The Deal Economy: Predictions and Perspectives

Tuesday, September 21 • 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET

The environment for M&A is constantly changing, and opportunistic dealmakers have realized that they must be creative to stay competitive and scale their businesses. Some of this thinking has been accelerated by the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but what remains constant is the fact that private equity still has record amounts of capital to deploy, and dealmakers are being more creative and disruptive than ever before.

Have buyers’ and sellers’ expectations changed? With additional challenges and increased risk in every transaction, how have dealmakers refreshed their toolbox? What type of deal structures are favorable in the current market conditions? Will SPACs continue to play a significant role in the M&A market?

New this year: The Deal Economy features a morning of panel discussions, an afternoon of unique breakout sessions and sector specific roundtable discussions along with increased networking opportunities topped off with The Deal Economy Cocktail Reception.

Join The Deal and a roster of senior corporate executives, private equity and institutional investors, and corporate advisers for The Deal Economy: Predictions and Perspectives. This event explores the opportunities, obstacles, and risks dealmakers face in the current environment and how to navigate through them.

This event, sponsored by The Deal, explores the opportunities, obstacles, and risks dealmakers face in the current environment and how to navigate through them. Troutman Pepper Partner Bruce K. Fenton will be a speaker on the “Private Equity: Getting Creative with Partnerships, Distressed Deals and Structured Equity Investments” panel at 10:40 AM. Bruce will be joined by fellow panelists Vivianne Akriche, Managing Director, Eurazeo; Jeffrey Armbrister, Managing Director, Hamilton Lane; and Ken Kencel, President and CEO, Churchill Asset Management.