- Event Date: 25th November 2025
- Event Time: 08:00 am
- Event Location: Le Louise Hotel Brussels
Ongoing geopolitical and economic issues continue to impact M&A in Benelux, with deal volumes on the decline this year. Nevertheless, dealmakers remain cautiously optimistic that M&A activity will rebound. How are companies overcoming the current challenges and ensuring deal success this year? What strategies are proving most resilient for M&A? What sectors and types of deals are expected to drive dealmaking going forward? And what lies ahead?
We’ll discuss the above with our key speaker from Smile Invesy, through the lens of a recent M&A transaction, exploring the unique challenges they faced and how they leveraged technology for success during the deal process.
Join us in Brussels, on the 25th of November, for an engaging breakfast and networking session with market leaders and dealmakers.
Agenda:
08:00 – 08:45: breakfast and network
08:45 – 09:30: Presentations
- M&A trends in Benelux by Jeroen van Veen
- M&A success story by Bart Cauberghe
- M&A innovations by Maxime Noel
09:45 - onwards: breakfast and network continue
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Our expert panelists
Bart Cauberghe
Managing Partner - Smile Invest
Bart Cauberghe
Managing Partner - Smile Invest
Bart Cauberghe is a seasoned private equity leader with more than twenty years of experience in investment and M&A across Europe. He began his career at The Boston Consulting Group, where he developed a strong strategic and analytical foundation before moving into private equity. At Gimv, where he ultimately served as Managing Partner, Bart played a pivotal role in building and leading the firm’s Smart Industries platform, successfully driving numerous high-impact deals.
Among his most notable transactions are the growth and eventual exit of Punch Powertrain, the acquisition and exit to Cobepa of security e-commerce distributor SmartSD, and the sale of precision mould maker IGS to BC Partners—investments that exemplify his ability to create value through strategic transformation and disciplined execution.
Today, as a Managing Partner and co-founder at Smile Invest, Bart continues to focus on long-term partnerships with ambitious entrepreneurs, steering investments that combine industrial excellence with sustainable growth. In this session, he will share key lessons from his recent value creation trajectory and exit of IGS to BC Partners.
Jeroen van Veen
Senior Sales Executive - Datasite
Jeroen van Veen
Senior Sales Executive - Datasite
L'Orangerie at Le Louise Hotel Brussels
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