Tom Marx Will Address M&A at the University of the Aftermarket's Inaugural HD Leadership Event

July 5, 2012 - PRLog -- San Rafael, CA – Tom Marx, CEO of Marx Group Advisors will address "Heavy Duty Mergers & Acquisitions: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" on Wednesday, July 11. His presentation is part of the University of the Aftermarket's inaugural Heavy Duty Leadership educational conference, which kicks off on July 8, 2012 at Northwood University's campus in Midland, Mich.

"I will be helping heavy duty industry leaders understand what makes for a successful merger or acquisition and what can lead to failure," explained Marx. "I'm excited to address the subject and provide a realistic and practical perspective on the good, bad and ugly aspects."

Marx has over 12 years experience delivering M&A services and access to a 25 plus year network of relationships in the automotive and heavy duty aftermarkets. Marx Group Advisors (MGA) was formed in early 2007 with the mission of providing full service M&A support for middle-market enterprises. MGA assists automotive, commercial vehicle and heavy duty aftermarket companies with strategic advisory services for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as with capital formation for private equity placements. For more information, phone (415) 453-0844, or visit http://www.marxgroupadvisors.com.

Heavy Duty Leadership was created to foster the development of the next generation of heavy duty aftermarket leaders. For additional information regarding the program, visit www.universityoftheaftermarket.com.

As president/CEO of The Marx Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, Marx provides business development, marketing strategy and marketing communications services to the automotive and heavy duty aftermarkets. He writes a monthly e-newsletter, speaks on M&A and marketing topics and is an active member of SEMA, AAIA, AASA, ACC, APRA and HDMA.