Mergermarket M&A Forum Chicago 2023
The must-attend event for US dealmakers returns!
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
11
Jul
Navigating cross-border M&A: Investing in a fragmented landscape
Monetary tightening and geopolitical tensions have investors reviewing their risk appetite for cross-border transactions, and stricter protections on foreign investment is expected to have a negative impact on dealmaking strategies, with Canada, UK and Australia becoming favored destinations. Experiences with the pandemic, global supply-chain issues, and the deglobalization trend means dealmakers must have conviction and place more emphasis on due diligence, compliance, and post-deal integration. Our panel of experienced investors outline the driving forces for cross-border activity and discuss the global challenges and hotspots.
- Which regions are seeing the most cross-border activity, and how and why has this changed?
- What are the leading target sectors for US acquirors – mining, computers and electronics?
- What are some of the regulatory issues that dealmakers need to be aware of, such as cybersecurity, political tensions, and ESG compliance?
- What specific geopolitical risks and supply-chain challenges can be mitigated through dealmaking?
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SpeakersCarlos Martinez Canada Editor MERGERMARKET
Stephen Marks Managing Director EMMERSION CAPITAL
Thomas Chadwick Principal PRITZKER PRIVATE CAPITAL
William Rowe Partner BAKER MCKENZIE
Richard Buchband Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer MANPOWERGROUP
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After eight years collaborating for Mergermarket from Latin America, Carlos is joining our staff as the new Canada Editor, where he will boost coverage and build up a strong source network, as well as spearhead Mergermarket’s energy and mining reporting.
Carlos started out as a Colombia correspondent in late 2014 and quickly became a crucial member of the Latin America team, helping with edits, sharing leads on Teams, and closely collaborating with Debtwire and Infralogic’s regional teams. He was named Deputy Latin America Editor in 2021.
Prior to joining Mergermarket, Carlos was senior features editor at Mexico’s leading business magazine and held similar roles at various other media outlets in Canada and the UK. He started his journalism career as a researcher/reporter at the Los Angeles Times’ foreign bureau in Mexico City back in 2005.
Carlos holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Thompson Rivers University in Canada and a master’s degree in international development from the University of Manchester in the UK. He is fluent in English and Spanish and is refreshing his high school French language skills. Outside of work he spends most of his time playing with his six-year-old daughter Sienna and walking his mixed-breed schnauzer Max.
For over a decade, Stephen has advised private equity, family offices, asset managers, and governments on macro-economic considerations and cross-border opportunities in Latin America. In 2019, he and his partners structured Emmersion Capital to acquire and build strategic U.S. facing enterprises in the Latin American market, including supply chain and logistics along with technical services such as civil/commercial engineering, cybersecurity, and financial analysis. Originally from Chicago, Stephen is now based in Bogotá and São Paulo where he manages operations in 7 countries and the group's headquarters in Miami.
Thomas is a Principal at Pritzker Private Capital focused on the firm’s investing activities in the Manufactured Products sector. Prior to joining Pritzker Private Capital, Thomas worked at Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar Chicago-based firm. Prior to joining Madison Dearborn, Thomas was an investment banking analyst at Deutsche Bank in their Financial Sponsors Group.
Thomas received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He received his B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
William J. Rowe is a mergers and acquisitions partner in the Chicago office of Baker McKenzie. He assists global clients, many Fortune 100 repeat acquirers, with transformational international mergers and acquisitions. Representative clients include FedEx, McDonald's, Stryker, Daimler, Kao Corporation and Laboratoires Servier as well as companies seeking to be acquired. William has successfully closed over 30 cross border transactions and has spoken at conferences held by or been published by Bloomberg, Practicing Law Institute, the Chicago Bar Association and Deal Lawyers on practical developments for international acquisitions. His practice emphasizes making cross border strategy driven mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures reliable and understandable to strategic companies competing in local M&A processes, through explanation, modification of terms and tools like representation and warranty insurance.
Richard Buchband has over two decades of leadership and boardroom experience in professional services, start-ups, alternative investments and technology, with ManpowerGroup, Accenture, Orbitz, Juno Online Services and D. E. Shaw & Co.
Since 2013, Buchband is senior vice president and general counsel at ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), a Fortune 150 workforce solutions company that operates globally, with 30,000 employees and revenues of $20 billion. A member of ManpowerGroup’s executive leadership, he works alongside the CEO, CFO and Board of Directors on the Company’s most critical matters, including its acquisition and disposition strategies. This includes re-alignment of the Company’s geographic footprint via the JV and subsequent IPO of its Greater China business, the $1B strategic acquisition of a major industry player in the US, and numerous sale and franchise transactions globally.
As a partner at Accenture, Buchband worked directly with the Board and C-suite, heading a team responsible for all corporate and securities matters. He managed Accenture’s most complex transactions, including its reincorporation to Ireland, a multi-year project involving issues of international law, tax, employee equity and investor relations.
Earlier in his career, Buchband spearheaded the IPO of Juno Online Services, a pioneering Internet provider incubated by D. E. Shaw & Co., and oversaw its transformation into a profitable public company. He was instrumental in its sale. Buchband likewise directed the IPO of global online travel player Orbitz, leading the company through its transition to public reporting status and completing the sale of the company.
Buchband is a frequent speaker on public company matters, boardroom issues and workforce trends, including at the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Ethisphere. He has been published in Harvard Business Review. He has been named by Financial Times to its FT Global GC 25 list, and to the GC Powerlist (United States), recognizing the country’s most powerful legal advisers.
He sits on multiple boards, including the Milwaukee Art Museum (where he chairs the Investment Committee and serves on the Executive Committee), the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the ManpowerGroup Foundation. He is a Board Leadership Fellow of the NACD, holds an NACD Director Certification, and is an inaugural member of the NYSE Listed Company Advisory Board.
Buchband is a graduate of the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University (formerly the Woodrow Wilson School), magna cum laude, and Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He spends his time outside of work cycling, skiing, and enjoying art, architecture and international travel with his wife and college-age daughters. He holds dual US and EU citizenship.