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Agenda - Day 1

11:25-12:05

M&A Leaders Panel: Strategics or sponsors - who's in the driving seat for transactions in 2026?

  • What trends are reshaping transaction structures?
  • How are buyers pricing growth v. defensive acquisitions?
  • Are we seeing renewed confidence in asset synergies and/or platform expansion?

  • Chair

    Eva Talmacsi
    Partner
    CMS

  • Speaker

    Xenia Sarri
    Managing Director - Head of Capital Markets
    DigitalBridge

  • Speaker

    Laurence Hainault
    Senior Managing Director
    Evercore

  • Speaker

    Laurentiu Prodan
    Director
    CVC DIF