Redcliffe’s Mergers & Acquisitions 2012 Conference – Recent Deals & Vital Issues

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In recent months the appetite within the UK for mergers and acquisitions – if not necessarily the volume of deals – rose considerably. According to RBS, some 58% of mid and large-sized UK companies were actively considering acquiring a business in 2012, up from 34% a year earlier.

Additionally, many UK companies are now looking overseas for their targets to a much greater extent than in recent years, with the number of companies looking to buy or merge with an overseas competitor more than doubling to 28% in 2012 from 12% in 2011. Causes for this include stronger balance sheets combined with potentially lower target company prices, and the later stages of 2012 and 2013 will bear witness to whether these factors overcome the uncertain economic outlook and lead to a rise in M & A activity.

This conference covers many of the vital issues that are regularly encountered in buying and selling companies as well as public company takeovers. It also provides a completely up-to-date analysis of the state of deal-making in late 2012, reviewing recent M & A transactions, examining the sectors that are likely to provide the scope for renewed activity in 2013, the possibilities in emerging markets as well as the prospects for activity as a whole. 

The conference also covers important related issues such as the latest valuation techniques, the current methodologies deployed in due diligence, the advantages and disadvantages of different deal structures, the best approaches to selling businesses for the highest possible price and the managing of the transaction from start to finish. Latest developments in public company transactions in the light of major takeovers in 2012 will also be addressed, together with the Takeover Panel’s view of current techniques, especially against the background of the major changes to the Takeover Code which took effect in autumn 2011.

We look forward to welcoming you on the day of the conference.

Confirmed topics:

• State of M&A deal making in 2012 and how will it shape up in 2013?
• Sriram Prakash, Head of M&A Insights and Deal Origination, Deloitte
• The Takeover Code – current challenges for bidders and traps
• Nick Ivey, Director – Global Financial Advisory, NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd
• M&A Outlook – hot sectors for 2013
• Mark Brockway, Director – M&A, Ernst & Young LLP
• UK M&A market in 2012 – Recent Deals
• Philip Noblet, Co-Head of EMEA M&A, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• The art of business valuation in today’s market
• Mark Crossley, Managing Director – M&A, The Royal Bank of Scotland
• M&A activity in Europe – emerging markets (Strong performance sectors)
• Neil Sutton, Chairman – Corporate Finance UK, PwC

The topics we anticipate being of interest and relevance are:

• Legal issues in M&A
• What are the latest regulatory issues in M&A?
• Negotiation issues in M&A deals
• Conducting effective operational integration and ensuring the growth of new business
• Structuring the Deal – debt and equity
• Private Equity Performance & Future Trends/Predictions
• Strategies for large companies for tapping into investment market
• Identifying potential buyers or acquisition candidates
• Managing the Transaction – the role of the adviser
• M&A in distressed situations
• Caveat emptor – Identifying deal-breakers through effective due diligence
• Perspective from the other side the finance director’s view point
• Mergers & Acquisitions for SMEs
• Cross border M&A Trends, Integration & Financing
• Implementing M&A deal strategies – recent cases
• Recent Acquisitions/Disposals
• M&A landscape
• Market conditions for deal making
• How companies can create value through M&A in these volatile times
• What should we expect going forward in 2013

Please note that this event is a conference and not a training course. Participants will listen to many expert speakers and will have the opportunity to ask questions, but there is no formal training, exercises or tuitional material being delivered. Should this be your objective, Redcliffe organises several training courses in this and related subjects. Please click here for full details.