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FBA Webinar Wednesday: A Case Study in Building a Family Business and Creating Value

May 2, 2012 12:00pm - 1:00pm


Everett "Vic" Firth, Founder and President of the Vic Firth Company, was a reluctant entrepreneur. In this session, Vic and Kevin Dunn, an investment banker to family owned businesses, will discuss why and how he started and built his family business, revealing the tenants and values that made the Company the No. 1 drum stick and mallet company in the world. Vic will cover his thought process leading to the decision to sell the Company and the detailed preparation necessary to make the process go as smoothly as possible. Lastly, they will examine the criteria utilized to find and consummate a transaction with the right buyer.

In particular, this session will cover:

  • How to have a successful professional career and build a leading business
  • Knowing the right time to sell
  • Placing my business in the right hands

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Everett "Vic" Firth, Founder & President - Vic founded his Company in 1963, and his passion for music and innovation have built the Company's reputation for quality and established its position as the world-wide leader in drumsticks.  The business, which began on the family kitchen table, today produces 85,000 sticks per day and offers more than 500 products. At age 21, Vic was selected as timpanist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra, and served as principal timpanist for the majority of his tenure of more than 50 years.  In December of 2010, the Vic Firth Company merged with the Avedis Zildjian Company and Vic remains as actively involved as ever.

Kevin J. Dunn - Kevin Dunn founded Dunn & Partners, LLC in 2009 to provide investment banking services to private and family-owned businesses and currently serves as a Managing Partner. The firm's expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, valuations and other financial advisory services. Previously, he served as CEO of the U.S. division of Canaccord Adams, Inc., an international investment banking firm. In addition, Kevin was President, CEO and Head of Investment Banking at Adams Harkness & Hill, an independent, employee-owned investment banking and asset management firm, and spent 15 years at Tucker Anthony Incorporated as Senior Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets.

About FBA Webinar Wednesday
The Family Business Association Webinar Wednesdays are designed to provide relevant, quality information to family businesses delivered to you live over the web.  Family business peers and advisory professionals will address topics that are designed to help you and your family.  FBA Webinar Wednesdays are brought to you by Wolf & Company, P.C. To inquire about the webinar program or to suggest future topics, please contact Ashley Sullivan at or asullivan@wolfandco.com, or Liz Pratt at lpratt@fbaedu.com.

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