M&A Masters Global » Agenda

25^th / 26^th January 2010

The M&A Masters Global 2010 offers best practice and excellence transfer to M&A executives on January 25th/26th, 2010, in Old Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom. The conference addresses the whole picture with carefully chosen cutting-edge case studies provided by globally active companies. In the scope of the event, the executives will discuss a variety of M&A subjects such as post merger integration, financial structures and emerging market specifics. M&A processes, global by nature, need constant benchmarking. The current economic crisis has reduced valuations, but a lot of companies are unsure how to react. Is this the best time to buy?

Showing the delegates how the frontrunners among global companies position themselves, the M&A Masters Global 2010 offer valuable insights to the decision makers. The information and experience generated at the conference allow the executives to benchmark their plans and avoid potential mistakes on the bumpy road ahead. In addition, one-to-one meetings with peers, expert corners with speakers and panel discussions tailored to the requirements of the attendees provide the opportunity to actively personalise the most time efficient conference available. The econique experts circle will accompany the M&A Masters Global 2010. It is an interactive online community that enables collaboration among the delegates prior to, during and after the event.

Open Agenda

Chair

Dr. Karsten Eller, Director Operations and Investments, BASF Construction Chemicals Asia-Pacific, China

Scenarios and Strategies

M&A deal points in the current market environment

• Market situation
• Purchase price (Consideration/ adjustment)
• Earn-outs and caps
• MAC and arbitation clauses
• Outlook

Dr. Thomas Meyding, Partner, CMS, Germany

Global M&A in times of change

• Current trends
• Corporate restructuring and M&A
• Strategic implications for global corporate groups

Amith Karan, Director, Business Development & Strategy, Aranca, India

Observations from the past year and glimpse into the near future of corporate M&A activities

• Consolidation opportunities
• Distressed situations
• Execution of new strategies

Roger Marinzoli, Vice President Corporate Development/ Treasury, Wyndham Worldwide, United States of America

Building strategic platforms for sustainable growth

• A strategic approach to M&A in global markets
• Generating and redeploying capital for growth
• Standardised processes for successful M&A

Philip Whitehead, Chairman European Board, Vice President, Corporate Officer and Managing Director Corporate Development Europe, Danaher, United Kingdom

 
Executing an externally financed € 5 billion+ acquisition in the current market climate

• Deal story and specifics
• Solutions for the biggest challenges
• Ownership structure with different municipalities
• Securing the external financing

Mikael Kramer, Vice President, Head of M&A, Vattenfall, Sweden

Global M&A Success Factors

Driving strategic value in Russia through M&A

• Strategic corporate development approach
• Specific challenges in restructuring and privatisation
• Delisting in Russia

Kari Kautinen, Vice President, M&A, Fortum Power and Heat, Finland

Multinational growth through M&A

• Trends affecting M&A in the media and telecoms sector
• Current strategy
• Best practices

Andrea Salvato, Managing Director, Corporate Development, Liberty Global, United Kingdom

The new role of Sovereign Wealth Funds for M&A

• Increasing importance of Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Investor behaviour
• Frankfurt School Sovereign Wealth Funds Survey
• Regulatory framework
• Santiago Principles/ European Union
• National answers: The German example

Prof. Dr. Christoph Schalast, Academic Director, Master of Mergers & Acquisitions, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany

Interactive Evening Session A
Optimised processes for transactions in a multi-jurisdictional environment

• Planning and executing processes taking into account all stakeholders
• Due diligence processes in the current market climate

Klaus Jäger, Partner, CMS, Germany
Martin Mendelssohn, Partner, CMS, United Kingdom

Interactive Evening Session B
M&A in China

• Strategy building for China
• Best practices along the M&A process chain
• Checklists for the relevant phases of the acquisition process

Dr. Karsten Eller, Director Operations and Investments, BASF Construction Chemicals Asia-Pacific, China

Interactive Breakfast Session
Post merger integration in a multi-jurisdictional environment: Cultural pitfalls, case studies, experiences

Diederik Van Lede, Solicitor, Rödl & Partner United Kingdom
Peter Längle, Chartered Accountant, Rödl & Partner Munich, Germany

M&A Best Practice Working Forum

Success factors for a complex multi-country integration in Asia

David Furniss, Head of M&A Integration and Divestment Practice, BT Global Services, United Kingdom

Policies related to M&A process, governance and valuations

Kari-Pekka Mäkelä, Director M&A, Orion Corporation, Finland

Global M&A Best Practices

Complex transaction process for challenging assets

• Deal structuring in a volatile valuation environment
• Aligning board and management
• Restructuring and employee communication

Edward R. Arnstein, Senior Vice President, M&A, NXP Semiconductors, The Netherlands

Execution of a core market centered M&A strategy with divestments in Asia

• Background: Broad activities in Asia in the past
• Reassessment of the global corporate and M&A strategies
• Current experiences and best practices in the European markets

Dr. Joachim Schneider, Vice President After Sales Management/Accounting, Deutsche Telekom, Vivento, Germany

Post merger integration - a structured part of a successful M&A process?

• PMI - the moment of truth for corporate M&A
• Approaches for interfacing PMI and the transaction process
• Lessons learned from recent experiences

Dr. Frank Claassen, Vice President Inhouse Consulting - Special Projects, Beiersdorf, Germany