On May 12 2016, Warsaw's Marriott hotel will host the international conference M&A WORLDWIDE ACQUISITION AND INVESTMENT FORUM, part of the Warsaw based convention M&A Worldwide Network. The meeting's organisers are the companies JP Weber and Capital One Advisers, representing the M&A Worldwide network in Poland. The event will be held under the auspices of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency S.A. and the Polish Association of Listed Companies.

M&A WORLDWIDE ACQUISITION AND INVESTMENT FORUM will attract investment bankers from almost 40 countries - members of the M&A Worldwide network and foreign investors. Also in attendance will be owners and executives of leading Polish enterprises. The conference's goal is to enable discussion on global trends in the area of mergers and acquisitions and a debate focused on the key aspects of cross-border transactions. The meeting will also be a perfect platform for exchange of experiences and establishment of new business relations.

A considerable added value of the conference is the fact that the participants will have a unique opportunity to meet a few dozen advisers and M&A experts from all over the world in a single place and talk to them aboutpotential regional and global investment projects.

During the convention, experts and practitioners will present various aspects of takeovers as well as issues pertaining to selling and merging companies and explain how to avoid frequent pitfalls and mistakes. The participants will learn how to effectively conduct merger and takeover processes, starting with decision-making all the way through to project completion.

The conference speakers, including both people dealing with transaction processes on a daily basis and representatives of enterprises with histories of substantial international success, will deliver Case Studies to provide a hands-on look at their projects and undertakings. The key issues to be discussed in an open forum will be:

    GLOBAL M&A TRENDS

The development of M&A transactions in select sectors (automotive and transport industry, IT, healthcare, FMCG, power engineering and environmental protection)

    HOW TO EFFECTIVELY CARRY OUT A CROSS-BORDER COMPANY TAKEOVER PROJECT?

Key factors of success, valuation and due diligence aspects, good practice in the M&A area

    THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURAL ASPECTS IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESS AFTER THE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED

What is the impact of culture on the further course of the process?