IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026
Session information
Talent in tech transactions: acquiring and retaining key employees through M&A and acquihire deals
Wednesday 7 October (0930 - 1045)
Committee(s)
Corporate and M&A Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
This session will focus on term sheet level structuring and negotiations related to 'talent deals', exploration of the 'mega acquire' trends used to navigate around regulatory scrutiny, competitive structures used by mega tech buyers, company side protections regarding retention and non-compete structures and other creative enticements used by today’s serial buyers in the tech space around the world.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Jamie Leigh | Cooley, San Francisco, California, USA; Website Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee |
| Adina Shapiro | Meitar Law Offices, Ramat Gan, Israel; Communications Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee |
Speakers
| Magnus Jakobson | Armentum Partners, Menlo Park, California, USA |
| Jakob Knutzen | Butter acquired by Miro, København Ø, Denmark |
| Geeta Schmidt | Humio acquired by Crowdstrike, Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Kenichi Sekiguchi | MORI HAMADA & MATSUMOTO, Tokyo, Japan; Vice Chair, Corporate Membership Subcommittee |