Driving business growth through mergers & acquisitions
After 8 successful editions, with over 1,500 participants attending, this 2021 conference will provide you with a hands-on e-learning experience of the steps you need to take towards a successful merger, acquisition or sale.
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WHEN?
24 February 2021
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TIME?
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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WHERE?
Online, hosted via SwapCard
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FOR WHOM?
SME owners, corporate M&A decision-makers, advisors, investors and anyone considering buying a business |
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
ONLINE CONFERENCE, REAL CONNECTIONS
We have transformed our well-known format, a pre-conference in the morning followed by the conference in the afternoon, into a digital setting. We have joined forces with SwapCard, a virtual conference platform committing to using digital innovation to empower meaningful encounters and a valuable virtual experience.
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kick-start your m&a career
SCHEDULE PRIVATE MEET-UPS
Meet online with brokers, investors, financial advisors, and bankers during private meet-up sessions to ask your personal questions and get started with your M&A journey. The SwapCard platform enables you to connect and schedule these meet-ups upfront, making your networking experience more effective on the day of the conference.
Representatives of following companies will be available for private meet-ups: Adcorporate, AIM Group, Aon Belgium, Aquis, BDO, B-Minded, Capforce, [email protected] Services, Creafund Asset Management, Dovesco, Family Business Transmission, Finactor, Growth Architects, Integra Capital Partners, Krive Adviesbeheer, Monard Law, Moore Corporate Finance, Overnamemarkt, Pandion Partners, PDC Advies, SDM-Valorum, Standard Investment, VD&P, Overnamepartners, Vectis Partners, We Are Jane and Welters.
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WORKSHOPS TO KICK-START YOUR M&A CAREER
We’re organising 4 workshops during the morning to introduce tools and concepts to kick-start your M&A journey and help you answer the following questions:
- How to start searching for an M&A target?
- How to value an M&A target?
- What are the different funding options
when buying a company?
- What are the main contracts used in an
M&A transaction?
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3 TRACKS, 1 UNIQUE DIGITAL EVENT
JOIN OUR PANEL DEBATE
We kick off the afternoon conference with a panel debate on how COVID-19 is affecting deal-making. Since the summer, M&A volume has started to recover from the full lockdown in the second quarter of the year – but significant changes in M&A motives, transaction processes and deal structures could be observed. The panel will discuss these effects from various angles and shed light on the anticipated long-term impact of the pandemic.
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3 TRACKS, 1 UNIQUE DIGITAL EVENT
Get ready to be inspired by the stories of people who have successfully followed their dreams and bought into companies, along with academics and experts providing backgrounds on the best approach to tackle this exciting challenge, during three tracks:
- Track 1: Buy your own company
- Track 2: M&A as an accelerator for growth
- Track 3: Opening & transferring ownership
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TOP-NOTCH KEYNOTE TALK
We end the conference with a keynote talk from Marianne De Backer (Bayer AG Pharmaceuticals).
Dr. De Backer has been a strategist, scientist, business leader, dealmaker and corporate investor in the healthcare industry for more than two decades, and will discuss how Big Pharma needs to up its game.
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FULL PROGRAMME & PRACTICALITIES
Have a look at the brochure for the full programme and more detailed practical information!
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This conference is supported by the following Prime Foundation Partners:
