The Deal Economy 2022 | Information Management Network (IMN) | 2 June 2022 | The Union League Club, 38 East 37 Street New York, NY 10016 USA

The M&A environment continues to be incredibly robust and the forecast amongst corporate executives, investors and advisors remains optimistic for sustained deal flow through 2022. The Deal Economy: Predictions and Perspectives, powered by IMN, returns to New York City.

As boards of directors and management teams look for unique opportunities in this competitive landscape, there will be dynamic changes to the regulatory landscape as well as an even greater focus on ESG metrics in the evaluation of M&A transactions. Profitable strategic buyers have cash stockpiles and are pursuing both vertical and horizonal acquisition opportunities. Private equity continues to have dry powder to deploy, especially in hot sectors such as tech, healthcare, industrials or companies with strong ESG stories. There are estimates that private equity deals account for almost 40% of all M&A activity.

How are supply chain, inflation and labor shortages impacting the ability to value and close deals? How will the SPAC market evolve as successful players rise to the top? What type of deal structures and financing options are favorable in the current market conditions? Will we see the return of the mega-deal?

2022 Speakers

Vivianne Akriche
Managing Director, Eurazeo

Doug Barnard
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, CF Industries

Elizabeth Bieber
Counsel & Head of Shareholder Engagement and Activism Defense, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Adam Birnbaum
Executive Director, GP Bullhound

Barry Blake
Global Co-Head of Investment Banking and Global Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking, SVB Leerink

Jed Brody
Senior Managing Director, Healthcare Merger & Acquisitions, SVB Leerink

Taea Calcut
Sustainability Director, Ardian

Cheryl Chan
Partner, Davis Polk

Ravi Chanmugam
Senior Managing Director – M&A, Accenture Strategy

Travis Cocke
CIO, Voss Capital

Steven Diel
Vice President, Corporate Development, Universal Corporation

David Dobkin
Chief Financial Officer, LifeSci Acquisition Corp.

Jonathan Duskin
CEO & Portfolio Manager, Macellum Capital Management

Kyle Rachel Fox
Founding Partner, KRF Capital

Jelena Guzenko
Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Power Systems, Schneider Electric

Jerry Howe Jr.
EVP & General Counsel, LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC

Paul Humphreys
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Michael Hyun
Vice President - Procurement and Deputy General Counsel, PSEG

Paul Kang
President & CIO, Alta Capital Group

George Kaufman
Partner, Head of Investment Banking, Chardan

David Kravitz
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Thomas Le
VP Corporate Development, Ziff Davis

Jennifer Lee
Partner, Edison Partners

Chenkay Li
Managing Director, Direct Equity Investments, Hamilton Lane

Kai Haakon Liekefett
Partner and Co-Chair, Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense Practice, Sidley Austin

Samuel Maizel
Chair, Distressed Health Care, Dentons

Patrick Mchugh
Senior Managing Director, Okapi Partners LLC

Tania Moyron
Partner, Dentons US LLP

Carlos Niezen
Managing Director Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Accenture

Ron Orol
Senior Editor, The Deal

Jason Osborn
Partner, Winston & Strawn

Julia Papastavridis
Managing Director, AON INVESTMENT CONSULTING

Kimberly Petillo-Decossard
Partner, Co-Chair, M&A and Corporate Advisory, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Gina Sandon
Director, Global Mergers & Acquisitions Synergy, IBM

Eklavya Saraf
Global Head of SPACs Managing Director, New Listings and Capital Markets, Nasdaq

Gregory Schernecke
Partner, Dechert

Brian Schuman
Principal, Strategic Investments, PepsiCo External Innovation

Rick Sinkfield
Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Laureate Education, Inc.

Kimberly Smith
Partner and Global Chair, Corporate Department, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Donald Sohn
Associate Director, M&A, Lonza

Daniel Sollof
Partner, Vesey Street Capital Partners

Matthew Unterlack
Senior Vice President, M&A and Transaction Solutions, Aon

Brad Vaiana
Partner, Winston & Strawn

Marc Van Tricht
Managing Director, EarlyBirdCapital

Marie-Louise Wiegert
ESG Senior Associate, Wafra

Matthew Wiener
Managing Director, Transaction Services, Aon

Jessica Wood
Partner, M&A and Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense Practice

2022 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Accenture
• Aon
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
• Katten
• Sidley
• SVB Securities
• Winston & Strawn

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Cahill Gordon & Reindel
• Davis Polk & Wardwell
• Dechert
• Dentons
• Okapi Partners