Industry Brunch: The Telecom sector in Poland - potential, trends and M&A

» Date: Thursday, 4 February, 2021

» Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CET

The Industry Brunch webinar series were organised under the patronage of the British Polish Chamber of Commerce.

The meetings are held in English.

During the webinar, our experts discussed the following subjects:

• Welcome and introduction - Joanna Niewczas - Head of Account Management - CEE at ISI Emerging Markets Group

• EMIS Insights - Poland Telecom Sector 2021/2025 - Natalia Yanakieva, Head of Industry Research at ISI Emerging Markets Group

1. Sector Overview
2. Mobile Telephony Overview
3. Mobile Telephony Trends
4. Mobile Telephony Outlook
5. Connectivity
6. Internet Access Outlook
7. Fixed Telephony
8. COVID-19 impact on the further digitization of segments (e-commerce, e-learning, online banking, telemedicine)

• How to acquire or sell a company in the Telecom sector in Poland? - Adam Zohry, Executive Manager, CEE Coordinator, Financial Advisory Services, Mazars in Poland

1. Brief introduction of Mazars in Poland
2. Telecom sector: evolution of M&A deals in Poland per value/volume (2010-2020)
3. Telecom sector: examples of deals having taken place in Poland (2010-2020)
4. Telecom sector: key general trends and drivers influencing M&A dealmaking (Covid-19, 5G, consumer habits…)
5. Standard buy-side and sell-side M&A process: 4 main steps
   • Identification of the strategy and acquisition/selling parameters
   • Identification of potential targets/buyers
   • Negotiations and due diligence phase
   • Closing and post-merger integration
6. M&A outlooks in the Telecom Sector for 2021-2022 and conclusions