21
May
Panel: M&A deal leaders 2024 - the year M&A will rise up again?
The combination of high interest and inflation saw M&A sink to the lowest level in ten years in 2023 to USD 2.9trn according to Mergermarket data. The M&A market is anticipated to ascend in 2024 and our panel of experts as will discuss the current deal environment, the themes driving M&A activity in 2024 so far, such as protectionism and supply chain challenges and how to successfully navigate a deal process in the current environment. Speakers will share their key successes in the process, structure, communication, governance, and overall strategic planning and execution stages.
- What do they expect of the M&A market in 2024 and has there been a shift in opportunities with types of deals they have been working on and the number of deals?
- Insights - which regions and sectors are encouraging for growth in the next six months?
- What will the next six months hold for regional M&A, and is a recession/correction expected in the year ahead?
- Are the mega deals back on the horizon?
- Are experts taking a more data driven approach to dealmaking?
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SpeakersSabina Pennings Managing Director Rothschild & Co
Timo Tauber Managing Director Viessmann Investment
Gunvor Ellingsen Head of Corporate M&A, Corporate Strategy and Dealmaking Shell
Louise Wallace Partner, Head of Corporate/M&A CMS
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Louise Wallace is Head of the International CMS Corporate group, leading the team of over 1000 corporate lawyers globally, corporate lead for the Consumer Products sector and also has a very active Hotels & Leisure practice, being recognised as Band 1 for Hotel and Leisure M&A.
Louise was appointed as CMS Head of Corporate in January 2021 and she specialises in acting on some of the largest multi jurisdiction transactions and advisory work across the globe and is recognised in Chambers for M&A. Most of her transactions have an international element, including recent transactions for, and advice to, for Invesco, Logistics Capital Partners and Associated British Foods as well as for long standing client including Advance Publications, Conde Nast, Lone Star, Patron Capital, DTGO and Nestle.