Session Topics

Read below for information on the M&A South 2026 Tuesday content offering.

Morning Micro-Learning Sessions

11:10 AM – 12:10 PM; Brady

• Micro-Learning Session 1

  • A 2025 Legal Services Deal Story: TrustPoint.One's Recap with Arcapita: This session explores the strategic investment by Arcapita in TrustPoint.One — a major transaction in the evolving legal services market — and dissects why this deal matters to legal, technology, and investment professionals.

• Micro-Learning Session 2

  • From Diligence to Close: Reducing Risk and Enhancing Value in Transaction: This session focuses on readiness, highlighting how proactive planning and comprehensive valuation analysis can mitigate risk, support negotiations, and potentially generate additional value.

• Micro-Learning Session 3

  • Beyond the Exit: CVs, NAV Loans, and the Rise of Secondary Markets: In a shifting capital landscape, sponsors are increasingly leveraging non-traditional solutions to drive liquidity and portfolio flexibility. This session explores how continuation vehicles, NAV-based financing, and secondary markets work together to address timing, valuation, and capital needs.

PANEL: Opportunities and Optimism: M&A Deal Trends

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM; Trammel Devore Dodd

Come hear our expert panelists - whose organizations combine middle-market and local expertise with global resources and perspective - discuss geopolitical, economic, regulatory and other factors affecting what deals will get done in 2026 and who will do them.

Afternoon Micro-Learning Sessions

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM; Brady

• Micro-Learning Session 4

  • Clearing the Way: Exiting Land-Based Businesses in the Data Center Boom:  The explosive growth of U.S. data centers is reshaping demand for land-based services, from clearing and site prep to infrastructure development. This panel explores companies in this space, what are we seeing as it relates to transactions level over the last 12-24 months, what are the value drivers in these types of businesses that PE and other investors are looking for, and advice on assisting these companies to become “deal ready” as they consider their exit strategy.

• Micro-Learning Session 5

  • Digital Greatness: Converting Passive Observers into Customers: In this session, Jeff Jahn breaks down how companies can turn digital attention into measurable growth by converting casual visitors into engaged, loyal customers. Attendees will gain practical insights on optimizing digital touchpoints, aligning data with customer behavior, and building conversion strategies that drive real business results.

PANEL: Smarter Transactions: Leveraging AI in Deal Work

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM; Trammel Devore Dodd

This panel explores how AI is being applied across the deal lifecycle—from sourcing and diligence to valuation and integration—to drive faster, more informed decisions. Industry experts will share practical use cases, lessons learned, and what deal professionals should know to responsibly and effectively incorporate AI into transaction workflows.