BLUEMAP's Spring M&A Summit
Hear deal insights from Lexington CEOs and expert advisors, followed by lunch and racing at Keeneland.
EVENT SUMMARY
Choose from full-day or morning-only attendance packages:
Morning Session:
DEAN DORTON | 250 West Main Street, Suite 1500, Lexington, KY 40507
Parking - Lexington Financial Center Garage (fee required)
9:00 a.m. - Arrival / Coffee / Networking / Meet and greet
9:30 a.m. - Jamie Hargrove, Founder, Hargrove Firm. Topic: "From ‘Highest Price’ to ‘Lowest Tax’' / Q&A
10:15 a.m. - Michael Hardy, CEO, Hardy Oil Company. Topic: "Fueling an Acquisition" / Q&A
11:00 a.m. - Networking / Table Break
11:25 a.m. - Aaron Anderkin, President & CEO, Integrated Sign and Graphic. Topic: "Buying a Business from an In-Law"/ Q&A
12:10 p.m. - Morning Wrap-up
Full Day (Morning + Afternoon Lunch, Networking, Racing):
THOROUGHBRED CLUB and KEENELAND RACE COURSE | 3555 Rice Rd., Lexington, KY 40510 (Free Parking).
1:30 p.m. - Lunch buffet at TCA (business casual dress code)
Afternoon - Networking (cash bar) and racing (TCA / Keeneland)
Hear deal insights from Lexington CEOs and expert advisors, followed by lunch and racing at Keeneland.
EVENT SUMMARY
Choose from full-day or morning-only attendance packages:
Morning Session:
DEAN DORTON | 250 West Main Street, Suite 1500, Lexington, KY 40507
Parking - Lexington Financial Center Garage (fee required)
9:00 a.m. - Arrival / Coffee / Networking / Meet and greet
9:30 a.m. - Jamie Hargrove, Founder, Hargrove Firm. Topic: "From ‘Highest Price’ to ‘Lowest Tax’' / Q&A
10:15 a.m. - Michael Hardy, CEO, Hardy Oil Company. Topic: "Fueling an Acquisition" / Q&A
11:00 a.m. - Networking / Table Break
11:25 a.m. - Aaron Anderkin, President & CEO, Integrated Sign and Graphic. Topic: "Buying a Business from an In-Law"/ Q&A
12:10 p.m. - Morning Wrap-up
Full Day (Morning + Afternoon Lunch, Networking, Racing):
THOROUGHBRED CLUB and KEENELAND RACE COURSE | 3555 Rice Rd., Lexington, KY 40510 (Free Parking).
1:30 p.m. - Lunch buffet at TCA (business casual dress code)
Afternoon - Networking (cash bar) and racing (TCA / Keeneland)
NOTE TO ECONOMICS / ACCOUNTING / FINANCE STUDENTS AND FINANCE FACULTY AT KENTUCKY UNIVERSITIES:
Email admin@bluemapky.org or call 502.509.6768 with your contact information to obtain a special discount attendance code.
Good to know
Highlights
- 7 hours
- In person
Refund Policy
Location
250 W Main St
250 West Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
How do you want to get there?
Agenda
Arrival | Networking | Coffee (Location: Dean Dorton)
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From Highest Price to Lowest Tax
Attorney and CPA Jamie Hargrove explores "From Highest Price to Lowest Tax: How Sell-Side Advisors Win More Deals and Deepen Client Relationships. ” When preparing to sell their business, most owners start with one objective—“get me the highest price." The conversation inevitably shifts to what matters most: how much they keep after taxes. This session focuses on how sell-side professionals can proactively incorporate tax and trust planning into the deal process—not only to improve client outcomes, but to differentiate themselves, win engagements, and strengthen relationships with both clients and their advisory teams.
Fueling an Acquisition
Michael Hardy, CEO of Hardy Oil Company, Inc., discusses challenges that his family-owned company faced in acquiring, financing and negotiating a long-term acquisition target that would more than double existing revenues. Hardy tells a compelling story of persistence, stubbornness and solutions.