OVERVIEW OF THE EVENT

The SEE Private Equity & M&A Forum returned to Belgrade on 2nd June for another focused edition bringing together over 100 investment professionals from across Southeast Europe and beyond. No theory – just practitioners sharing real deals, real challenges and real insights. Five panel discussions covered the topics defining the region’s M&A landscape right now: capital selectivity and buy-and-build strategies, cross-border expansion, exit routes, regional champion building and deal financing.

The room brought together: Private equity fund managers · Corporate investors · Banks and debt providers · International financial institutions · Legal advisers · M&A consultants and advisors

This year’s speakers joined us from: Actis · Atlantic Grupa · BlackPeak Capital · BDK Advokati · Crowe Croatia · EBRD · EastPeak Invest · Enterprise Investors · Forvis Mazars · HTEC Group · IFC · Integral Venture Partners · INVENIO.partners · Kafeterija · Marktlink · MidEuropa · PRVA Capital Partners · Provectus Capital Partners · SEAF · ESFA · Wolf Theiss · Zdravlje AD / Frontier Pharma

Sessions covered:

• Capital Gets Selective: What Wins in SEE’s Next Deal Cycle
• Cross-Border Expansion and the Strategic Buyer Advantage
• Exits, Not Just Entries
• Regional Champions in the Making: The Race to Build SEE Market Leaders
• Funding SEE Deals: From LPs to Debt Providers

The forum has been running as part of the SEE series since around 2010 and will return to Belgrade in June 2027.

A huge thank you to our sponsors: Wolf Theiss · BDK Advokati · Forvis Mazars · Marktlink · Crowe Croatia

A massive thank you to all speakers, partners and delegates — to those joining us for the first time and to those who keep coming back!