City & Financial’s highly regarded annual M&A Summit, taking place on 16 November, will provide an invaluable opportunity to understand how you can capitalise on the anticipated surge in M&A activity. The event attracts leading experts in the field including M&A practitioners in banks, corporates, private equity and private credit, finance directors, heads of strategy, general counsel, heads of legal, company secretaries and institutional investors.

This year’s Summit comes at a particularly opportune time as the long-awaited resurgence in M&A activity finally becomes a reality. The programme addresses the key market developments including: 

• The continued growth in public-to-private transactions
• The evolution of the Takeover Code following the 2025 reforms
• Increasing scrutiny of foreign investment and national security 
• A more interventionist merger control landscape internationally
• The expansion of private credit and continuation vehicles as sources of capital
• The ongoing challenges around exits for private equity
• The impact of AI on transactions
• Greater shareholder activism and evolving governance expectations

If you are not familiar with us, City & Financial Global is an independent, research-based conference organiser. Government ministers, senior regulators and company CEOs regularly speak on our platforms.

We are perhaps best known for our flagship event, City Week, which we organise in partnership with the UK Government and leading institutions across the City of London. City Week is a high-level forum for the discussion of the opportunities and challenges in international financial services.