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M&A 2027

MAY 12, 2027

WELL& BY DURST - ONE FIVE ONE, NEW YORK

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The most consequential M&A decisions are rarely obvious—and they rarely begin in the deal room.?

Leaders must continually make choices about where their companies should compete, which capabilities they need, where capital and attention should be deployed, and which businesses no longer belong in the portfolio. An acquisition, divestiture, or partnership may be the answer, but each represents a different bet on the company’s future.?

The Conference Board M&A Summit brings together senior executives responsible for making those choices—and living with their consequences.?

The Summit covers the full lifecycle of M&A and related portfolio decisions, from setting strategy and evaluating alternatives to structuring and executing transactions, integrating or separating businesses, and assessing long-term results?

Through candid conversations, competing perspectives, real-world case studies, and honest transaction postmortems, the Summit will look beyond deal announcements to examine how major portfolio decisions are actually made, how strategic intent changes through execution, and where anticipated value is ultimately created or lost.?

The full-day agenda and speakers will be announced soon.

Who Should Attend:

The event is designed for senior executives who shape portfolio strategy, lead major transactions, and are accountable for value creation before and after the deal, including: 

  • CEOs and Business Unit Presidents 
  • Chief Strategy Officers and Heads of Corporate Strategy
  • Chief Corporate Development Officers and Global Heads of M&A 
  • CFOs and senior finance leaders responsible for capital allocation 
  • COOs and leaders responsible for integration and post-close execution
  • General Counsels and senior legal executives involved in transactions and regulatory strategy
  • Private Equity Managing Partners, Partners and Operating Partners
  • Board members serving on transaction or strategy committees
  • Divestiture, Carve-Out and Value Creation leaders 
  • Senior executives responsible for talent, workforce and organizational strategy in major transactions 
  • Investment bankers and senior M&A advisers 

Past Speakers

Well& by Durst - One Five One

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