Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in BST.

8:40 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:20 AM
Introduction

Maurice Button, CEO, City & Financial Global Ltd

9:25 AM
Chairman’s welcome

Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk

9:35 AM
Panel: The M&A outlook for the next 12 months: key drivers and deal trends, including cross-border activity, the energy transition and the role of private equity

Moderator:

Julie Shacklady, Director, Primary Markets and Corporate Finance, UK Finance

Panellists:

Chris Emmerson, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International

David Petrie, Head of Corporate Finance ICAEW

Michael Nicholson, Head of Advisory & M&A, Peel Hunt

10:25 AM
Keynote Address I: An update on the application of the Takeover Code to public M&A

James Arculus, Deputy Director General, The Takeover Panel

10:45 AM
Panel: Future prospects for public to private transactions

Moderator:

Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk

Panellists:

Stuart Ord, Co-Head of M&A, Deutsche Numis

Alex Barr, Partner and Head, Sarasin Bread Street 

John McRoberts, Managing Partner, Aalto Capital LLP

11:25 AM
Networking & coffee break
 
11:50 AM
Achieving a successful exit through an auction in today’s market

Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk

Mimi Wang, Director, European M&A, Jefferies

12:30 PM
Fireside chat: The role of AI in the dealmaking and due diligence process

Patrick Sarch, Partner, Head of UK Public M&A, White & Case

in conversation with

Merlin Piscitelli, Chief Revenue Officer EMEA, Datasite

1:00 PM
Networking and lunch break
 
2:10 PM
Keynote address II: The CMA’s role in merger control, and how this has evolved over time to deliver growth for the UK

Joel Bamford, Executive Director, Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority

2:40 PM
Presentation: Merger control and national security enforcement – what to expect under the Labour Government

Nicholas Levy, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

3:10 PM
Fireside chat: Successful deal execution: Handling “too close to call” deals

Patrick Sarch, Partner, Head of UK Public M&A, White & Case

In conversation with

Sonica Tolani, Partner, White & Case

3:40 PM
Fireside chat: ESG considerations in M&A

Hannah Elliott, Partner, Fox Williams

In conversation with

Katharina Dalka, CEO and Founder, Stellar One, Co-Founder and Chairwoman, DYDON AI

4:10 PM
Chair's closing remarks

Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk

4:15 PM
Networking & afternoon tea
 
4:40 PM
Close of proceedings
 

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