Event Details

14:30

Registration: Registration
Registration

15:00

Opening Remarks: Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks

15:05

Keynote Session: Keynote Session
Keynote Session: The Changing European M&A Market: Current Trends
This interview with a European M&A industry leader will discuss the current cross-border deals landscape in Europe, including fluctuating deal volumes, and trends impacting cross-border transactions.

Interviewer: Ed Hammond, Mergers & Acquisitions Reporter, Bloomberg

15:35

Speaker Presentation: Speaker Presentation
Speaker Presentation: Stricter Scrutiny - Top Regulatory and Enforcement Risks
The changing European cross-border deals regulatory and enforcement environment has created new challenges for companies, including increased antitrust scrutiny of transactions surrounding the technology sector, a new framework to review foreign investments into the EU, and the emergence of conflicting data protection laws in different jurisdictions. This session will discuss the regulations and increased enforcement actions that create greater risk for businesses and strategies to ensure they remain compliant while successfully executing on deals.

Speaker: John McLaughlin, Managing Director – Mergers & Acquisitions (Legal), Accenture

16:15

Speaker Presentation: Speaker Presentation
Speaker Presentation: Capital Changes - Deal Finance Developments
The traditional approach to financing deals in Europe has evolved as new banking regulations have opened up the possibility of non-bank participants to provide capital. This session will outline the new banking regulations impacting deal finance, and strategies for corporations to implement an effective venture capital strategy that allows them to properly target acquisitions that align with their business strategy.

Speaker: Tom Parachini, Head of Capital Markets – Legal, Funding Circle UK

17:00

Closing Remarks and Cocktail Reception : Closing Remarks and Cocktail Reception
Closing Remarks and Cocktail Reception begins