Samil PwC Hosts '2025 M&A Market Outlook and Response Seminar'

Samil PwC announced on the 11th that it will hold a seminar on "2025 Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Market Outlook and Response Strategies" on the 5th of next month.

The seminar, held at Amore Hall on the 2nd floor of the headquarters in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, was organized to explore strategic approaches for the growth and transformation of the domestic M&A market amid signs of recovery in the global M&A market.

In the first session, Ryu Gil-ju, Vice President of the Deal Division at Samil PwC, will give a lecture on this year's M&A market outlook and implications. The second session, covering changes in M&A trends, will feature Park Chi-hong, Head of the Corporate Restructuring Center, discussing the necessity and cases of proactive business restructuring; Jung Ji-won, Head of the Listed Company Support Center, presenting key issues and response strategies related to listed company M&A; and Lee Jung-hoon, Head of the PE Group, delivering a presentation on private equity M&A activity outlook and value creation strategies. In the third session, Hong Sung-pyo, Beauty Sector Leader (Partner), will lecture on the value chain and market outlook of the K-beauty industry, followed by Son Young-baek, Energy, Infrastructure, and Waste TFT Leader (Partner), who will propose directions and strategies for the evolution of the environmental industry.

Min Jun-seon, Head of the Deal Division at Samil PwC and planner of this seminar, stated, "This year, as various uncertainties surrounding the market gradually resolve, the medium- to long-term direction of the M&A market will be formed. We hope this seminar will help domestic companies understand the challenges they face in the changing global M&A market and prepare growth strategies based on this understanding."

Applications for seminar participation are available through the Samil PwC website until the 26th, and attendance information will be provided individually only to those who register in advance.