The annual pemacom conference has been taking place in Munich during Oktoberfest since 2010 and has continuously expanded its range of topics into a private equity and M&A. The event sees itself as a networking place to be for exchanging views on economic and financial developments in the relevant markets.

Prof Dr Gregor Kirchhof, LL.M. from the University of Augsburg will open this year's pemacom with a keynote speech on ‘Paradigm Lost? - About the European Path in a New World’. Dr Nikolaus von Jacobs and Christian von Sydow, both private equity and M&A lawyers at Reed Smith, will introduce the event.

"With this event, we are bringing together top-class discussion partners from international private equity funds with leading German companies and international institutions and consulting firms, thus creating a unique opportunity for networking and direct exchange on the current private equity and M&A challenges in the market," commented Dr Nikolaus von Jacobs, partner at Reed Smith in Munich and co-chair of pemacom.

The overarching theme against the backdrop of the impact of the US elections is to take stock of the private equity landscape in the current market. Cross-border transactions from and to the US and within Europe are a topic of this year's conference, alongside special sector panels on topics including ESG standards, the role of family offices, sector expertise for healthcare/life sciences and digital business models, a look at mid-market transactions and developments in the areas of AI and digitalisation, financing and private funds.

Christian von Sydow, senior counsel at Reed Smith and co-chair of pemacom, said: "It may come as a surprise that the current transaction data shows that the market is gaining stability. It will be interesting to see what impact, if any, the US election will have on takeover activity. To explore this, our panels in the various sectors will provide a sound snapshot of the market and the expectations of market participants."

Reed Smith welcomes interested media representatives to the event and a round table discussion.

All further information, on the pemacom event on 24 September at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich and the current programme, can be found on pemacom’s website.