Conference
Since 2013 the M&A Conference of Frankfurter Allgemeine Forum has been considered to be one of the most important platforms for yearly about 250 selected M&A decision makers from Germany and Europe. A comprehensive M&A day on the 26th of April will provide plenary sessions on the importance of M&As for the company’s success and on the specificities of cross-border transactions. The focus sessions will discuss industry-specific perspectives and selected M&A topics.
Since 2013 the M&A Conference of Frankfurter Allgemeine Forum has been considered to be one of the most important platforms for yearly about 250 selected M&A decision makers from Germany and Europe. A comprehensive M&A day on the 26th of April will provide plenary sessions on the importance of M&As for the company’s success and on the specificities of cross-border transactions. The focus sessions will discuss industry-specific perspectives and selected M&A topics.TOPICS (SELECTION)
- The pressure of continuous disruption and the opportunities and challenges of companies to go shopping for innovation.
- The significance of M&A as driver of global growth and the specific role of Asia as big player on the European market.
- Automotive, manufacturing and engineering: The development of the industrial internet and its significance for M&A activities.
- Life science, health and pharma: Re-evaluating portfolios, divestments and asset swaps as drivers of transactions.
- Technology, media and big data: The need to expand capabilities through M&A facing the data-driven market transformation.
- Deal making best practices: Key success factors: From target selection to execution.
- Post merger integration: Tap the full value of synergies by developing a strategic context for M&A integration.
- Real estate transactions: Recent deals, the state of the industry and the impact of technological change
SPEAKERS:
- Dr Peter Baisch, Partner, CMS Germany
- Alexander Becker, Director M&A, Schott
- Arnd Benninghoff, CEO, MTGx Ventures
- Stefan Brunnschweiler, Partner & Head CMS Corporate/M&A Group, CMS Switzerland
- Tian Cai, Senior Investment Director, Fosun Group
- Jesús Carrasco Abad, Managing Director, Global Head of Healthcare Corporate Finance, Corporate & Investment Banking, Société Générale
- Uwe Danziger, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Marquard & Bahls
- Dr Melanie Flessner, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Evonik Industries
- Dr Jochen Gann, Head of Corporate Finance and M&A, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Ulrich Haeselbarth, Head of Investment, HanseMerkur Grundvermögen
- Dr Martin Holzapfel, Head of M&A Practice Germany and Switzerland, Bain & Company
- Dr Volkmar Jäger, Director Corporate Strategic Planning and Business Development, Freudenberg Group
- Georg Kniese, Senior Vice President Corporate Development/M&A, SAP
- Klaus Krägel, Member of the Board, Deutsche Immobilien Management (DIM)
- Bernhard Kraska, Director M&A, NORMA Group
- Rolf Liebfried, Group Director Corporate Development, Klöckner Pentaplast Holding
- Jean Lucius, CEO & Chairman of the Executive Committee, Encevo
- Dr Thomas Meyding, Partner, CMS Germany
- Gabriele de Neidels, Group Head M&A, Volkswagen
- Dr Stefan Neuhaus, Corporate Director M&A, Henkel
- Dr Sebastian Orthmann, Partner, CMS Germany
- Tobias Ramminger, Head of Corporate M&A & Strategic Projects, Schaeffler
- Fabian Römer, Legal, M&A and Cooperations, Daimler
- Birgit Rummel, TRI Senior Underwriter, Tokio Marine HCC
- Florian Schick, Managing Partner, Member of the Investment Committee, Bregal Unternehmerkapital
- Reinout Slot, Partner, CMS Netherlands
- Eckhard Späth, Valuation & Strategy Leader Germany, PwC
- Christoph Stancke, Senior Project Manager M&A, Otto Group
- Stephan Thurm, Chief Digital Officer, Funke Mediengruppe
- Dr Tobias Umbeck, Partner and Head of PMI, Practice for Germany and Switzerland, Bain & Company
- Tony Waller, Partner, Olswang (from May: CMS UK)
MODERATORS:
- Moderator oft the day
Dyrk Scherff, Business & Financial Editor, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
- Christian Bartling, Consultant, former Head of Merger & Acquisition,
Gerresheimer - Sascha Bock, Managing Director, Real Estate Corporate Finance, Corporate & Investment Banking, Société Générale
- Guido Decker, Managing Director, Executive Board Member, goetzpartners
- Rolf Fricker, Managing Director, PwC Strategy& Germany
- Harald Maehrle, Managing Director, Raymond James
- Dr Jan-Hendrik Röver, Managing Director, Executive Board Member, goetzpartners
- Pascal Schmidt, Managing Director, Raymond James
Your contact:Panagiotis Siskos
Director Economics & Finance
Tel.: +49 69 75 91-26 24
p.siskos@faz-forum.com
Wolfgang Sperber
Senior Sales Manager
Tel.: +49 69 75 91 26 08
wolfgang.sperber@faz-forum.com
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