M&A Conference 2026 – The Dealmakers

Date: 28 April 2026
Time: 14:00 Registration / 14:30 Conference / 17:30 Networking Cocktail
Location: Deloitte – 20 Bd de Kockelscheuer, 1821 Gasperich Luxembourg
This event is restricted to LPEA members. 

M&A Conference – The Dealmakers

Join us on 28 April for the first LPEA M&A Conference, organised by the LPEA M&A Club and kindly hosted by Deloitte Luxembourg.

Several significant mergers and acquisitions have recently shaped the Luxembourg market. This conference will bring together stakeholders involved in these transactions to share their perspectives and practical insights within the broader context of the global M&A environment.

The afternoon will open with an overview of the current M&A landscape, providing insights into deal volumes, sector dynamics and transaction types shaping the market today. The programme will then move to a series of transaction-focused sessions examining recent deals involving Luxembourg-based actors and platforms.

Through these case studies, participants will gain a better understanding of deal structuring, execution challenges, cross-border considerations and the operational implications of M&A transactions. Particular attention will also be given to the role Luxembourg plays as a hub for investment platforms and asset servicing businesses, as well as the critical elements required to ensure successful post-merger integration.

The conference aims to provide a practical and market-oriented perspective for Private Equity professionals, advisors and industry stakeholders involved in M&A transactions.

The event will conclude with a networking cocktail, offering participants the opportunity to continue discussions in an informal setting.

Agenda

• 14:00 – 14:30 | Registration
• 14:30 – 14:40 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
  • Stephane Pesch, CEO, LPEA
  • Jean-Philippe Smeets, Partner, Ashurst
  • Jean-François Findling, Partner, Baker McKenzie
• 14:40 – 15:00 | Luxembourg M&A Trends and Outlook
  Overview of M&A activity including deal volume, sectors of investment and types of transactions
  • Joachim Heukmes, Partner, Deloitte
• 15:00 – 16:15 | Transactions
• 15:00 – 15:25
  • Waystone – BIL Manage Invest
    How to succeed in post-merger integration
    • Manfred Müller, Mainstream Corporate Partner, Linklaters
    • Denis Harty, Country Head – Continental Europe, Waystone
    • Claude Eyschen, Head of Wealth Management, BIL
    • Julien Marquet, Partner, Deloitte
• 15:25 – 15:50
  • IK Partners – Trustmoore
  • A strategic partnership to support the next phase of growth.
    • Steven Melkman, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Trustmoore
    • Wouter Plantenga, CEO, Trustmoore
    • Timothée Fuchs, Founder, Funds Avenue
    • Jean-Philippe Smeets, Partner, Ashurst
• 15:50 – 16:15
  • Riverside Acceleration Capital – fundcraft
    Financing the next growth stage of a Luxembourg institutional-grade fund operations player
    • Jacques Graas, Partner, A&O Shearman
    • Julien de Mayer, Co-Founder and CEO, Fundcraft
• 16:15 – 16:30 | Break
• 16:30 – 17:30 | Transactions
• 16:30 – 17:00
  • Apex – Tokeny
    Value creation and the impact of Tokeny in Apex Group’s overall strategy
    • Renaud Oury, Regional Head – Luxembourg, Apex
    • Mathieu Maurice Roger Cottin, COO, Tokeny
    • Jean-François Findling, Partner, Baker McKenzie
• 17:00 – 17:30
  • Blackfin – Arendt Investor Services
    Investment for business expansion: scaling AIS to new jurisdictions
    • Aloysius Von Mitschke-Collande, Managing Director, Blackfin
    • Claude Niedner, Partner, Arendt & Medernach
    • Justin Morel de Westgaver, Partner, Deloitte
    • Christian Heinen, CEO and Partner, Arendt Investor Services
• 17:30 – 17:40 | Closing Remarks
• 17:40 – 19:00 | Networking Cocktail