06
May
Deal drivers and challenges in Germany
Despite economic conditions in Germany being challenging and uncertain, many businesses are still keen to do deals – by the end of November 2024, M&A activity in the DACH region was up by 3% year-on-year at EUR 113.7bn in the year-to-date period according to Mergermarket data. Private equity funds continue to see the country as fertile hunting ground for transactions and there is hope that ECM activity will pick up in 2025. The year could also see international sovereign wealth funds join the list of buyers. Setting the scene for the day, the panel will cover:
- Will lower interest rates, lower inflation, pent up deal flow and dry power act as deal drivers?
- How will the cost of capital, geopolitical uncertainty and the early days of new governments impact confidence?
- What role will private equity and international sovereign wealth funds play in German dealmaking?
- How are deals being financed, is there a role for private financing options in Germany?
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SpeakersAurelia Seidlhofer Senior Correspondent DACH Mergermarket
Irina Novikova Partner, SPA and Dispute Advice Deloitte
Georg Levin Principal M&A Heraeus Group
Tancrede Terlinden Partner Park Square Capital
Tereza Scheffel Head of M&A Schott AG
Beatriz Pavon Head of M&A Western Europe WTW
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Irina is an SPA & Dispute advisory partner at Deloitte, focusing on accounting advice in SPA (Share Purchase Agreement) negotiations, quantum expertise in Post M&A disputes and expert witness work in International Arbitrations. Irina has been working for more than 28 years in a Big4 firms (Audit, Deals and Forensic) and her experience covers many aspects of accounting and financial matters, including post M&A disputes, loss of profits claims, construction claims, contractual disputes and shareholders disputes.
Irina is an internationally qualified professional accountant (US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards) and holds an executive MBA from Columbia Business School.
Principal M&A at Heraeus, a broadly diversified and globally leading family-owned technology company
Before joining Heraeus in 2022, Georg worked in M&A Advisory at Rothschild & Co in Frankfurt
Graduated in Business Administration from EBS University in Oestrich-Winkel
Tancrede is a Partner at Park Square Capital, based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Park Square in 2014, Tancrede worked in leveraged finance at UBS Investment Bank. Tancrede holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Engineering from ICHEC and graduated from the London School of Economics with a Masters in Management.
Beatris started at WTW London in 2014 where she was in charge of high-profile risk placements before going on to continue her career at WTW Iberia until 2021 as Head Transactional Risks Southern Europe. Prior to her return to WTW in March 2023, Beatriz spent almost two years at Marsh as a member of the Management Committee and Head M&A Iberia. Beatriz started her professional career as an M&A lawyer at Linklaters in their Madrid and London offices, she has an extensive and proven experience in advising Funds, PE and Corporates on diverse aspects of international M&A transactions.