The Acquiror Summit 2027
The leading conference for acquirors of eCommerce brands
Date: March 8th 2027
Location: 1 Liberty Street, New York
Time: 8am – 6pm
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Join our 5th annual summit to netowrk and connect with over 250+ industry piers, build valuation relationships and learn about the latest valuation and acquisition trends of eCommerce-led consumer brands.
The Acquiror Summit 2027
The leading conference globally for acquirors of eCommerce-led consumer brands
Date: March 8th 2027
Location: 1 Liberty Street, New York
Time: 8am – 6pm
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Join our 5th annual summit to network and connect with over 250+ industry piers, build valuation relationships and learn about the latest valuation and acquisition trends of eCommerce-led consumer brands.
Our 2026 Sponsors
Learn From Industry Experts How To Maximize Valuation
This conference is a private invite only event where the top strategics, private equity firms, family offices and roll-ups discuss valuation and acquisition trends for eCommerce-led consumer brands. Expert speakers join from around the world from leading growth firms to discuss value creation and how to maximize valuation trends 1-3 years out from an exit process.
Learn From Industry Experts How To Maximize Valuation
This conference is a private invite only event where the top strategics, private equity firms, family offices and roll-ups discuss valuation and acquisition trends for eCommerce-led consumer brands. Expert speakers join from around the world from leading growth firms to discuss value creation and how to maximize valuation trends 1-3 years out from an exit process.
Our 2026 Agenda Was Packed With Expert Speakers Across 3 Key Topics
Our 2026 agenda was packed with expert speakers across 3 key topics
01
Doing Deals
09:30am - 09.45am
Excellence In Sourcing
CEO, Axial – Peter Lehrman
09:45am - 10.00am
10 Breakout Beauty Brands To Keep An Eye On
Founding Partner, Apex – Caspar Waters
10.00am - 10.15am
10 Brands That Will Be Put Up For Sale In 2026
Founder, Fintent – Alex Lukashov
10.15am - 10.30am
Brands Being Sold By The Fortia Group
Curated brands actively exploring exits
10.30am - 10.45am
Failing Before The Ink Is Dry – Killing Investments With Generalist-Driven Diligence
Insights & Strategy Director, eComplete – Josh Elliot
10.45am - 11.00am
Acquisition Financing Trends
Managing Partner, Deep Ocean Partners – Alex Urdea and Managing Director, Arena Investors – Ruven Shafir
11.00am - 11.15am
What Makes It Through IC
Principal, North Castle Partners – Alan Bui
02
Value Creation
11.40am - 12.00pm
How Breakout Brands Scale
Managing Partner, Because Ventures – Jeremy Horowitz
12.00pm - 12.20pm
Scaling To 9 Figures With AI & Persona-Led Creative Strategy
Co-Founders, Soar WIth Us – Joe Marston and Olly Hudson
12.20pm - 12.40pm
How To Consistently And Scalably Add Value In An AI Rollup
Founder, Pilotwave Holdings – Afsheen Afshar
12.40pm - 1.00pm
Leveraging Data To Scale
Managing Director, Charm – Edricco Reina and Partner, Prelude Growth PE – William Quartner
2.00pm - 2.20pm
Stand Out From The Crowd - How Quant Traders Approach Amazon Advertizing
Founder & CEO, Laurence – Matthew Chen
2.20pm - 2.40pm
Multi-Channel Fulfillment at Scale
Senior Business Development Manager, Amazon – Eliezer Hecht
2.40pm - 3.10pm
Ops, Finance, and Forecasts That Survive Diligence
Robyn Siers (Partner, Speed M&A by Jones & Spross), Kevin Fischer (President, Kapoq), Jeff Lowenstein (Co-Founder,Free To Grow CFO)
3.10pm - 3.15pm
Launch: Beauty Value Lab
Making beauty brands exit-ready to maximize value at sale
Co-Founder, The Fortia Group – Emmett Kilduff
03
Successful Exits
3.15pm - 3.30pm
Analysis Of 40,000 Deals. How The Few Succeed
Professor of Accounting & Law, University of Buffalo – Feng Gu
3.30pm - 3.50pm
Inside an Exit: Expert Edition
Co-Founder, Theta – Professor Daniel McCarthy
3.50pm - 4.10pm
Inside an IPO: Strategic Edition
President of New Business and Strategic Alliances, Pattern – Don ‘eCommerce” Brett
4.10pm - 4.30pm
Inside an IPO: PE Edition
Insights & Strategy Director, eComplete – Josh Elliot and Digital Marketing Director, eComplete – Austin Bland
4.30 pm- 4.45pm
Where Multiples Are Actually Clearing
Co-Founder, The Fortia Group – Emmett Kilduff
01
Doing Deals
09:30am - 09.45am
Excellence In Sourcing
CEO, Axial – Peter Lehrman
09:45am - 10.00am
10 Breakout Beauty Brands To Keep An Eye On
Founding Partner, Apex – Caspar Waters
10.00am - 10.15am
10 Brands That Will Be Put Up For Sale In 2026
Founder, Fintent – Alex Lukashov
10.15am - 10.30am
Brands Being Sold By The Fortia Group
Curated brands actively exploring exits
10.30am - 10.45am
Failing Before The Ink Is Dry – Killing Investments With Generalist-Driven Diligence
Insights & Strategy Director, eComplete – Josh Elliot
10.45am - 11.00am
Acquisition Financing Trends
Managing Partner, Deep Ocean Partners – Alex Urdea and Managing Director, Arena Investors – Ruven Shafir
11.00am - 11.15am
What Makes It Through IC
Principal, North Castle Partners – Alan Bui
02
Value Creation
11.40am - 12.00pm
How Breakout Brands Scale
Managing Partner, Because Ventures – Jeremy Horowitz
12.00pm - 12.20pm
Scaling To 9 Figures With AI & Persona-Led Creative Strategy
Co-Founders, Soar WIth Us – Joe Marston and Olly Hudson
12.20pm - 12.40pm
How To Consistently And Scalably Add Value In An AI Rollup
Founder, Pilotwave Holdings – Afsheen Afshar
12.40pm - 1.00pm
Leveraging Data To Scale
Managing Director, Charm – Edricco Reina and Partner, Prelude Growth PE – William Quartner
2.00pm - 2.20pm
Stand Out From The Crowd - How Quant Traders Approach Amazon Advertizing
Founder & CEO, Laurence – Matthew Chen
2.20pm - 2.40pm
Multi-Channel Fulfillment at Scale
Senior Business Development Manager, Amazon – Eliezer Hecht
2.40pm - 3.10pm
Ops, Finance, and Forecasts That Survive Diligence
Robyn Siers (Partner, Speed M&A by Jones & Spross), Kevin Fischer (President, Kapoq), Jeff Lowenstein (Co-Founder,Free To Grow CFO)
3.10pm - 3.15pm
Launch: Beauty Value Lab
Making beauty brands exit-ready to maximize value at sale
Co-Founder, The Fortia Group – Emmett Kilduff
03
Successful Exits
3.15pm - 3.30pm
Analysis Of 40,000 Deals. How The Few Succeed
Professor of Accounting & Law, University of Buffalo – Feng Gu
3.30pm - 3.50pm
Inside an Exit: Expert Edition
Co-Founder, Theta – Professor Daniel McCarthy
3.50pm - 4.10pm
Inside an IPO: Strategic Edition
President of New Business and Strategic Alliances, Pattern – Don ‘eCommerce” Brett
4.10pm - 4.30pm
Inside an IPO: PE Edition
Insights & Strategy Director, eComplete – Josh Elliot and Digital Marketing Director, eComplete – Austin Bland
4.30 pm- 4.45pm
Where Multiples Are Actually Clearing
Co-Founder, The Fortia Group – Emmett Kilduff