Mergers and acquisitions, when executed well, are one of the most critical tools companies can use to create value. But they’re not always the most popular path to growth, in fact, they can also come with substantial drawbacks—such as integration risk.
With this session we will have two well established firms discuss why and how they decide to be acquired by a much larger major firm.
We will learn about the “behind the scenes” of this difficult business decision and how it has been beneficial too both parties.
SPEAKERS
Will Forwood, CEO, Merx Construction
Will has been in living in Asia for 26 years. Initially in Hong Kong and then for the past 22 years in Singapore. Specialties include: Client Strategy, Running professional project teams. Client engagement and Defining the project mission. Managing projects at the most senior level by engaging heads of companies to ensure project priorities are met. Procurement Strategy, Capex Planning, Defining Project Goals. Most importantly - consistently achieving project success.
Brandon Liu, Founding Partner, Wolf
I am a creative and a lifelong learner who is passionate about designing workplaces that inspire people and empower businesses to do awesome things. It’s a fantastic journey I get to go on every day that builds a better world for others. I love it! Today, I am the Director of WOLF Studio where I work with a pack of incredibly creative, driven, and bright group of people whom together we are fanatically devoted to trail blaze new frontiers in workplace design to help people live better and work smarter.
Adam Evennett, Regional Director, Head of Global Occupier Services - APAC, Savills
Commercial real estate professional with more than 18 years experience in Asia Pacific region.
David McKellar, Co-Head of Office Services and Occupier, CBRE Advisory & Transaction Services - Singapore
David McKellar is the co-head of CBRE’s Advisory & Transaction Services – Office team and concurrently leads the Advisory & Transaction Services – Occupier business in Singapore. Since joining CBRE in 2003, David has specialized in the Asia Pacific office sector and during this time has managed both Investor and Occupier focused assignments and teams. From 2006 to 2011, David was based in Tokyo where he was responsible for the operational management of CBRE’s market leading Tenant Representation team. Prior to moving to Japan, David started with the firm in New Zealand where he was a member of the Auckland Office Services team within the region. In addition to his Singapore focused responsibilities, David is the co-head of CBRE’s Law Firm Practice Group for Asia Pacific, an industry-specific corporate advisory group dedicated to servicing law firms and their real estate portfolios within the region. David is a graduate of the University of Auckland where he gained a Bachelor’s degree in Property.
MODERATORS
Steven Louie, Designer, Educator, Mentor, IIDA, ASID, NCIDQ
Principal, and Design Director with Gensler for almost 30 years. Lead teams on major multi-national accounts, such as Goldman Sachs, Becton Dickinson, and Zurich Insurance. Started the London office which has grown to over 200 people. Relocated to Japan and opened the Gensler Tokyo office . Resided in Asia for 20 years, serving clients in Singapore, Shanghai, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan. Clients include Capitaland, Athenee Plaza Hotel, and Siam Commercial Bank.
Hardeep Matharu, Head of Asia, Business Growth & Senior Workstyle Consultant, Veldhoen
Hardeep is a Senior Workplace Consultant with Veldhoen+Company for the past 5 years, with whom he serves local clients including Grab, Chanel and Prudential. He also acts as an Executive Coach and a Design Thinking Facilitator, serving large regional corporates. Prior to entering the Real Estate industry, Hardeep has 14 years of experience in Strategy, primarily with consultancies KPMG and PwC, where he specialised in M&A and growth strategy. In this portion of his career, he developed a deep knowledge of the deal process and serviced a wide variety of clients across industry verticals and size. He also served a regional strategy role for a Fintech startup as well as a French MNC, where he was exposed to the internal growth function within a business. He hopes to bring his expertise from both sides of his two-part career to co-facilitate this learning session.
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