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New Law Alert – Allen Toussaint Legacy Act

On June 15, 2022, Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law Act No. 425, S.B. 426, which was named the “Allen Toussaint Legacy Act” after the late New Orleans musician. The new Louisiana law will enable a deceased person’s estate …

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G.F. Gay Le Breton and Nene Gianfala to Speak at Tulane Alumni Webinar

G. F. Gay Le Breton and Nene Gianfala will speak at a Tulane Alumni Association webinar PDS titled: How to Build an Executive Presence for Women. Gay and Nene will discuss behaviors and characteristics that not only draw people to …

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3 notable transactions as Louisiana M&A activity slowed in April

By: G.F. Gay Le Breton and Alexander Aguilar May 17, 2022https://bit.ly/3MJUVY4 After a year of explosive M&A activity, the 2022 market has begun to cool, both locally and globally. In Louisiana, only seven transactions were announced or closed during the month …

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LHC Group sale is at top of March M&A activity

By: G.F. Gay Le Breton and Alexander Aguilar April 20, 2022https://bit.ly/3NRbym5 Louisiana’s fourth largest public company, LHC Group, agreed in March to sell to UnitedHealthcare Group. The Lafayette-based provider of home health and hospice services is the latest significant deal linking a …

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Energy services sector leads M&A transactions in May

By: G.F. Gay Le Breton and Alexander Aguilar June 14, 2022https://bit.ly/3zDrXX0 Three Louisiana companies benefited in May from heightened M&A activity in the energy services sector as the industry moves toward monetizing energy transition. Helix Energy Solutions Group agreed to purchase Houma-based …

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Vanessa Claiborne to Speak on Business Valuation at IWIRC

Vanessa Brown Claiborne, President and CEO, will be speaking on June 17 at the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation’s Louisiana Chapter Conference. Their “On the Bayou” Conference will take place at the Ritz-Carlton June 16-18. Vanessa will speak on the …

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Nene Gianfala to Speak about Valuation 2022

Financial Poise Webinars™ announces “Valuing Your Brand and Other “Soft” Assets ,” a live webinar premiering  June 8th at 2:00 PM CST. This webinar is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter™ and part of the “Valuation 2022” series. It will feature John Levitske …

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Riley Busenlener to Present to LADC

Riley Busenlener, Vice President in the Valuations group, will be presenting to LADC on April 27 as part of their Zoom CLE series. Riley will be speaking on Diminution of Business Value, Business Interruptions, and Lost Profits. Participants will learn …

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Biz New Orleans Asks About Philanthropy

Biz New Orleans asked their New Orleans 500 about philanthropy this month. They were also asked if their view of philanthropy has change since the pandemic. Chaffe’s Managing Director, Gay Le Breton, gave her answer. View the article here: https://bit.ly/3uE41zF

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Vanessa Brown Claiborne will be featured speaker on Valuing Senior Citizen Focused Companies

Join Vanessa Brown Claiborne, President and CEO at Chaffe & Associates, as she discusses the latest market trends in senior living, including the impact of the pandemic on value, key valuation metrics, and the short and long-term outlook for valuations. …

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