Transatlantic M&A Trends and Private Company Financing Update

The Baltic American Chamber of Commerce (BACC) representative Inga Klimasauskiene joined top-tier European and American M&A & venture capital experts for a discussion on recent trends in cross-border investment between U.S. and European investors and companies on December 10th, 2019 at the European American Chamber of Commerce New York (EACCNY). The panel addressed trends in key terms, operational and strategic expectations of investors as well as a M&A market outlook. Speakers Michael Labriola, Partner, WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, Federico Mennella, Managing Director, ROTHSCHILD & CO, and Heike Wagner, Partner, CMS TAX LAW shared their experience and prospectives on which sectors/industries are most/least active, what are we seeing on deal terms on either side of the Atlantic, trends in funding of mergers and acquisitions in Europe and US, how may a possible recession affect valuations and, of course, how will Brexit affect this going forward. The discussion was moderated by Piero Venturini , Partner, at LEGANCE.

The mission of the Baltic American Chamber of Commerce (BACC) is to promote and grow commerce and trade between businesses in the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) and in the United States. The global M&A and financing environment and an U.S. - Europe comparison is essential to know when assisting BACC members achieve their transatlantic business goals.