About Ameridan

Professional Biography

James J. Mulick, Ph. D.
President

Dr. Mulick is the founder and president of Ameridan, LLC. He is a leading advisor to privately-held companies, public corporations and private equity groups.

Prior to the founding of Ameridan in August of 1998, Dr. Mulick was an executive with PNC Financial Services Group, one of the Country's top bank holding companies. During his fourteen years at PNC, he held a variety of positions, the most recent of which was Vice President and Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Group for PNC Capital Markets, the investment banking subsidiary of PNC. His responsibilities included business sale advisory, acquisition advisory, and management buyouts.

Dr. Mulick was also Vice President in the Strategic Planning Group of PNC's holding company where his responsibilities included identifying acquisition candidates, assessing strategic fit with existing business units, valuation and dilution analysis, due-diligence, and working with line management to evaluate cost savings and revenue enhancements. He evaluated hundreds of acquisition candidates, and completed many transactions, which in total, exceeded $5.7 billion in total consideration paid.

Over the course of his career at PNC, Dr. Mulick also had responsibility for several corporate-level initiatives:

• Developed a shareholder value-based approach to assessing alternative strategies, value lines of business, and evaluate acquisitions/divestitures;
• Worked with the chief executive, business unit management, and outside consultants to develop and implement strategic plans;
• Managed the country risk group, which was responsible for assessing risks and opportunities internationally. In this role, he traveled widely in Europe and Asia.

Early in his career, Dr. Mulick developed a keen interest in corporate strategy formulation and execution. While at PNC he undertook doctoral studies at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, under the direction of John Prescott, Ph.D., the country's foremost expert in competitive intelligence. He completed the program in 1993, earning a Ph.D. in business strategy, with a minor in finance. He also holds an MA in economics and a BA in psychology, both from The Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Mulick has also attended executive education at the Darden Graduate School of Business and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma.

Selected Presentations & Publications

"What's a Pro-Dealer Worth? Understanding the Drivers of Value", Presentation made to the Pro-Dealer 2005 Annual Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, September 22, 2005. Click Here for a Printable Copy

"Changing Dynamics in the M&A Marketplace", Facing the Forces of Change: Outlook 2003, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, October 2002.
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"The Outlook for Merger & Acquisition Activity in the Year 2000", American Metal Market Special Report, January 20, 2000. Click Here for a Printable Copy

"Preparing for a Successful M&A Transaction," Presentation made to The Electrical Distribution Industry Mergers & Acquisitions Forum, September 30, 1999. Click Here for a Printable Copy

"Deregulation: When Suddenly There are No Rules," Presentation made to the Strategic Leadership Forum; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; January 22, 1997.

"Governance Structures, Strategy and Performance in the Commercial Banking Industry," Presentation made to the 13th Annual Strategic Management Conference; Strategic Management Society, Chicago, Illinois; September 12-15 1993.