BALTIC M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY FORUM 2024

BALTIC M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY FORUM 2024

Toimumiskoht:

Saint Catherine's Church, Vilnius str. 30, Vilnius, Lithuania

Since its launch in 2010, the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum has garnered an excellent reputation among private equity and venture capital funds, investment bankers, lawyers, and other advisers, as well as company managers and shareholders. The forum attracts over 200 participants each year, offering a platform for establishing new contacts, discovering business opportunities, sharing experiences, and networking with peers.

This year, the Forum will delve into the following key topics:

  • The European M&A market in the face of geopolitical turmoil
  • Deals in the Energy sector: what the future holds
  • Private Equity investments and exits in the current environment: state and prospects
  • The biggest merger in the Baltics in 2023
  • ESG: impact on Baltic M&A deals currently and exploring opportunities
  • Merger filing in the Baltics: lessons learned or mistakes that are too costly to be repeated
  • Case studies from recent transactions in the Baltics

The Forum will also include the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Awards and provide numerous networking opportunities.

„Verslo žinių“ akademija and SORAINEN

„verslo Žinių“ Akademija Sorainen Primary Sorainen Blue

Programm

08:30 – 09:00

Morning coffee

09:00 – 09:10

Warm welcome

Ugnius Jankauskas CEO at Verslo žinios

Let’s get this ball rolling!

 

09:10 – 09:35

Market Overview

Elžbieta Lukenskaitė CFA, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley

What challenges does the European M&A market face in the context of geopolitical turmoil and what are the chances of the market activity picking up again?

 

09:35 – 10:20

Open arms for the ESG-compliant

Kaido Veske Founding Partner of Livonia Partners

Tadas Gudaitis CEO at Swedbank Asset Management Lithuania

Rūta Skarulskė Head of ESG & Impact at Contrarian Ventures

Eva Berlaus Managing Partner at Sorainen

As investment opportunities for the ESG-focussed firms abound in Scandinavia, are investment-hungry Baltic companies leaving money on the table?

Moderated by Eva Berlaus

 

10:20 – 10:45

Merger filing in the Baltics

Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė Partner at Sorainen

Top 5 mistakes that are too costly to be made

 

10:45 – 11:25

Coffee break

11:25 – 12:15

Private Equity Investments

Rustam Kurmakaev Principal at MidEuropa

Deimantė Korsakaitė Managing Partner at INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund

Sigvards Dzelzkalejs Associate Director at Superia

Kristjan Kalda Founding Partner at BaltCap

Anna Wnuk Managing Director of the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

What are the new trends reshaping the future of PE? What sectors are most attractive in the current investment environment, and what investment schemes and exit strategies will yield the highest returns?

Moderated by Anna Wnuk

12:15 – 12:40

Biggest Merger in the Baltics in 2023

Darius Šulnis CEO at Invalda INVL

Vytautas Sinius Chairman of the Management Board at Šiaulių bankas

Andrius Načajus Finance executive

How did the merger of Šiaulių bankas, the largest bank based on Lithuanian capital, and Invalda INVL, a Baltic investment management and life insurance giant, merge their retail businesses? What happened behind the scenes and how is the marriage working?

Moderated by Andrius Načajus

12:40 – 13:00

Building the capabilities to harness the power of GenAI in private equity investing

Justinas Šukys Partner at Claria Strategy Partners, GenAI research team leader at London Business School

13:00 – 14:10

Lunch Break

14:10 – 15:00

Hot Energy Deals

Ilkka Niiranen CEO at Gren

Marco Wedemeier Senior Director, Structured Finance – Energy Origination at NORD/LB

Thierry Aelens CEO at Ignitis Renewables

Sergej Butov Partner at Sorainen

Vaiko Tammeväli CFO of Eesti Gaas

How does the energy industry – the most active sector in the Baltic deal industry – expect to perform in today’s challenging markets?

Moderated by Sergej Butov

15:00 – 15:25

TBC

15:25 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:30

Outbound Transactions

Julius Černiauskas CEO at Oxylabs

Deividas Trainavičius CEO at PVcase

Milda Jasaitė Head of Corporate Development, Vinted

Arvydas Bložė Partner at Practica Capital

How are Lithuania-headquartered Oxylabs, PVcase and Vinted governing their new global acquisitions?

Interviewed by Arvydas Bložė

16:30 – 16:50

TBC

16:50 – 17:00

Closing remarks

17:00

The Baltic M&A and Private Equity Awards

Party time! Networking reception to celebrate milestone Baltic transactions.

La Boheme, Šv. Ignoto str. 4, Vilnius

 

BALTIC M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY FORUM 2024

Toimumiskoht:

Saint Catherine's Church, Vilnius str. 30, Vilnius, Lithuania

Since its launch in 2010, the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum has garnered an excellent reputation among private equity and venture capital funds, investment bankers, lawyers, and other advisers, as well as company managers and shareholders. The forum attracts over 200 participants each year, offering a platform for establishing new contacts, discovering business opportunities, sharing experiences, and networking with peers.

This year, the Forum will delve into the following key topics:

  • The European M&A market in the face of geopolitical turmoil
  • Deals in the Energy sector: what the future holds
  • Private Equity investments and exits in the current environment: state and prospects
  • The biggest merger in the Baltics in 2023
  • ESG: impact on Baltic M&A deals currently and exploring opportunities
  • Merger filing in the Baltics: lessons learned or mistakes that are too costly to be repeated
  • Case studies from recent transactions in the Baltics

The Forum will also include the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Awards and provide numerous networking opportunities.

„Verslo žinių“ akademija and SORAINEN

„verslo Žinių“ Akademija Sorainen Primary Sorainen Blue

Programm

08:30 – 09:00

Morning coffee

09:00 – 09:10

Warm welcome

Ugnius Jankauskas CEO at Verslo žinios

Let’s get this ball rolling!

 

09:10 – 09:35

Market Overview

Elžbieta Lukenskaitė CFA, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley

What challenges does the European M&A market face in the context of geopolitical turmoil and what are the chances of the market activity picking up again?

 

09:35 – 10:20

Open arms for the ESG-compliant

Kaido Veske Founding Partner of Livonia Partners

Tadas Gudaitis CEO at Swedbank Asset Management Lithuania

Rūta Skarulskė Head of ESG & Impact at Contrarian Ventures

Eva Berlaus Managing Partner at Sorainen

As investment opportunities for the ESG-focussed firms abound in Scandinavia, are investment-hungry Baltic companies leaving money on the table?

Moderated by Eva Berlaus

 

10:20 – 10:45

Merger filing in the Baltics

Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė Partner at Sorainen

Top 5 mistakes that are too costly to be made

 

10:45 – 11:25

Coffee break

11:25 – 12:15

Private Equity Investments

Rustam Kurmakaev Principal at MidEuropa

Deimantė Korsakaitė Managing Partner at INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund

Sigvards Dzelzkalejs Associate Director at Superia

Kristjan Kalda Founding Partner at BaltCap

Anna Wnuk Managing Director of the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

What are the new trends reshaping the future of PE? What sectors are most attractive in the current investment environment, and what investment schemes and exit strategies will yield the highest returns?

Moderated by Anna Wnuk

12:15 – 12:40

Biggest Merger in the Baltics in 2023

Darius Šulnis CEO at Invalda INVL

Vytautas Sinius Chairman of the Management Board at Šiaulių bankas

Andrius Načajus Finance executive

How did the merger of Šiaulių bankas, the largest bank based on Lithuanian capital, and Invalda INVL, a Baltic investment management and life insurance giant, merge their retail businesses? What happened behind the scenes and how is the marriage working?

Moderated by Andrius Načajus

12:40 – 13:00

Building the capabilities to harness the power of GenAI in private equity investing

Justinas Šukys Partner at Claria Strategy Partners, GenAI research team leader at London Business School

13:00 – 14:10

Lunch Break

14:10 – 15:00

Hot Energy Deals

Ilkka Niiranen CEO at Gren

Marco Wedemeier Senior Director, Structured Finance – Energy Origination at NORD/LB

Thierry Aelens CEO at Ignitis Renewables

Sergej Butov Partner at Sorainen

Vaiko Tammeväli CFO of Eesti Gaas

How does the energy industry – the most active sector in the Baltic deal industry – expect to perform in today’s challenging markets?

Moderated by Sergej Butov

15:00 – 15:25

TBC

15:25 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:30

Outbound Transactions

Julius Černiauskas CEO at Oxylabs

Deividas Trainavičius CEO at PVcase

Milda Jasaitė Head of Corporate Development, Vinted

Arvydas Bložė Partner at Practica Capital

How are Lithuania-headquartered Oxylabs, PVcase and Vinted governing their new global acquisitions?

Interviewed by Arvydas Bložė

16:30 – 16:50

TBC

16:50 – 17:00

Closing remarks

17:00

The Baltic M&A and Private Equity Awards

Party time! Networking reception to celebrate milestone Baltic transactions.

La Boheme, Šv. Ignoto str. 4, Vilnius

 

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