The European Chamber will deliver its next PCR Working Group meeting on Thursday 29th May, 10-12h, at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices via videoconference facility. The PE Working Group members are wleocme to join the discussion.
At this meeting, we will have an invited speaker Mr. Linus Hildebrandt from A.T. Kearney to present ‘Chemicals Executive M&A report’. The deal pipeline for 2014 is in excellent shape fueled by large scale portfolio restructurings, which are often triggered by activist investors as in the case of Dow, Dupont and Ashland. Panelist of leading chemical companies and investors have provided valuable insights on their expectations of the deal activity in 2014. Survey results are captured in the Chemicals Executive M&A report together with a comprehensive review of deal activity in 2013 with a specific focus on Asia.
Agenda
- 10:00-10:10 Opening the Chair of the Working Group
- 10:10-10:40 Presentation ‘Chemicals Executive M&A Report’, Mr. Linus Hildebrandt from A.T. Kearney
- 10:40-10:55 Q&A and Discussion
- 10:55-11:00 Break
- 11:00-12:00 Closed PCR Working Group meeting:
1. PCR Position Paper issues discussion and status update
2. Discussion on 2014 lobby priorities and upcoming Working Group activities
3. Discussion on the need and content of a possible event together with CPCIF