James D. Rosener, Pepper partner and head of the firm's International Practice Group and managing partner of the New York office, was recently featured at The Deal Economy 2014 conference in New York and participated in their opening roundtable entitled "Dealmaker's Dish: Corporate Dealmaker Update." Mr. Rosener's fellow panelists were senior executives from Abbott, Verizon, and Starbucks.

Never mind multibillion-dollar mergers of bloated See more +

James D. Rosener, Pepper partner and head of the firm's International Practice Group and managing partner of the New York office, was recently featured at The Deal Economy 2014 conference in New York and participated in their opening roundtable entitled "Dealmaker's Dish: Corporate Dealmaker Update." Mr. Rosener's fellow panelists were senior executives from Abbott, Verizon, and Starbucks.

Never mind multibillion-dollar mergers of bloated behemoths--let's get small. A spate of deals below the billion-dollar threshold could break out in 2014, driven by corporate dealmakers. Corporate balance sheets are flush with cash. VCs are looking for exits, and PE funds have record levels of committed capital in search of a good home. These four top dealmakers share their roadmaps for where to look, how to identify the key challenges, and how to assess the risks and rewards. See less -