Mergermarket M&A Forum Germany 2023
Mergermarket’s flagship event for key players in German and cross-border M&A market
Marriott Hotel, Hamburger Allee 2, 60486 Frankfurt
18
Apr
Keynote Panel: Deal Origination and Drivers in DACH
The German economy has remained resilient in the face of rising interest rates, surging inflation and war in Europe. Recently, Germany’s rising inflation rate has slowed, and employment rates have picked up; largely driven by the government’s gas price break. However, dealmakers globally have experienced plunging M&A activity since 2021’s record highs. Looking to the future, experts cite ample dry powder amongst financial sponsors as a driver for dealmaking to rebound in 2023 and point to activity in the TMT sector as a hotspot. This panel will discuss:
o What is the current deal pipeline in the DACH region?
o How are corporates and private equity professionals originating deals?
o What are corporates doing to ‘recession-proof’ their businesses?
o How are M&A deals being financed in 2023?
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SpeakersHolger Kleingarn Managing Director H.I.G. Capital Partners
Sebastian Bladt Executive Director, Investment Banking JP Morgan
Dr. Malte Bruhns Partner, Co-Head of the CMS Corporate/M&A Group CMS
Timo Tauber Managing Director Viessmann Investment
Tobias Levedag Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions TD Cowen
Patrick Costello Germany Reporter MERGERMARKET
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Holger Kleingarn, Managing Director, is a German national who has been working in the Private Equity Industry since over ten years. Throughout his private equity career Dr. Kleingarn has emphasized on mid cap buyouts, growth investments and turnarounds across Europe with a focus on the German-speaking countries. Prior to joining H.I.G. Capital, he was a Partner and Member of the Management Committee at London-based Palamon Capital Partners, a private equity group focusing on mid-sized companies across Europe. Previously Holger has lead the management-buy-out of a Mittelstand software company as CEO. He started his career in strategic management consulting with Bain & Company and Roland Berger, latterly as Partner and member of its financial services management team. Holger holds a doctoral degree in business administration and graduated from the University of Hamburg.
Malte is a corporate lawyer at CMS and serves as the firm’s Global Co-Head for Corporate M&A. For nearly 20 years he has advised strategic and financial investors on numerous complex and high-value transactions across various business sectors.
Malte joined CMS in 2005 and was elected partner in 2011. He is often recommended by clients and competitors in leading industry publications for his competent, professional and efficient transaction advice.
Tobias Levedag is Managing Director of Investment Banking at Cowen Europe. Based in Munich, he has over 13 years of experience providing M&A advice and fundraising services to companies and shareholders in the natural resources, consumer and healthcare industries.
At Cowen he is responsible for the coverage of the healthcare provider and life sciences and pharma space in Europe.
Mr. Levedag holds an LLB from King’s College London and an MBA from Columbia Business School.