The aim of the event is to hold a general exchange on the recently strengthened political focus on consolidation (across various market segments), considering its possible upsides, downsides and regulatory constraints. This discussion should take place against the background of the objectives on the capital markets union (CMU) and EU competitiveness. It will bring together investment funds (‘buy-side’), financial institutions (sell-side) and infrastructure operators.

The Commission views consolidation as a market-driven process with EU legislation aiming to remove obstacles and provide incentives to that process rather than trying to impose consolidation per se and the objective of this workshop would be to identify any obstacles to a market driven process.

As the seats for this event are limited, the Commission staff will review the expressions of interest in order to ensure a balanced audience. Please wait for an explicit confirmation that your attendance is approved before proceeding with travel arrangements.
If multiple registrations per organisation have been received for physical presence, the Commission staff might limit the physical representation to a single person per organisation. Others are welcome to follow the event online.

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The event will be web streamed. The web stream links will be available here soon.