M&A Academy | Beyond the Deal
12:30 -
14:00 CET
We are excited to announce the M&A Academy – Beyond the Deal. The M&A Academy goes beyond the transaction. In this series, we explore the strategic, regulatory, and compliance challenges arising in today's dealmaking climate.
Combining M&A experts and other specialists, each session pairs practical insights with diverse real-world experience, designed for M&A professionals, General Counsel and IBJ members.
M&A at the speed of technology: What boards must know in the age of AI and cyber threats - 17 March 2026
In a corporate environment transformed by AI and escalating cyber threats, boards face new expectations and liabilities. This session examines how AI influences boardroom strategy and accountability and how directors should approach the broader new EU digital regulatory framework. We also discuss increasing regulatory exposure under NIS2, CRA and other new cybersecurity standards, and what this means for diligence, valuation and post closing integration in modern-day transactions.
Timing: 12:30 - 14:00 CET (lunch as of 12:00)
Speakers: Robrecht Coppens, Stéphanie De Smedt & Douwe Groenevelt
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How indemnities, warranties and insurance perform under scrutiny - 28 May 2026
This session bridges dealmaking and dispute resolution. After reviewing the negotiation of indemnities, warranties, insurance solutions and security packages, we shift to a dispute driven perspective: how courts and arbitral tribunals interpret these clauses, what evidentiary burdens arise, and how seemingly standard boilerplate provisions can ultimately influence liability, quantum and enforceability.
Speakers: Mathias Hendrickx and Sander Baeyens
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Financing M&A, a tale of two cities - 8 October 2026
As 2026 M&A financing is shaped by the flexibility of private credit and the renewed discipline of bank lending, inventive capital stacks bridge the gap. We deep dive in evolving lender behaviours, distressed markets, equity instruments and growth capital solutions. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times.
Speakers: Koen Panis and Céline De Vuyst
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Navigating Pillar Two in a transactional landscape: Risks and opportunities - 24 November 2026
This session explains how Pillar Two rules impact transaction structuring in a cross-border context. We discuss how Pillar Two risks should be identified during due diligence, their impact on structuring alternatives and what contractual protections can be used to mitigate exposure. The focus is on translating a complex tax framework into actionable guidance for dealmakers.
Speakers: Benno Daemen and Mélanie Schollaert
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Borders are back: How developments in EU antitrust, FDI and FSR are reshaping deal dynamics - January 2027
Across Europe, regulatory walls are rising again. Recent shifts in EU antitrust enforcement, expanded foreign direct investment screening and the introduction of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation are changing how transactions are assessed and executed. This session looks at how these regimes interact in practice and what dealmakers need to know to bring transactions to a successful close in a more guarded Europe.
Speakers: Valentijn De Boe, Mathilde Dheur
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The power of incentives: Management participation, remuneration trends and structuring insights - February 2027
A practical overview of how management incentives and executive remuneration shape M&A outcomes. We discuss recent trends, design considerations, tax implications and common structuring solutions that help align management, shareholders and investors during and after the transaction.
Speakers: Kris De Schutter, Louis Sas and Benno Daemen
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