Corporate Dealmaking 2024 | Information Management Network (IMN) | 4 June 2024 | The Union League Club, 38 E 37th St, New York, NY 10016, USA

After enduring the economic headwinds of recent years, global M&A activity is showing resilience even in the face of geopolitical tensions, lower valuations, and a still-high inflationary environment. Higher interest rates have impacted the financing market for leveraged buyouts, requiring private equity firms to write larger equity checks or abandon takeovers. At the same time, ESG initiatives have fallen under tense scrutiny, with investors now challenged to find new ways to frame related investments and practices. Despite these challenges, well-capitalized strategists are seeking strategic transactions that enhance vertical integration and sustainability goals, and expectations of lowering interest rates may further turn the tides in 2024.

Join a roster of senior corporate executives, M&A advisors, sustainability executives, private equity, hedge fund and other institutional investors, to explore pertinent topics relevant to recovery paths. Expert-led discussions will cover a range of topics, including favorable deal structures, financing options, ESG trends, the impact of bitcoin ETFs, and the future of mega-deals. This one-day conference explores the opportunities, obstacles, and risks dealmakers face in the current environment and how to navigate through them.

2024 Speakers

Alexandros Aldous
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Government Relations Officer, The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.

Simone Bonnet
Senior Director, Transactional Risk Advisory & Solutions Group, Willis Towers Watson

Jeffrey Bracchitta
Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending, J.P. Morgan

Wes Carter
President, Atlantic Packaging

Sabina Chatterjee
Director, Sustainable Finance & Advisory, Wells Fargo Securities

Claudionor Coelho, Jr.
Chief AI Officer, Zscaler

Chuck Dohrenwend
Managing Director, H/Advisors Abernathy

Jon Feldman
Partner, Goodmans

Jelena Ferrara
VP, Strategy & Business Development Power Systems Division, Schneider Electric

Damien Fisher
Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking, Evercore

Brooke Guven
Head of ESG & Sustainability and Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management

Kai H.E. Liekefett
Partner & Co-Chair, Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense, Sidley Austin LLP

Josh Hochberg
Global Chief Operating Officer, Edelman Smithfield

Kamil Homsi
Founder & CEO, GRC Investment Group (Dubai)

Gavriel Kahane
Managing Partner, Arkhouse

George King
Managing Director, Investment Banking, BTIG

Adam Kommel
Activism Product Manager, Bloomberg LP

Brian Lavin
Partner, Paul Weiss

Jennifer Lee
Partner, Edison Partners

Gloria Lin
Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking & Strategic Advisory, Evercore

Paula Luff
Director of Sustainability Research & Engagement, DSC Meridian Capital

Bob Marese
President, MacKenzie Partners

Dan Matthies
Founding General Partner, Reaction

Andrea McGuirt
Vice President, Growth Curve Capital

Christina Mohr
Managing Director, Citi

Tatyana Mosenkis
Acting Head of Corporate Development, Flex Corporation

Matt Nacier
Principal, Lincolnshire Management

Jason Osborn
Partner, Winston & Strawn

Teresa Ressel
Former CFO and Asst Secretary of the US Treasury, Trustee Funds

Audrey Rojas
Co-Leader, U.S. Risk Transaction Advisory Services, Aon

Isela Rosales
Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability & Responsibility, Bridge Investment Group

Javier Sáenz Julienne
VP, Business Development, Alantra

Scott Sher
Partner, Paul Weiss

Stephen Singh
Global Vice President - M&A/Divestiture, Private Equity & Cyber Risk, Zscaler

Gabriel Stengel
Co-Founder & CEO, Rogo Tech

Ted Sullivan
Senior Director, Integration & Separation, Virtas Partners

Matthew Unterlack
Managing Director, M&A and Transaction Solutions, Aon

Gabrielle Wolf
Director, Innisfree M&A

Sheri Wyatt
Deals Partner, PwC

Chris Young
Managing Director, Global Head of Contested Situations, Jefferies LLC

2024 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSOR:
• Pwc

GOLD SPONSORS:
• AON
• Paul Weiss
• Zscaler

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Edelman
• Goodmans
• Innisfree
• Mackenzie Partners, Inc.
• Rogo
• Sidley
• WTW
• Winston & Strawn