Glenn Shapiro, a professional and educational publishing, training and events industry veteran, will be joining the New York-based merger and acquisition advisory firm Whitestone Communications on January 21, 2008. Whitestone recently formed a partnership with merger and acquisition advisory firm Luntz, Suleiman & Associates, Inc., and Shapiro will work on transactions with both firms.
In making the announcement, Whitestone President Baran Rosen said, "We welcome Glenn and his multi-faceted background as an industry executive, entrepreneur and attorney. We believe his extensive and varied operations experience will be a great benefit to our clients and our firm's overall performance. We anticipate Glenn working in all three major areas covered by Whitestone — the publishing, information and training industries."
In talking about his new role, Shapiro noted, "I am delighted to be able to apply my operational and deal-making experience in this space to others. As a former training and event industry business owner, I think it is much easier to relate to the needs and challenges of buyers and sellers having walked in their shoes."
Shapiro's background includes direct marketing for American Express, head of marketing for American Management Association, professional publishing at Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster, and most recently a twelve year stint buying, operating and selling Executive Enterprise Institute, a conference and seminar training company for the continuing education of lawyers, accountants, and financial executives. Glenn also headed marketing at Market Data Retrieval, helping marketers effectively reach schools and colleges. In community service, Shapiro served for eight years on the board of education for a Connecticut school board and for three years at Westchester Putnam
Legal Services, where he was awarded the New York State Bar Association President's Pro Bono Service Award in recognition of his extraordinary pro bono service.
As part of his initial services, Shapiro will be providing complimentary valuations to potential clients. Shapiro can be reached by e-mail gshapiro@whitestonecommunications.com or by phone at 860-460-4803.
ABOUT WHITESTONE COMMUNCATIONS
Founded in 1994, Whitestone Communications is a leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm serving the publishing, information and training industries. Whitestone specializes in professionally representing buyers and sellers of companies and has completed transactions with such major international companies as Thomson Corporation, McGraw-Hill, Reed Elsevier, and Wolters Kluwer. Whitestone also publishes Who's Buying Whom, the most complete report on mergers and acquisitions in the publishing, information and training fields. The firm's web site is www.whitestonecommunications.com.
ABOUT LUNTZ, SULEIMAN & ASSOCIATES
Established in 1987, Luntz, Suleiman & Associates, Inc. provides consulting, investment banking, and strategic advisory services to the training, education, exposition and information industries. The firm's website is www.luntzsuleiman.com.
Whitestone Communications, Inc.
1350 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10019
212 957-7100
Contact: Baran Rosen, Ext. 209
Luntz, Suleiman & Associates, Inc.
109 58th Avenue
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
727-367-0700
Contact: Laura Cullinane
