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Mergers and Acquisitions in India: a key engine to the USD 30 trillion goal

3 Apr - 4 Apr 2025

Session information

Session four: Hot topic roundtables

Thursday 3 April (1430 - 1600)

Description

1. Seamless transition post-merger – best practices for cultural integration and talent management and addressing post-merger integration challenges

2. Use case of artificial intelligence (AI) in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and its ethical considerations

3. The growing integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal making

4. Legal strategies for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in startups

5. Opportunity in Asian deal complexity: getting deals done in South East Asia

6. Key considerations for valuation, transfer and protecting intellectual property in an mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transaction

7. Risk identification, assessment and mitigation in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions

8. What keeps a general counsel awake at night?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Somrita Chatterji	Veritas Legal, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ankit Chhabra	Eversheds Sutherland , London, England
Arnav Dayal	Trilegal, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Francesco Florio	Legance, Milan, Italy
Tino Gaberthuel	Lenz & Staehelin, Zürich, Switzerland
Rishi Gautam	Tata Consumer Products Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Swathi Girimaji	Bharucha & Partners, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nusrat Hassan	Dentons, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Co-Chair, India Working Group
Suneeth Katarki	IndusLaw, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Michael Kutschera	BINDER GRÖSSWANG, Vienna, Austria; Honorary Life Member of IBA Council and Association
Lorenzo Olgiati	Schellenberg Wittmer, Zürich, Switzerland
Gerald Reger	Noerr, Munich, Germany
Sameer Sibal	Jerome Merchant + Partners, MUMBAI, Maharashtra, India
Nicholas Soh	Allen & Gledhill, Singapore, Singapore
Takashi Toichi	TMI Associates, Tokyo, Japan
Alexander Zharskiy	ALRUD Law Firm, Moscow, Russian Federation; Conference Quality Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee

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