Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2021

Programma

Since its launch in 2010, the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum has developed an excellent reputation among private equity and venture capital funds, investment bankers, lawyers, other advisers, company managers and shareholders, gathering 200+ participants each year. The Forum offers a platform for establishing new contacts, finding new business opportunities, sharing experiences, and spending time with peers.

The forum is organized by the Lithuanian business daily Verslo žinios, Sorainen, and the Lithuanian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, in partnership with the Baltic business dailies Dienas Bizness (Latvia) and Äripäev (Estonia), the Latvian and Estonian Private Equity and Venture Capital Associations and European Investment Fund.

The Forum will also feature the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Awards and multiple networking opportunities.

AGENDA:

8.30 – 9.00	Sound and video adjustments
WILL M&A EVER BE THE SAME Moderated by: TBA
9.00 – 9.10	Lead-in: goals of the Forum Ugnius Jankauskas, CEO at Verslo Žinios
9.10 – 9.30	The global and local economy: what to expect in 2021-2022 Lars Christensen, Economist, Markets & Money Advisory founder and CEO (Denmark)
09.30 – 09.55	M&A as means for exit. European trends Elžbieta Lukenskaitė, Morgan Stanley CFA, Vice President at Morgan Stanley, Investment Banking Division (UK)
09.55 – 10.10	M&A Baltics 2020 in a nutshell Šarūnas Skyrius, Partner at Superia (Lithuania)
10.15 – 10.50	Discussion: M&A in Covid-19 times & what’s next? Scenarios and strategies from M&A leaders Moderator: Šarūnas Skyrius, Partner at Superia Participants: Valērija Lieģe, Partner at Oaklins Baltics in Riga (Latvia); Simonas Gustainis, Managing Partner at BaltCap (Lithuania); Priit Koit, CEO at Utilitas (Estonia).
10.50 – 11.15	Coffee break
CASE STUDIES: SESSION 1 Moderated by: TBA
11.15 – 11.35	The deal between Investment Funds: faster, easier, and more convenient for the minority shareholder. InMedica case study Participants: Nerijus Drobavičius, Board Member at INVL Asset Management (Lithuania); Kęstutis Broniukaitis, CEO and minority shareholder at InMedica (Lithuania); Kornelijus Čelutka, Partner at BaltCap (Lithuania).
11.35 – 11.55	Case study: Thermory, and building Baltic companies globally Kaido Veske, Co-founder at Livonia Partners (Estonia)
11.55 – 12.10	Pipedrive case study: How do unicorns grow? Sergei Anikin, Chief Technology Officer of Pipedrive (Estonia, USA)
12.10 – 12.35	2020 Best Investment in CEE by Real Deals’ Private Equity Awards: Baltik Vairas and LitCapital Case Study Participants: Šarūnas Šiugžda, Founder & Managing Partner at LitCapital (Lithuania); Niels Peter Pretzmann, Owner of Asgaard A/S (Denmark).
12.35 – 13.20	Lunch Break
CASE STUDIES: SESSION 2 Moderated by: TBA
13.20 – 13.45	Interview: How to scale your business fast? Participants: Tomas Okmanas, Co-founder of Tesonet and Laimonas Skibarka, Managing Partner at Sorainen (Lithuania)
13.45 – 14.05	Case study: The implication of institutional investors joining the business Māris Simanovičs, Chairman of the Board of Eco Baltia (Latvia)
14.05 – 14.25	What didn’t fit into the press release of the biggest IPO in the Baltics? Ignitis case study Jonas Rimavičius, Head of Corporate Finance at Ignitis Group (Lithuania)
14.25 – 14.45	Qvalitas / Unimed case study: building an Estonian healthcare champion Oliver Kullman, Partner at BaltCap (Estonia)
14.45 – 15.10	M&A as one of the main strategies for growing business Participants: Gerd Pleuhs, Executive Vice President Corporate & Legal Affairs and General Counsel at Mondelez International (Chicago, USA) Jonas Bružas, Vice President & Chief Counsel Global Law, Intellectual Property and Operations at Mondelēz International (Chicago, USA)
15.10 – 15.30	Coffee break
ESG SESSION Moderated by: Rokas Pečiulaitis,* LT VCA, Managing Partner at Contrarian Ventures*
15.30 – 15.50	ESG and what do investors think about it – EIF’s perspective Patric Gresko, Head of Division of Innovation and Technology Investments at European Investment Fund
15.50 – 16.10	Sustainable finance and its impact on the financial sector Juste Galvydyte, Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Change Project Manager (Sustainable Finance) at Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
16.10 – 16.45	Discussion: Situation getting better: women in Private Equity and Venture Capital in the Baltics Moderator: Karina Andriukaitienė, Investment Funds Lawyer Participants: Deimantė Korsakaitė, Executive Partner at INVL Asset Management (Lithuania); Heidi Kakko, Partner at BaltCap Growth Fund (Estonia); Monika Nachyla, Partner and Head of IR and ESG at Abris Capital Partners (Poland); Sandija Kulbe, CFO at Livonia Partners (Latvia).
16.45 – 17.05	Interview: Does it cost or pays off to be sustainable? Participants: Rokas Pečiulaitis, Managing Partner at Contrarian Ventures (UK) Rob Genieser, Managing Partner at ETF Partners (UK)
17.05 – 17.15	Closing remarks
17.15	M&A awards

Note: the agenda may change/ be continuously updated up to the conference.

TIME: May 26, 2021

VENUE: ONLINE

TARGET AUDIENCE: Private equity and venture capital funds, investment bankers, lawyers, advisers and consultants, company managers and shareholders.

LANGUAGE: English

PARTICIPATION FEE:

For one participant: 310 EUR + VAT

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