City & Financial Global is delighted to announce this year’s highly regarded M&A Summit taking place on 24 November.  This year’s Summit will be particularly topical as the long-awaited resurgence in M&A activity finally becomes a reality. A stable political environment and lower interest rates help and, while interest rates are not expected to fall dramatically, stability means that dealmakers are becoming more comfortable with pricing expectations.

The regulatory environment is also potentially becoming more benign with the CMA pledging to focus its attention on “truly problematic deals” and the government introducing changes to the National Security and Investment Act for deals with national security implications. The weak pound and stable economic environment is also a magnet for US investors looking to find better value deals overseas. The presence of multiple and plentiful sources of capital, including from sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East, and crucially, private equity is perhaps the most critical factor driving activity. Deals activity hit a peak in 2021, which means that a lot of PE investments are beginning to overstay their welcome, and PE houses are facing pressure to show investment returns ahead of raising future funds.

Against this background, the M&A Summit will provide an invaluable opportunity to understand how you can capitalise on the anticipated surge in M&A activity. Featuring a stellar speaker panel, the Summit will address all the latest developments in the M&A landscape including: 

• The global M&A outlook for the next 12 months: who, or what, is driving UK dealmaking activity in the current economic and geopolitical climate
• The purpose and likely practical impact of the proposed changes to the Takeover Code and the Takeover Panel’s future approach
• The government’s proposed changes to the NSIA and its likely impact on dealmaking
• Recent developments in merger control and overcoming ongoing regulatory hurdles
• The increasing importance of shareholders in the deal dynamic and the developing role of stewardship
• The use of AI to streamline the dealmaking process
• Latest trends in public to private transactions including the regulatory treatment of stub equity
• The pivotal role of private equity in M&A deals
• Exit strategies from portfolio companies: trade sales vs IPOs