This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.
Forum Overview
Dates: October 6 - 8, 2024
Location: Ascot, United Kingdom
The Steering Committee welcomes up to 44 experienced private equity in-house lawyers and elite-level private practice advisors from across Europe and the UK who are proficient in the negotiation, structuring and execution of private equity mergers & acquisitions.
Using candid, seminar-style discussions participants share the most pressing issues they are facing, as well as, examine trends and developments across jurisdictions to learn how others address problems and work together to identify solutions.
2024 Steering Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
Matt joined John Laing as General Counsel in September 2025. Matt is a member of John Laing’s Senior Management Group and is responsible for the firm’s legal, governance, risk and compliance functions. Previously, Matt was a Managing Director at CVC where his responsibilities included leading a global team of transactional lawyers advising across CVC's private equity investments. Matt holds a Joint Honours Degree in French and German from the University of Leeds and is admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales.
Committee Members
Paul Dali is a Managing Director and Group General Counsel, M&A and Investments at EQT. Paul joined EQT in 2013 and is based at the Stockholm office. Prior to joining EQT, Paul worked as an M&A lawyer at law firms Vinge and Linklaters, in Stockholm, Sweden. Paul holds an LLM (Master of Laws) from the University of Stockholm, Sweden.
Ben co-heads the global financial sponsors sector at Linklaters. He advises private equity houses and other financial sponsors across all forms of leveraged M&A, co-investments, disposals, restructurings and portfolio company issues. A regular fixture on Europe’s most high-profile private equity transactions, Ben is recommended as a leading private equity lawyer by Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR. Ben is also a trustee for the Social Mobility Foundation.
Daniel is Managing Director & Associate General Counsel at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) and leads the legal teams in EMEA and APAC. OTPP is Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan, with C$$303.2 billion in net assets. It holds a diverse global portfolio of assets with approximately 80% managed in-house and over C$80bn billion invested in the EMEA and APAC regions.
Daniel specialises in international M&A and supports OTPP’s private equity, infrastructure, venture/growth, real estate, private credit, funds, and portfolio management teams across EMEA and APAC. Prior to joining OTPP in 2018, he worked for Latham & Watkins.
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