Swiss M&A and Private Equity Forum 2017 | Mergermarket | 23 November 2017 | Dolder Grand  , Kurhausstrasse 65, 8032 Zürich, Switzerland

Mergermarket’s 5th annual Swiss M&A and Private Equity Forum examined current M&A opportunities for private and public Swiss companies, bringing together a mix of local and international banks, corporates and private equity houses.

Industry experts discussed and shared their experiences on how to conduct M&A deals in the Swiss market. The programme also shined a light on the key challenges advisers are facing in a competitive market and one was educated on which sectors have been shaping up to be the hottest in 2017.

2017 Speakers:

Felix Brill
CEO, Wellershoff & Partners Ltd.

Jacques Essinger
CEO, Symetis

Felix Burkhard
CFO, Galenica Group

Liana Logiurato
Former Global Head of M&A, Syngenta AG

Tom Alzin
Managing Director, Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

Can Toygar
Director, CVC Capital Partners

Abhik Das
Partner-Private Debt, BlueBay

Björn Lauschke
Investment Director, Capvis Equity Partners

Patrick Förg
Head Origination, Issuer Relations, SIX Swiss Exchange

Oliver Wolter
Deputy General Manager, Head of Leveraged Finance, SMBC

Marco Superina
Head M&A Switzerland and Deputy Head Investment Banking Switzerland, Credit Suisse

Michael Petersen
Managing Partner, Cross Equity Partners AG

Alexander Friedrich
Partner, Quadriga Capital

Philip Whitchelo
Vice President for Strategy & Product Marketing, Intralinks

Anne-Sophie d'Andlau
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, CIAM

Matthias Staehelin
Partner, Vischer

Ralf Herrmann
Partner, Alantra

Martin Menzi
Senior Partner, Alantra

Markus Guggenbühl
Partner, Vischer

Myriam Balezou
Journalist Dealreporter Europe, Dealreporter

Catherine Ford
Editor-at-Large, Mergermarket

Fabian Graber
Reporter, Debtwire

Maryna Irkliyenko
Private Equity Correspondent, Debtwire

2017 Partners:

LEAD:
• Vischer

STRATEGIC:
• Alantra
• AON
• Intralinks
• Ipreo
• Six Swiss Exchange
• Georgeson

PANEL:
• AIG

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• AVCO
• BVK
• SECA