IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Room 352 A&B, Level 3

Session information

M&A dealmaking in uncertain times: tools for success

Thursday 2 November (1115 - 1230)

Room 352 A&B, Level 3

Committee(s)

Corporate and M&A Law Committee (Lead)

Description

Uncertainty is the new normal. Access to financing is unreliable and interest rates are high, commodities and product markets are disrupted by war and other geopolitical forces, governments are responding with sanctions and tightened FDI controls, new risks are spreading globally at a high speed. This panel is going to look for best solutions available in all phases of the dealmaking process, from pre-signing to post-closing. We will ask questions, such as how to bridge the valuation gap and manage other target risks, on-source financing creatively, prepare the deal terms and process to address regulatory risks and hurdles, and turn uncertainty into opportunity.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Dovile Burgiene WALLESS, Vilnius, Lithuania; Vice Chair, Corporate and M&A Law Committee
Lorenzo Olgiati Schellenberg Wittmer, Zürich, Switzerland; Publications Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee

Speakers

Myriam Baars-Schilling Oppenhoff & Partner , Cologne, Germany
Audrey Chen JunHe LLP, Beijing, China; Regional Fora Liaison Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee
Paulo Rocha Demarest Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Secretary, Latin American Regional Forum
Damien Zoubek Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, New York, New York, USA