Deal Ready Summit by Thomson Wilks - See the Deal from Every Angle

Join 100 senior decision-makers - owners and executives from manufacturing, services, logistics, tech and tourism - for a one-day, real-world masterclass on funding, buying, selling and scaling mid-market businesses (R100m–R2.5bn turnover; typical headcount 50–250).

Over half the room is planning capital projects or M&A in the next 12–18 months - come ready to compare notes, sharpen your plan and meet the people who can help you close.

ON THE STAGE

• Adii Pienaar (WooCommerce, Conversio, Cogsy, Ubundi): a founder’s straight-talk from idea to exit.
• Dr Taddy Blecher (Maharishi Invincibility Institute): why investing in education compounds growth.
• David Paropoulos (Crest Capital): how buyers really value businesses and how to lift your multiple.
• Dimitri Cavvadas & Vaughn Harrison (Thomson Wilks): the contracts that actually move a deal from term sheet to close.
• Mark Chasey (founder & former chairman, Oak Group) with TW teams in the UAE, Mauritius & Guernsey: practical routes for going offshore.
• Prof Hugo Pienaar & José Jorge (Thomson Wilks): the people-moves playbook - transferring employment contracts without tripping the deal.
• Competition & Growth panel with a Senior Competition Commission Official, Michael Avery (Business Journalist) and Lara Granville (MGI Competition Law) - moderated by Judge Dennis Davis.
• Jayne McGlynn (Senior M&A Solicitor & Director, DWF Law, London): buy-side lessons from UK M&A you can apply on Monday.
• The Closing Brief: the Thomson Wilks Deal Team maps how to get “Deal-Ready” in 90 days.

WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH

• A clearer valuation story and the levers that lift it.
• The handful of clauses that de-risk closing.
• Concrete guidance on offshore options, competition clearance and people transfer.
• A founder’s checklist for momentum from boardroom to buyer.
• Warm introductions to peers and capital partners who are actively transacting.

Opened by Frank Tilley and Stephen Thomson, the Deal Ready Summit puts capital, counsel and operators in the same room, so you can leave with decisions made and next steps set.

Seats are limited to 100. If you’re planning a raise, acquisition or exit in the next 12–18 months, this is your day.