Philadelphia, PA – January 2004 – Zygoquest Group "seeking to unite" announced that Bill Laughlin has been appointed Executive Vice-President of Zygoquest and elected to its Board of Directors. The appointment of Bill Laughlin affirms Zygoquest’s commitment to be the premiere provider of acquisition services (visit: www.zygoquest.com).
“When Zygoquest was launched, I envisioned assembling a group of top acquisition experts to provide clients with outstanding M&A services. Bill Laughlin was at the very top of our target list. I am absolutely thrilled to announce that Bill has agreed to join our firm and that we can offer his services to present and future clients”, stated Mike Dudek, President and CEO of Zygoquest Group.
Laughlin is a CPA with extensive acquisitions experience, having been involved in over 600 M&A transactions internationally, on both sides of the table. His responsibilities have included identification of buyers and sellers, negotiation of terms and conditions, due diligence, financing and contracts, consummation of transactions, and assimilation.
Prior to joining Zygoquest, Laughlin served in a number of senior executive capacities, including Senior Vice-President – Corporate Development of SupplyOne, Inc., Vice-President – Acquisitions of Unisource Worldwide, Vice-President of Alco Standard Corporation and Partner of Touche Ross & Company.
At Alco Standard Corporation, Laughlin negotiated the purchase and sale of many companies and several operating groups. He managed all of the financial and many of the operational due diligence assignments for Alco, which acquired 700 companies during his tenure. In addition, he developed a Latin American expansion strategy completing the acquisition of 10 companies in Mexico; developed a European expansion strategy; plus, served as European CFO. At SupplyOne, Laughlin negotiated and consummated the acquisition of 11 companies. At Unisource Worldwide, he completed the acquisition of 50 companies with aggregate revenues of $1 billion, along with holding other operating responsibilities.
“Bill Laughlin has a wealth of acquisition, business and management experience; a certified acquisitions expert who has experienced every conceivable buying and selling transaction scenario. In addition to his overall business and acquisition expertise, Bill is held in the highest esteem by his colleagues for mentoring and developing scores of financial executives presently located throughout the world, including many CFO’s, controllers and CPA’s. Bill is both admired and acknowledged by many former associates as the best manager ever known during their career. In summary, Bill’s business acumen along with his acquisitions expertise and reputation, make him an invaluable addition to Zygoquest Group. This is fantastic news for Zygoquest that will attract a lot of attention throughout Corporate America and the financial community”, stated Mike Dudek.
About Zygoquest Group
“Zygoquest is the premier provider of acquisition services, and specializes in providing customized services to buyers and sellers of companies, advising entrepreneurial owners through the entire acquisition life cycle or specific transaction aspects. Zygoquest assists entrepreneurs buying companies or engaged in selling their company or contemplating future disposition to position their company to maximize exit value and minimize post-sale risk. Mike Dudek, “The Acquisition Guy” and President and CEO of Zygoquest, is the author of over 300 acquisitions consummated in the office products, document services, systems integration, technology, and communication services industries. You can contact Mike Dudek at (610) 873-6555 or mdudek@zygoquest.com; and Bill Laughlin at (610) 566-6252 or blaughlin@zygoquest.com; and, visit their website at www.zygoquest.com.
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Contact: Mike Dudek, President and CEO - Zygoquest Group
mdudek@zygoquest.com www.zygoquest.com Phone: (610) 873-6555