Finance Malta, Nicholls Moisa and the Għaqda Studenti tal-Liġi (Law Students Association) are organising a law educational seminar aimed at addressing the gap between supply and demand in the industry with a focus on the financial services sector. The seminar, entitled ‘Will today’s lawyers thrive in tomorrow’s Financial Services Industry?’ will be held on Thursday from 9am to noon at the University of Malta, at the IT Services Building.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Fran Moisa, director of Nicholls Moisa, Malta’s premier boutique recruitment business within the financial services sector. The panel members are: Max Ganado, partner, Ganado Advocates, Jonathan De Giovanni, partner, WDM International, Charles Cassar, head of legal, Credorax Bank, Andrew Muscat, partner, Mamo TCV, Kenneth Farrugia, chairman, Finance Malta, Louis De Gabriele, partner, Camilleri Preziosi.
The seminar will explore in detail the academic curriculum, market and sector demands and dynamics, opportunities for development and what the job market is likely to look like in the next three years. To register for this free event, e-mail your name and telephone number to info@nichollsmoisa.com.
Blockbuster era in deal-making
Disruptive technology has given rise to a blockbuster era in deal-making, according to EY’s Global technology M&A: 4Q15 and year in review. Throughout 2015, disruptive technologies and their effects drove all types of technology and tech-enabled companies to embrace mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a key element of their growth strategies. This is likely to continue in 2016.
“Technology and non-tech companies are turning to tech mergers and acquisitions to keep up with the accelerating pace of change,” said Ronald Attard, EY Malta’s country managing partner and transactions leader.
“They reach out to us for advice as they contemplate M&A, joint ventures, financings and other transactions because we can support them throughout the deal life cycle – transaction strategy analysis, opportunity assessment, transaction development, structure and negotiation, whether in Malta or overseas.”
Megadeals were the big story of 2015. There were eight for the year, including three in 4Q15, compared with one in 2014 and only six in the previous 10 years. Aggregate and average deal values soared, helping drive 2015’s multiple deal-making records past 2000 to set a new high for annual tech M&A aggregate value. The pace of global technology mergers and acquisitions stayed strong in January 2016, undeterred by the equity market volatility that opened the year.