The New York Women in M&A Initiative held its third event, an evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at The Lotos Club in New York City. The evening brought together a community of senior women dealmakers, together with selected rising stars, advisers to the dealmaking industry and trusted referral sources. Rita O’Neill is a co-chair of the national Women in M&A Initiative together with Jennifer Muller of Houlihan Lokey, and serves on the steering committee for the New York initiative with Alexandra Korry. Melissa Sawyer was also in attendance at the event. The Women in M&A Initiative, which “seeks to advance the success and leadership of women in the field of M&A across the legal, banking, in-house, business development, and boardroom functions,” launched its first event in New York in June 2017 with a dinner co-hosted by S&C and Houlihan Lokey, and held a second event in November 2017 with a dinner at The Links Club.