Evolution Capital Advisors Presents Caveat Emptor: Buyer Beware
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The Deal Beneath the Deal.
What technology, data and experience reveal about value
Technology is changing the businesses investors buy, the economics that underpin them and the assumptions on which transactions are built.
Caveat Emptor | The Deal Beneath the Deal is a three-part event series from Evolution Capital exploring what sits beneath the technology story, the numbers and the investment case.
Across three conversations, we bring together investors, CFOs, founders, technology leaders and dealmakers to explore how technology, data and experience shape value in today’s transactions.
Three conversations. One underlying progression.
ONE QUESTION.
The series
Not panels of predictable answers. Real transaction experience, candid conversation and interactive financial due diligence.
19 Nov 2026
Breakfast · London
The deal narrative vs the evidence
Very nice story. Show me the numbers.
What happens when the deal narrative meets the evidence?
Our first event looks beneath the headline numbers to explore what really drives growth, revenue quality, customer relationships, margins and future performance.
Who it’s for:
CFOs and finance leaders · Technology founders and shareholders · Private equity and investment professionals · M&A professionals and advisers
The question
Would you buy it?
11 Feb 2027
Breakfast · London
Technology potential vs enterprise value
The AI premium: who's paying for the future?
AI is creating significant technological potential, but how does that translate into financial value?
This conversation explores the economics behind the AI story, from productivity and margins to investment, defensibility and the expectations built into technology valuations.
Who it’s for:
CFOs and finance leaders · Technology founders and shareholders · Private equity and investment professionals · M&A professionals and advisers
The question
What is the future actually worth?
19 Nov 2026
Evening soirée · London
The deal narrative vs the evidence
Everything is going to be fine. Probably.
What happens when the assumptions behind the next deal change?
The final event in the series looks ahead at how changing markets, technology, customer behaviour and business economics can affect the value and resilience of technology businesses.
Who it’s for:
CFOs and finance leaders · Technology founders and shareholders · Private equity and investment professionals · Technology and investment leaders · M&A professionals and advisers
The question
What happens when the future doesn’t cooperate?
Who should be in the room?
4 PROFILES
Looking beyond the reported numbers to understand performance, risk and future value.
Thinking about growth, investment, valuation or an eventual transaction.
Assessing technology businesses and the assumptions underpinning investment cases.
Looking at transactions through the evidence, not just the deal narrative.
Technology will continue to change. The deal will continue to evolve.
The question is whether we're looking deeply enough to understand the value being created underneath it all.
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