The LDS Academy offers 4 valuable learnings tailored for professionals with approximately 5 to 15 years of experience. These exclusive 2-hour sessions aim to share advanced expertise whilst fostering impactful connections.
Thursday 19 February 2026
Key technical issues in SME financial due diligence
We explore the key technical pain points that regularly arise in SME environments, such as lack of granular information for business analysis, low quality monthly financial closings, and other limitations and complexities.
Through practical examples, we illustrate how we address them in a pragmatic and transaction-oriented way.
Thursday 19 March 2026
The 5 most important Transfer Pricing principles every M&A professional needs
The goal is to provide the attendees with a toolset (not a theoretical seminar) on how to leverage TP to your advantage in terms of:
Intercompany financing
Tax loss utilization
Operational efficiency
Interest cost deduction
Defining a correct price and context to transfer assets
After this seminar, you won’t be a transfer Pricing expert but you will know how to formulate well founded ideas and flag issues when you hear them.
Thursday 23 April 2026
Translating due diligence findings into the SPA and negotiations
We present a structured framework for translating due-diligence findings into relevant SPA provisions, focusing on materiality, risk assessment and the impact on negotiation strategy.
Practical case examples will illustrate the strategic choices available, laying out the (dis)advantages of each route.
Thursday 21 May 2026
Commercial Strategy as a growth engine: turning today’s chaos into tomorrow’s growth
In markets defined by shifting customer expectations, disruptive business models and accelerating capabilities such as AI, many companies experience strategic overload instead of strategic direction.
This session shows how to embrace the chaos and cut through that noise: how to recognise the real opportunities, make clear choices, and strengthen your position in a fast-moving world.
Through practical tools and real cases, we address the questions companies and investors struggle with most: Where is the market truly heading? What is our market potential? Which growth drivers matter? What makes us stand out? Which channels deserve our scarce time and resources?
You will leave with a tangible, structured way to turn complexity into clarity – and clarity into commercial growth.
This session is highly relevant for portfolio company management teams as well – consider attending together to turn insights into aligned, executable growth priorities.
Make sure to secure your spot for these 4 valuable sessions!
Keep in mind: Registrations are on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis!
What’s in it for you?
Gain insights from the LDS partners and Senior advisors who will lead the Academy sessions
A relaxed afterwork with drinks and bites to exchange ideas and network with peers in a casual setting
A selective audience of max. 30 participants to ensure qualitative interactions
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