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CEE M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY FORUM 2013

24 SEPTEMBER 2013 THE WEsTIN, WARsAW
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CEE M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY FORUM 2013

24 SEPTEMBER 2013 THE WEsTIN, WARsAW

8.30 9.00 9.15

Registration and coffee Chairs welcome remarks

Horst Ebhardt, Partner, Wolf Theiss

11.15 Networking coffee 11.45 Presentation: Healthcare deals

Why is healthcare sector attractive for financial investors in the region? Consolidation of healthcare segments in Central Europe Practical experiences of healthcare transactions. Vaclav Jirku, Investment Director, Penta

This years Central & Eastern European M&A and Private Equity Forum 2013 will discuss the current state of the CEE M&A market, look at the opportunities for outbound cross-border activity and provide a forward-looking forecast of the trends that are likely to be seen in the region over the next 6-12 months.

Keynote address: CEE stable contributor to the European M&A market or a regional phenomenon, blowing hot and cold?
In recent years, Poland and other CEE countries have delivered some of the most landmark transactions in Europe but there have also been dry years with limited activity. This presentation will debate the underlying dynamics and roll the clock forward to find a place for CEE in the European context. Artur Tomala, Managing Director, Warsaw, Goldman Sachs

12.15 Panel: Financing growth in Central & Eastern Europe

What is the state of CEE bank lending in context of Europe? As investors chase yield, are borrowers more likely to tap the capital markets? What developments have been seen in local currency bond markets? What impact will external financing, such as Chinas $10 billion credit line, have on the region? Bart Dujczynski, Investment Director, Kulczyk Investments John-Paul Warszewski, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Nomura Guilhem Donnard, Director, Media and Telecom Finance, BNP Paribas Markus Kriegler, Managing Director, Erste Group Paul Stallebrass, Partner, Head of CEE Banking and Financing, CMS Jan Lepetun, Reporter, Debtwire CEEMEA (moderator)

Why attend?
Network with a senior-level audience, over half of our attendees are partner or director level or above Enhance your new business development opportunities with high quality speakers and a senior audience. More than half of our delegates say they intend to do business with each other after the event. Get expert insight from over 25 industry leading speakers, across a packed day of panel discussions, presentations and case studies

9.45

Panel: Cross-border outbound activity

What is driving CEE domiciled firms to look for international growth opportunities? What criteria do companies consider when looking to invest abroad? Internationalisation strategies - organic growth versus M&A Evaluating the risk profile of new markets Wojciech Mroczynski, Chief Strategy Officer, AmRest Dominika Zbychorska, Director of M&A, PZU Pierre Mellinger, Managing Director, Warsaw, Pinebridge Investments Philip Whitchelo, Vice President Strategy and Product Marketing, Intralinks Pamela Barbaglia, London Bureau Chief, Mergermarket (moderator)

13.00 Lunch

10.30 Panel: Regional opportunities

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Highlighting sectors driving deals in the market Consumer Products- what pitfalls are there to avoid? Healthcare- the region has seen new entrants coming to the market e.g Bupa: what will be there impact? Who are they targeting? Will there be more leveraged buyouts seen or expansion of new deals? George Kikvadze, Managing Director, Terra Food Adrzej Kondracki, Director for Strategy, M&A and Investor Relations, Netia Giedrius Pukas, Managing Partner, Quadro Capita Partners Louise Wallace, Corporate Partner, Head of Consumer Products, CMS Adam Jarmicki, Investment Director, Penta Catherine Ford, Editor-at-Large, Events, The Mergermarket Group (moderator)

View the afternoon sessions

STREAM A: PRIVATE EQUITY

This practical presentation will take you on a journey along common exit routes, examine terrain that may be fraught with pitfalls, and help you identify the road signs that can guide you smoothly to your destination of maximised IRR. David Butts, Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity, CMS Anela Musat, Senior Associate, CMS

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STREAM B: Corporate

14:00 Presentation: Exiting investments

14:00 Panel: Company activity - public versus private M&A deals

What effect have regulatory changes had on M&A strategy? What are 2013s prospects? Will deal rationale shift? Best practice in due diligence Roland Haidner, Director M&A, Telekom Austria Tod Kersten, Managing Director, DC Advisory Siegfried Seewald, Partner, Wolf Theiss Warsaw Pamela Barbaglia, London Bureau Chief, Mergermarket (moderator)

Who attends:
Heads of corporate development and M&A teams from industrial companies Private equity professionals and business owners Investment bankers financing, structuring and advising on deals Financial advisers representing domestic and international clients Senior lawyers with cross-practice expertise Transaction services professionals to help you get the deal done

14:30 Panel: Private equity challenges

Primary market focus Outlining an overview of the changing private equity landscape. Has confidence returned to the market with international investors taking more of a positive outlook to invest into the region? Chris Mruck, Managing Partner, Advent International Martin Rajcan, Principal, KKR Michal Kedzia, Vice President, Enterprise Investors Jacek Korpala, Managing Partner, Arx Equity Partners Markus Bruckmller, Partner, Wolf Theiss Ljubljana Horst Ebhardt, Partner, Wolf Theiss (moderator)

14:30 Panel: Family businesses and M&A

What challenges and opportunities will this market segment face in 2013? Advising on corporate growth Managing relationships with financial advisors-how does this differ? Succession related buyouts Maciej Madrala, General Director, Mavit Centrum Medyczne Piotr Beaupre, Managing Partner, Neo Investments Piotr Misztal, Partner, Value4Capital Tomasz Glowacki, Partner, Riverside Marek Sawicki, Corporate Partner, CMS Catherine Ford, Editor-at-Large, Events, The Mergermarket Group (moderator)

15:15 Panel: Leveraged finance outlook

Supported by bespoke Debtwire data, this discussion will provide an outlook into financing terms and future expectations. Matias Sottile, Head of Project and Acqusition Finance, Bank Zachodni WBK S.A./Santander Group Alexander Merwart, Director, Debt Capital Markets, Commerzbank Jan Lepetun, Reporter, Debtwire CEEMEA (moderator)

15:15 Panel: Post merger integration

What factors ensure a rapid and successful integration? Understanding pre-deal and post-deal processes Evaluating performance against plan Assimilating company cultures Grzegorz Czapski, Head of M&A, Corporate Development, GTS Central Europe Jonathan Nighswander, Director, EMSA Capital Adam Kostrzewa, Partner, Apax Consulting Catherine Ford, Editor-at-Large, Events, The Mergermarket Group (moderator)

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16:00 Chairs closing remarks 16:15 Networking reception