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What skills do dealmakers need in a volatile M&A market?

Understanding how M&A professionals in the US are ensuring that a deal retains its value

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How is economic and regulatory uncertainty impacting dealmaking?

The North American M&A market has entered a much more uncertain period and dealmakers must adopt new techniques and strategies in negotiations in order to complete a transaction.

This free webinar, hosted by the Financial Times in partnership with Datasite, provided a key forward-looking market outlook for the North American M&A market and explored the risks and opportunities that this new dealmaking environment presents.

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World-Class Business Leaders and Speakers

Marco Caggiano

Head of North America M&A

JP Morgan

Karen Ashley

Vice President, Corporate Development Integration

Cisco

Jeff Markusson

Senior Managing Director, Financial Services

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Todd Albright

Chief Revenue Officer

Datasite

Sujeet Indap

Wall Street Editor

Financial Times

The Current Market

How is the current market impacting the negotiation process? Are many deals being paused or abandoned?

Deal Disruption

When and why do acquirers decide to abandon a deal or put it on hold? What are the best practices for dealmakers to adopt when putting a transaction on hold?

Deal Completion

How do you get to successful deal completion in this market environment?

Earnouts

Are buyer-favourable earnouts becoming more common?

SPACs

What will happen to ‘zombies’, companies that are in the process of merging with SPACs?

Cyber Security

What are the cybersecurity risks in M&A transactions? Are dealmakers sufficiently aware of them?

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