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Fall 2025 M&A Bootcamp
Interested in understanding current best practices in being acquired or acquiring startups in 2025?
The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and our partners will present an update on the current M&A environment, discuss best practices to position yourself for future M&A opportunities, and explore winning strategies for successful transitions. We are pleased to share insights from our expert partners at KPMG and Wilson Sonsini who have been spearheading recent negotiations and deals in the current climate.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This M&A Bootcamp is intended for executives who are involved in devising and/or executing acquisitions, from CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CTOs, and vice presidents of business development to leaders and teams responsible for identifying and managing successful M&A transactions.
By joining LIVE, you will be able to get your questions answered by our experts during the webinar!
The same Zoom webinar link will be used across all the sessions.
AGENDA
9:00AM – 9:20AM – Overview of the M&A Market
9:20AM – 10:20AM – M&A Strategy for Early-to-Mid Stage Founders
10:20AM – 10:30AM – BREAK
10:30AM – 11:30AM Growth Through Acquisition: Buy Side Overview and Insights Panel
OUR SPECIAL GUESTS
Mark Holloway
Partner at Wilson Sonsini
Brendan Mahan
Partner at Wilson Sonsini
Diletta D’Onofrio
Partner at KPMG
John Milner
Principal (Partner), Deal Advisory & Strategy at KPMG
Grant Heffernan
Managing Director, Software Investment Banking at KPMG
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