Merge 01 · Meet and greet
Before Christmas, in person
The Christmas edition. Deal people and music people, one room. No speaker and no agenda beyond good conversation, good music and a few drinks, then on to KOKO for those who want to keep going.
Thursday 3 December 2026
6pm to 10pm, then on to KOKO
London Sound Academy, then on to KOKO, Camden
A working music school and studio, not a meeting room. Your host also makes music as Scribey, so the sound is handled.
No talk from the front. Hosted by Hutton Henry, Beyond M&A.
A meet and greet
Capped at twenty people
Approved by hand
Request an invitation
For Thursday 3 December 2026. Three details, and we will send the address if the room is right for you.
The evening
- 6pmArrival and drinks, no name badges
- 6.45pmIntroductions, made by your host
- 7pmMingle, food, music
- 10pmOn to KOKO
What you leave with
Twenty people who do what you do, and a few you can call in January.
- Corporate development, integration and deal leaders. One adviser in the room, and that is your host.
- No sponsors, no stands, no pitch from the front.
- Chatham House. What is said in the room stays in it, the benchmarks leave with you.
- Every attendee is approved by hand, so you know who you are standing next to.
The rest of the series
Merge 02
M is for Map: seeing the whole merger before you sign
Thursday 11 February 2027
Merge 03
E is for Estimate: pricing the integration before you sign
Thursday 13 May 2027
Merge 04
R is for Realise: turning the plan into value
Thursday 9 September 2027
Merge 05
G is for Go Live: Day One and the weeks after
Thursday 11 November 2027
Merge 06
E is for Evolve: making the next deal easier than the last
Thursday 10 February 2028