policies that promote competitive markets and domestic investment for growing small businesses. For more information, visit www.SBIA.org.