Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2023

The Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum is a well-known meeting and networking platform for Baltic private equity and venture capital funds, investment bankers, lawyers, advisers, company managers and shareholders, bringing together 200+ participants each year.

Venue: Hanzas Perons, 16A Hanzas Street, Riga, Latvia, and online
Time: 9:00 – 18:00 EET and Afterparty until 23:00
Working language: English

Our loyal participants will surely appreciate the multiple networking options, breaks, reception and award ceremony that will crown the comprehensive working day, featuring the topics:

• Market outlook. Private Markets – what to expect in 2023 and beyond?
• What drives the Baltic private equity market and where is it going? Cornerstone investors in Baltic PE funds chat about the market. Major public LPs vs private investors’ visions. Top qualities of PE funds for receiving funding
• Eco Baltia success story: from a local player to a regional champion, and subsequent expansion outside the Baltics
• The Baltic energy sector has been busy: a look at the pipeline and main challenges
• Healthcare and innovation, existing market, development of market. M&A case studies
• Defense sector insight. Is the war helping the Baltic military sector attract a new wave of investments? Investments, government activities
• Rebuilding Ukraine with the help of private investors

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PARTICIPATION

Participation fee includes full access to the event – forum and afterparty as well as conference materials during the event and after!

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15.04.2023. – 19.04.2023 
Participation for one person: EUR 580 + VAT
Participation for one person with 15% discount for SORAINEN, INVALDA corporate clients and partners,  members of LVCA, LT VCA, EstVCA and Dienas Bizness, Verslo žinios and Äripäev subsribers EUR 493 + VAT

09:00 – 09:55   Registration and morning coffee

09:35 – 09:55   An exhilarating musical journey,  led by Sinfonietta Riga String Quartet 

09:55 – 10:10   Welcome from moderators
                           EVA BERLAUS, Partner at Sorainen (LV)
                           MĀRTIŅŠ BIČEVSKIS, Board Member at LVCA and Limited Partner at Commercialization Reactor Fund (LV)

10:10 – 10:40   Market outlook. Private Markets – what to expect in 2023 and beyond?
                           JUSSI HILTUNEN, Partner at McKinsey & Company (FI)

Every year, McKinsey’s experts review private markets’ investment trends and research dynamics within different industries, as well as giving insights into fundraising and exploring changes in private markets firms themselves, focusing on the ways they address ESG and other global tendencies.

10:40 – 11:10   Growth story. Investment in Eco Baltia: from a local player to a regional champion.
                           VYTAUTAS PLUNKSNIS, Head of Private Equity at INVL Asset Management (LT)

Vytautas will share the story of Eco Baltia’s expansion outside the Baltics, encompassing transformational add-ons in Lithuania and the Czech Republic, and more than tripling both revenue and EBITDA in two years.

 11:10 – 11:40   Coffee and networking

11:40 – 12:20   VCA panel: What drives the Baltic private equity market and where is it going?
Moderated by MARTIN KÕDAR, Managing Partner at BaltCap (EE)
Panelists:

                           PĒTERIS STEPIŅŠ, CEO at Swedbank Investment Management (LV)
                           MARCO NATOLI, Head of Lower Mid-Market – Northern, Eastern & Southern Europe, Equity Investments, EIF (LU)
                            ARVYDAS JADEVICIUS, Investment Manager at Willgrow (LT)
                           KRISTĪNE BĒRZIŅA, Founding Partner at Livonia Partners; Chairperson of LVCA (LV)

Cornerstone investors in Baltic PE funds chat about the market: major public LPs versus private investors’ visions, Top PE fund qualities for receiving the funding.

12:20 – 13:00   Energy sector outlook: keywords representing the main investment drivers and present challenges for the Baltic energy market – availability of financing, security and independence in the sector, and sustainability obligations – in the eyes of the sector’s leaders.
Moderated by SERGEJ BUTOV, Partner at Sorainen (LT)
Panelists:

                           KAI RINTALA, Managing Director at Taaleri Energia (FI)
                           MARTIN KRUUS, Co–Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sunly (EE)
                           VADIM VLADYKIN, Investment Director at Ignitis Renewables (LT)
                           LIUDAS LIUTKEVIČIUS, Managing Fund Partner at INVL Renewable Energy Fund I (LT)

13.00 – 14.20    Lunch

14.20 – 15.00   Health sector outlook. How will the rise of the private clinics and new regulations change the scene? What innovations and technology developments should be prescribed to ensure development of the sector and continuous investment appetite?
Moderated by LISE-LOTTE LÄÄNE, Head of Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector Group at Sorainen Estonia, Counsel (EE)
Panellists:

                           ERKI MÖLDER, Managing Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund and Co-Founder at Health Founders (EE)
                           JURIS PĀRUPS, Investment Director at BaltCap (LV)
                           DAINIUS PUODŽIŪNAS, General Manager at DiMedic Baltic (LT)

15.00 – 15.15   European Defence as a political priority and sustainable investment case
                           HENRIK PETERSSON, Vice Chairman of the ASD Defence Business Unit (SWE)

15.15 – 15.40   Defence sector outlook. Is the sector ready to attract a new wave of investments?
                            INGVAR PÄRNAMÄE, Chief Executive Officer at Vegvisir (EE)

15.40 – 16.10   Defence sector outlook. How has the war-time context reshaped the ambitions of Baltic market players? Does the current national defence setup and its market demand support the R&D, technology and production stages in a timely way?
Moderated by INGVAR PÄRNAMÄE, Chief Executive Officer at Vegvisir (EE)
Panellists:

                            HENRIK PETERSSON, Vice Chairman of the ASD Defence Business Unit (SWE)
                            KULDAR VÄÄRSI, Founder and CEO of Milrem Robotics (EE)
                            MĀRTIŅŠ PAŠKĒVIČS, Under-Secretary of state for logistics at the Latvian Defence Ministry (LV)
                            KARI VATANEN, Chief Investment Officer at Veritas Pension Insurance Company (FI)

16.10 – 16.40   Coffee break and networking

16.40 – 17.10  The story of Nord Security – from humble beginnings to a unicorn with a mission of creating a safe cyber future
                           LAURYNAS ZABULIS, Group CFO at Nord Security (LT)

17.10 – 17.40   Restoring Ukraine with the help of private investors.
                           ANDREY KOLODYUK, Chairman of Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, entrepreneur and venture capital investor (UA)

In 2014, Andrey initiated the foundation of UVCA (Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) and became chairman of the
board of the association.

17.40 – 18.00   Closing remarks

18:15 – 23:00   Award ceremony and afterparty

​After exciting Forum program we invite all Forum’s guests to share impressions at a networking reception and celebrate milestone transactions at the Annual M&A and Private Equity award ceremony where the most significant deals closed in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia last year selected by an independent pan-Baltic committee will be annonced.

For the best experience staying in Riga during the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the accommodation offers for M&A participants:

Monika Centrum Hotel
Location:  21 Elizabetes Street, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia (10 min by walking, 3 min by taxi). Please see the MAP 

SPECIAL accommodation rate (18 April 2023 – 21 April 2023)

• Standard DBL /TWIN room € 69
• Superior JUNIOR SUITE room € 96

To receive the special price rate please send a reservation application to sales.monika@centrumhotels.com using a promo code MAFORUM2023
Please notice the deadline for the offer: 6 April 2023

Accommodation includes: VAT, rich breakfast buffet in the hotel’s restaurant, Wi-Fi internet in all hotel rooms and public areas, fitness hall, sauna in the morning, luggage storage
Please notice that the City tax of EUR 1 per person per night is not included in the price.
More info HERE

Radisson Blu Latvija Spa & Conference Hotel
Location:  55 Elizabetes Street, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia (19 min by walking, 8 min by taxi). Please see the MAP 

SPECIAL accommodation rate (18 April 2023 – 21 April 2023)

• Standard SGL room € 91
• Standard DBL room € 101
• Superior SGL room € 121
• Superior DBL room € 131

To receive the special price rate please follow to the link HERE
Please notice that the City tax of EUR 1 per person per night is not included in the price.

Accommodation includes: VAT, breakfast, WI-FI internet and access to the gym.
More info HERE

Grand Poet Hotel by Semarah 
Location: 5/6 Raiņa Boulevard, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia (19 min by walking, 7 min by taxi). Please see the MAP

SPECIAL accommodation rate (18 April 2023 – 21 April 2023)

• Standard SGL room € 124
• Standard DBL room € 144

To receive the special price rate please follow to the link HERE using a promo code MAFORUM2023
Please notice that the City tax of EUR 1 per person per night is not included in the price.

Accommodation includes: VAT, breakfast, WI-FI internet and access to the Wellness Centre
More info HERE

A22 Hotel
Location: 22Ausekļa Street, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia (8 min by walking, 3 min by taxi). Please see the MAP

SPECIAL accommodation rate (18 April 2023 – 21 April 2023)

• Superior SGL room € 133
• Deluxe SGL room € 166
• Suite SGL room € 196

To receive the special price rate please send a reservation application to info@a22hotel.com using a promo code MAFORUM2023
Please notice that the City tax of EUR 1 per person per night is not included in the price.

Accommodation includes: VAT, breakfast, WI-FI internet 
More info HERE