Mergermarket M&A Forum Switzerland 2023
The Dolder Grand, Zurich
20
Sep
Panel: Overview of European IPO and carve-out activity
IPO activity is slowly picking up, after a long winter mired by rising interest rates and macroeconomic pressures. Is the tide turning for European IPOs? We will look at key drivers of ECM activity and analyse whether corporates are the driving force behind European IPOs.
- What makes an IPO successful ? After the Porsche and Arm blockbusters, is size all that matters?
- Are corporates driving activity through carve-outs? How are market conditions impacting asset reviews by listed companies?
- How is the IPO investor base changing? As sovereign wealth funds flex their muscles in Europe, what changes in the dynamics of the IPO process?
- Are issuers bound to home markets or looking further afield? Will foreign issuers continue to flock to Swiss markets?
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SpeakersPatrick Förg Head Origination, Primary Markets SIX
Thorsten Pauli Head Equity Capital Markets Germany, Switzerland and Austria Bank of America
Markus Wetter Head of Equity Capital Markets Switzerland UBS
Thorsten Zahn Head of DACH Equity Capital Markets JP Morgan
Sofia Cerqueira Managing Editor, Global Equity Capital Markets Mergermarket
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Patrick Förg is the Head Origination in the Primary Markets team at SIX Swiss Exchange. In this function, he and his team are responsible for the origination of new listings through enhancing visibility and awareness of SIX Swiss Exchange as a listing location for Swiss and international companies, by managing and facilitating relationships with all stakeholders involved in the listing process and by acting as a capital market knowhow center for equity and debt capital markets. Before joining SIX Swiss Exchange, Patrick worked 12 years in the Corporate Finance & Treasury department of LafargeHolcim. He holds a BSc in Business Administration (Banking and Finance) and a Master of Advanced Studies in Corporate Finance.
Markus Wetter is heading the Equity Capital Markets team for Switzerland. In this role, Markus originates, structures and executes bespoke equity, equity-linked and equity derivative transactions for corporate, sponsor and wealth management clients.
While based in Zurich, Markus also spent time in UBS’ London, Singapore and Hong Kong offices.
Prior to joining UBS in 2008, Markus worked in the private equity department of Deutsche Bank and interned with Credit Suisse First Boston in their M&A / corporate advisory division in London.
Markus received a Master's degree with distinction from Sir John Cass Business School in London, a Bachelor's degree from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Markus is married and father of three daughters.
Thorsten Zahn is heading J.P. Morgan’s Equity Capital Markets team for Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
He joined J.P. Morgan in 2022 from Goldman Sachs where he served as Head of ECM Northern Europe (Germany, Austria, Nordics). Prior to this he held several M&A and ECM roles at Morgan Stanley, working in Paris and London.
Thorsten holds a master’s degree in Finance, Legal and Financial Engineering from ESCP Europe Business School, Paris.