18th June, 2025. Marylebone, London.
serial acquirer symposium.
An insightful full-day knowledge-sharing, discussion and networking event for acquirers of small and medium-sized businesses.
sponsored by
A Shared Learning Opportunity.
A UK Forum For ETA.
Bringing together UK and European operators, searchers, investors and thought-leaders from buyouts, roll-ups and HoldCos of portfolio companies generating <£5m EBITDA, to discuss SMB Acquisition Entrepreneurship.
For Every Stage And Experience.
Find Your Tribe.
Whether you've already built a portfolio and are growing to hold or exit, or you are just taking your first steps into acquiring and operating SMBs, this event is for you – to share, discuss and develop, with likeminded entrepreneurs.
Make Lasting Connections.
Expand Your Network.
Use the event app and group chats before, during and after the event, to arrange meetings, share insights, source services and collaborate on future opportunities.*
* app and chats launch 4 weeks prior to event date.
Agenda.
1 Wimpole St, London, W1G 0AE
Morning
09:00 Registration, Coffee & Pastries
09:30 Welcome Session & Kick-Off
09:45 Seminar : ETA’s Coming-of-Age - Al Zucker
10:30 Keynote : The Role of AI In M&A - Piers Linney
11:15 Panel : Routes into Search - Trad, Self or Accelerator?
Pascal Wittet @ Orca, David Cranmer and Eyal Kaplan @ NCA12:00 Seminar : Creative Deal Structures
12:30 Buffet Lunch
12:40 Panel : HoldCos, Private to Public
Amit Rai @ Astra Holding, Michele & Andrea @ Lindgbergh SpA
Afternoon
13:15 Seminar : First 100 Days Post-Deal - Lizzy Arnold
13:45 Panel : Post-Deal Reality - Host: Carl Lundberg
with Dean Curran, Seb Willen & Joe Brouder14:30 Seminar : Commercial DD and QofE - Will Abell
15:00 Coffee Available
15:00 Seminar : Installing Proper FP&A - Julie Wilkinson
15:30 Panel : Sourcing - Proprietary, Brokered & Beyond
with Charlie Norton, Joe Lewin & Alfie Lambert16:15 Keynote : Outlook for ETA in UK & EU - Ibrahim Abdel Rahim
17:00 Closing & Networking Drinks
SPEAKERS.

Piers Linney
BBC Dragon, Investment Banker + Tech Entrepreneur

Ibrahim Abdel Rahim
Co-Founder @ Moonbase Capital

Will Abell
Partner, M&A Transactions @ Gerald Edelman

Lizzy Arnold
Post-Acquisition Value-Creator

Al Zucker
Exited Acquirer + Lawyer

Julie Wilkinson
Strategic Accounting for M&A

James Gairdner
Multi-Exited Entrepreneur
@ The Grafter

Gareth Hawkins
CEO @ BizCrunch

Bryan Shaw
Partner, M&A @ Fox Williams LLP
PANELS + HOSTS.

Carl Lundberg
CEO @ Gerald Edelman and
Organiser of the ETA Awards.

Charlie Norton
CEO @ Vamos Business Transfer
and Exited Entrepreneur

David Cranmer
Novastone Partners

Pascal Wittet
Founding Partner @
Orca Equity Partners

Alfie Lambert
Co-Founder @ BizCrunch

Amit Rai
CEO @ Astra Holding

Michele Corradi
CEO @ Lindbergh SpA

Dean Curran
CEO @ Garner Osborne Circuits

Joe Brouder
MD @ Vale Brewery

Sebastiaan Willen
Profectus Capital &
CEO @ Vistafolia

Joe Lewin
Founder @ DealFlowAgents

Andrea Allegrini
Director @ Lindbergh SpA
Vibrant Discussion.
Collaborate To Solve.
Hear from Panels and participate in Roundtable Discussions on a series of topics concerning M&A, including sourcing, structuring, finance, legal considerations, and post-deal operations.
Day Passes.
SOLD-OUT
Standard Delegate.
For HoldCos, Traditional Search-Funds and Service-Providers, etc.
£325 +VAT £244 +VAT
Searcher/Student.
With thanks to our Sponsors, we're now able to offer part-subsidised tickets to Emerging Searchers and Students, at considerable discount.
£66 +VAT £79 inc VAT
SOLD-OUT
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