ValuAsia Connect: Valuation in M&A – Enhancing Deal-Making with Global Best Practices
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a key driver of corporate growth across Asia, but their success depends on robust valuation practices. A well-founded valuation not only informs deal pricing but also mitigates risk, enhances transparency, and ensures compliance with international standards.
This webinar, jointly organised by IVAS and IVSC, will explore global best practices in M&A valuation, examining the complexities involved in assessing value, navigating financial adjustments, and ensuring seamless post-deal integration. The discussion will highlight key considerations that impact transaction success and how valuation professionals can support strategic decision-making. Join us to gain insights from industry experts on emerging trends and best practices in M&A valuation. This session is designed for valuation professionals, corporate finance executives, investment bankers, and M&A advisors across the region.
Date: 20 May 2025
Time: 2pm (Singapore time)
Programme Agenda
- Welcome & Introduction
- Presentations by Speakers
- Panel Discussion | Questions & Answers
- Thank You & Wrap-up
Featured Speakers & Panellists
Christopher Kummer
President, Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions & Alliances
PhD Business Administration Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Christopher Kummer is the President of IMAA and a Professor of Finance at IUBH, Lecturer at the University HAG St. Gall, and Affiliate Faculty at Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Havard Business School. In his expertise, he combines profound knowledge as an academic, with hands-on knowhow and real-world insights from his experience as an M&A practitioner at PwC, and as an adviser in M&A integration.
- Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions & Alliances- January 2005 to present – President
- Harvard Business School – Affiliate Faculty
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development- 2012 to present – Research Partner
- IUBH University of Applied Sciences- April 2020 to March 2022 – Professor of Business Management
- Hult International Business School- May 2012 to December 2019 – Professor of Finance
- PwC Austria
- Freelance Consultant, Director Level- 2014 to 2016
- Manager, Head of HR Transaction Services- 2007 to 2009
- Freelance Consultant, Corporate Finance- 2004
Wayne Lee, CVA
Chairman & CEO, W Capital Markets
Nicolas Konialidis, CFA, CVA
Asia Director & Technical Director of Business Valuation & Intangible Assets Board
International Valuation Standards Council
Nicolas Konialidis is the Director (Asia) of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC). He is also the technical director of the IVSC’s Business Valuation Board. He has three decades of experience in capital markets, corporate finance, and valuations.
Nicolas was previously the Managing Director at a consultancy specialized in advising, valuing, and transacting in intangible assets.
Between 2010 and 2017, Nicolas was a corporate finance advisor and Investor Relations officer for corporate clients in several industries, including Renewable Energy.
From 1994 to 2010, Nicolas spent sixteen years in equity markets in Paris, London, New York, and San Francisco in an array of functions from trading to Institutional sales for firms such as SE Banken (Enskilda), Credit Agricole and Sanford C. Bernstein, a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein.
Nicolas is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA). He is an Associate Member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA-BV).
He has lived in Singapore since 2009.
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Mr Wayne Lee is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of W Capital Markets who has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking & corporate finance industry advising on cross border M&As, leveraged buyouts, lead-managing IPOs on the Singapore Exchange and acting as Financial Adviser to SGX listed companies. Furthermore, he has completed many equity capital markets fund raising transactions, including Pre-IPO, placement of listed company shares, convertible bonds and preference shares.
Wayne has developed an extensive network and strong relationship with many prominent international buyout & private equity funds and family offices. He has completed more than 80 corporate finance deals including the “Best PE Exit of the Year” in 2013 awarded by the Singapore Venture Capital Association.
Prior to founding W Capital Markets, Wayne was the CEO, Executive Director & Head of Corporate Finance at Tata Capital Markets (wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian Tata Group) where he started and built its investment banking business over a span of 7 years in Singapore. Wayne also held several senior corporate finance positions at various established financial institutions, including AmFraser Securities, Hong Leong Finance, Daiwa Securities SMBC and UOB Asia.
Wayne holds a Masters of Science (MSc) in Financial Economics from Cardiff University and Bachelor of Business from Nanyang Technological University. He is also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (“CAIA”) and a Chartered Valuer & Appraiser (“CVA”). Wayne currently sits on the Advisory Board of the CAIA Singapore and was on the Executive Committee as its Treasurer from 2012 to 2019. Wayne also sits on the CMFAS Exams Industry Panel for Corporate Finance and is a council member of the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (“IVAS”).
In 2022, Wayne won the prestigious EYA Entrepreneur of the Year – New Entrepreneur Category. He is also a certified Chartered Valuer and Appraiser.