Program

15:00
Welcome and Introduction
Birn+Partners

• Christoffer Carstens, Senior Executive Consultant

The Board’s Strategic Influence Before an M&A
Clearwater

• Key M&A process considerations, preparation, and strategy
• Types of transaction structures – advantages and disadvantages
• Essential value drivers
• Approaches to valuation

Preparing for a Sale Process and Due Diligence
Bird & Bird

• The board’s role in preparing a transaction
• How can value be enhanced, and transaction security increased through proper preparation?
• What is the board’s role in a purchase process?
• How can risks be mitigated as both seller and buyer?
• Examples of well-prepared and poorly prepared cases

16:00-16:15
Coffee and Cake

The Flow of a Transaction
Bird & Bird

• A transaction from start to finish
• Where is the board’s most critical contribution?

Q&A and Discussion

17:00
Networking

Speakers

Kasper Svold Maagaard
Partner, Clearwater
With 15 years of experience as an M&A advisor, Kasper has assisted in over 50 completed transactions on both the buy and sell sides. He specializes in technology, IT services, digital infrastructure, and consumer-oriented companies.

Morten Rosenmejer
Partner, Bird & Bird
With 20 years of experience, Morten advises Danish and international companies as well as private equity funds on M&A transactions in the Danish market. Over the past decade, he has supported clients in some of the country’s most high-profile transactions, ranging from deals in the tens of millions to several billion euros across sectors such as technology, communications, retail and consumer goods, media, entertainment, and sports.

Casper Moltke-Leth
Head of Country & Partner, Bird & Bird
Casper specializes in M&A, corporate and contract law, particularly within sectors such as life sciences, manufacturing, distribution, corporate governance, and retail. Serving a diverse client portfolio, he brings over 15 years of experience as a board member, offering him significant “on the other side of the table” insights, making him a focused and practical advisor.