Dirk Albersmeier
Co-Head of M&A, EMEA, JP Morgan
Dirk Albersmeier is J.P. Morgan’s Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a role he has held since 2015 and which he shares with colleague David Lomer.
Before his current rule, Dirk led the M&A business in the German-speaking region for ten years. He joined J.P. Morgan in 1997 in the Equity Capital Markets unit.
Dirk’s career in banking spans more than 20 years. He advises corporates, family businesses and financial sponsors. He has led numerous milestone M&A and capital market transactions across sectors including telecommunications, real estate, industrials and financial institutions.
Before J.P. Morgan, Dirk worked in the investment banking business for Salomon Brothers and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in London.
He studied business administration at the ESB in Reutlingen and at the Middlesex University Business School in London.
Liana Logiurato
Former Global Head of M&A, Syngenta International AG
Liana is former Global Head of M&A at Syngenta International AG, where she joined in 2010.
Prior to Syngenta Liana worked for 14 years in investment banking (i.e. M&A, corporate defence, capital raisings, private equity, project finance) in London, Tokyo, Zürich and New York, primarily with UBS and Nomura, covering a variety of sectors (e.g. chemicals, healthcare, technology, electronics, industrials, materials and transportation).
Liana began her career with a two-year spell in management consulting / strategic planning. Liana holds an MBA from IMD (Switzerland) and an MSc in Business Administration from Bocconi University (Italy).
Louise Wallace
Partner, CMS
Louise Wallace has been a partner in the Corporate Team since 1997 and is a member of CMS’ Executive Committee. She covers all aspects of M&A, private equity, corporate finance, takeovers, joint ventures, corporate outsourcing, integrations and governance, and all forms of corporate restructurings.
Louise specialises in the hotels & leisure and the consumer and retail sectors. She is ranked in the top tier of Chambers 2016 for her work in the hotels & leisure sector and is recognised in Chambers for M&A (High End) GBP 250m+ deals.
Louise has acted on many of the leading M&A transactions in the Hotels & Leisure sector. She has advised owners and financiers on countless Management and Franchise Agreements with Hilton, IHG, Marriott, Accor as well as “White Label” Management Agreements with Redefine BDL, Chardon, Sangine, MacDonald Hotels to name but a few.
On the consumer and retail side, she has an in-depth knowledge of the sector and supports our clients with M&A, competition, media and advertising, food law, etc. Her detailed expertise as a corporate partner means Louise also regularly advises clients across a wide range of other sectors including real estate, manufacturing, support services, industrials and IT.
She has in-depth expertise in the consumer products sector (FMCG, food & drink, household & body care, cosmetics, textiles and retail), having advised retailers and manufacturers in a broad range of legal and market facing issues.
Alessandra Castelli
Editor, Dealreporter Europe
Alessandra leads the European operation of Dealreporter, an Acuris company. She has been in financial journalism for almost 15 years, during which she has covered many large scale M&A deals across different sectors and regions.
Prior to her current role as Editor, Alessandra was Deputy Editor for Dealreporter Europe and also Head of Italian coverage for the wider group where she coordinated all coverage on this market.
Alessandra and her team provide intelligence for the equity and fixed income markets that is tailored to hedge funds, proprietary trading desks, security lending, ECM syndicate desks and institutional fund managers.
