Merge 01 · Meet and greet
Before Christmas, in person
An informal evening before Christmas to meet the network in person. No speaker and no agenda beyond good conversation with corporate development, integration and deal leaders carrying the same problems as you.
Friday 4 December 2026
6.30pm until late
A stylish music studio in Camden, address sent on approval
A working music 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 Friday 4 December 2026. Three details, and we will send the address if the room is right for you.
The evening
- 6.30pmArrival and drinks, no name badges
- 7.15pmIntroductions, made by your host
- 7.30pmMingle, food, music
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