#corporateMA

CONFERENCE

EUROPEAN CORPORATE M&A 201726 April 2017, Vil la Kennedy, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

#5

EUROPEAN CORPORATE M&A 2017

Since 2013 the M&A Conference of Frankfurter Allgemeine Forum has been considered to be one of the most important platforms for yearly about 250 selected M&A decision makers from Germany and Europe.

A comprehensive M&A day will provide plenary sessions on the importance of M&As for the company’s success and on the specificities of cross-border transactions. The focus sessions will discuss industry-specific perspectives and selected M&A topics.

Follow us on Twitter:

@ faz_forum #corporateMA

EXCLUSIVE PARTNER

PARTNER

MEDIA PARTNER

CMS_LawTax_CMYK_19-27.eps

SPEAKERS

Dr Peter Baisch, Partner, CMS GermanyAlexander Becker, Director M&A, SchottArnd Benninghoff, CEO, MTGx VenturesStefan Brunnschweiler, Partner & Head CMS Corporate/M&A Group, CMS SwitzerlandTian Cai, Senior Investment Director, Fosun Group Jesús Carrasco Abad, Managing Director, Global Head of Healthcare Corporate Finance, Corporate & Investment Banking, Société GénéraleUwe Danziger, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Marquard & BahlsDr Melanie Flessner, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Evonik IndustriesDr Jochen Gann, Head of Corporate Finance and M&A, Boehringer IngelheimUlrich Haeselbarth, Head of Investment, HanseMerkur GrundvermögenDr Martin Holzapfel, Head of M&A Practice Germany and Switzerland, Bain & CompanyDr Volkmar Jäger, Director Corporate Strategic Planning and Business Development, Freudenberg Group Georg Kniese, Senior Vice President Corporate Development/M&A, SAPKlaus Krägel, Member of the Board, Deutsche Immobilien Management (DIM)Bernhard Kraska, Director M&A, NORMA GroupRolf Liebfried, Group Director Corporate Development, Klöckner Pentaplast HoldingJean Lucius, CEO & Chairman of the Executive Committee, EncevoDr Thomas Meyding, Partner, CMS GermanyGabriele de Neidels, Head Group M&A, VolkswagenDr Stefan Neuhaus, Corporate Director M&A, HenkelDr Sebastian Orthmann, Partner, CMS GermanyTobias Ramminger, Head of Corporate M&A & Strategic Projects, SchaefflerFabian Römer, Legal, M&A and Cooperations, DaimlerBirgit Rummel, TRI Senior Underwriter, Tokio Marine HCC Florian Schick, Managing Partner, Member of the Investment Committee, Bregal UnternehmerkapitalReinout Slot, Partner, CMS NetherlandsEckhard Späth, Valuation & Strategy Leader Germany, PwCChristoph Stancke, Senior Project Manager M&A, Otto GroupStephan Thurm, Chief Digital Officer, Funke MediengruppeDr Tobias Umbeck, Partner and Head of PMI, Practice for Germany and Switzerland, Bain & CompanyTony Waller, Partner, Olswang (from May: CMS UK)

MODERATORSDyrk Scherff, Business & Financial Editor, Frankfurter Allgemeine SonntagszeitungChristian Bartling, Consultant, former Head of Merger & Acquisition, GerresheimerSascha Bock, Managing Director, Real Estate Corporate Finance, Corporate & Investment Banking, Société GénéraleGuido Decker, Managing Director, Executive Board Member, goetzpartnersRolf Fricker, Managing Director, PwC Strategy& GermanyHarald Maehrle, Managing Director, Raymond James Dr Jan-Hendrik Röver, Managing Director, Executive Board Member, goetzpartnersPascal Schmidt, Managing Director, Raymond James

PROGRAMM

EUROPEAN CORPORATE M&A 2017CONFERENCE 26 APRIL 2017

9:00 am Reception and Registration

I. PLENARY SESSION

10:00 am WELCOME ADDRESS

Dyrk Scherff, F.A.S.

10:10 am PANEL IAcquiring innovationStrategic deal-making to create value through M&A

Dr Melanie Flessner, Evonik Industries Georg Kniese, SAPEckhard Späth, PwC

Moderator: Dyrk Scherff, F.A.S.

11:00 am Coffee Break

11:30 am PANEL IICross-border M&AGlobal transactions to foster growth and develop new markets

Tian Cai, Fosun GroupRolf Liebfried, Klöckner PentaplastDr Thomas Meyding, CMS GermanyDr Stefan Neuhaus, Henkel

Moderator: Guido Decker, goetzpartners

12:20 pm TALK M&A under uncertainty

Gabriele de Neidels, VolkswagenDr Martin Holzapfel, Bain & Company

Moderator: Dyrk Scherff, F.A.S.

CONFERENCE 26 APRIL 2017EUROPEAN CORPORATE M&A 2017

12:50 pm Lunch Break

II. PARALLEL FOCUS SESSIONS IN TWO STREAMS

2:00 pm 1.A. Automotive, Manufacturing and Engineering– 2:45 pm The development of the industrial internet and its

significance for M&A activities

Dr Peter Baisch, CMS GermanyBernhard Kraska, NORMA Group Tobias Ramminger, Schaeffler Fabian Römer, Daimler

Moderator: Pascal Schmidt, Raymond James

2:00 pm 2.A. Dealmaking best practices– 2:45 pm Key success factors: From target selection to integration

Alexander Becker, SchottStefan Brunnschweiler, CMS SwitzerlandUwe Danziger, Marquard & Bahls Dr Tobias Umbeck, Bain & Company

Moderator: Christian Bartling, Consultant

3:00 pm 1.B. Life science, health and pharma– 3:45 pm Re-evaluating portfolios, divestments and asset swaps as

drivers of transactions

Jesús Carrasco Abad, Société GénéraleDr Jochen Gann, Boehringer IngelheimReinout Slot, CMS Netherlands

Moderator: Rolf Fricker, PwC Strategy& Germany

EUROPEAN CORPORATE M&A 2017CONFERENCE 26 APRIL 2017

3:00 pm 2.B. Post merger integration– 3:45 pm Tap the full value of synergies by developing a strategic

context for M&A integration

Dr Volkmar Jäger, Freudenberg GroupJean Lucius, Encevo Florian Schick, Bregal Unternehmerkapital

Moderator: Dr Jan-Hendrik Röver, goetzpartners

4:00 pm 1.C. Technology, media and big data– 4:45 pm The need to expand capabilities through M&A facing

the data-driven market transformation

Arnd Benninghoff, MTGx Ventures Christoph Stancke, Otto GroupStephan Thurm, Funke MediengruppeTony Waller, Olswang (from May: CMS UK)

Moderator: Harald Maehrle, Raymond James

4:00 pm 2.C. Real estate transactions– 4:45 pm Recent deals, the state of the industry and the impact

of technological change

Ulrich Haeselbarth, HanseMerkur Klaus Krägel, DIM HoldingDr Sebastian Orthmann, CMS Germany Birgit Rummel, Tokio Marine HCC

Moderator: Sascha Bock, Société Générale

4:45 pm Get-together

VENUE

Villa Kennedy Kennedyallee 7060596 Frankfurt am Main Germany

www.villakennedyhotel.de

The Villa Kennedy is one of the nest hotels in the very centre of Frankfurt am Main. Built in 1904 as a grand family home, the building has been immaculately restored and extended. Today, it combines contemporary elegance with old world touches. Located beside the Main River, the hotel is a short 10-minute drive from Frankfurt Airport and Frankfurt Central Station.

CONTACT

For questions, please contact: Infoline: +49 69 75 91-26 12info@faz-forum.com

Concept Panagiotis Siskos, Director Economics & Finance

Further information:www.faz-forum.com/corporate-ma-2017

Frankfurter Allgemeine ForumForum Executive GmbHHellerhofstraße 2–460327 Frankfurt am Main

www.faz-forum.com Gra

fik: I

nfor

mat

ion

Des

ign,

Ber

lin