Cross-border M&A trends and outlook
Monday 30th November 2020 – from 3.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Webinar hosted by Legance
15.00 – 15.10 Welcome & Intro
Filippo Troisi – Legance
15.10 – 15.40 First Panel – Legal specifics
How does Covid-19 affect bidding procedures, due diligence, price negotiations/structuring, R&W/indemnification, packages, risk allocation
Moderated by: Monica Weimann – Gomez Acebo & Pombo
Philip Cheveley – Travers Smith
Bram Caudri – Houthoff
Ivàn Marina – CEO of Lincoln International, Spain
15.40 – 15.50 Q&A
15.50 – 16.20 Second Panel – Managing specific challenges
Impact of budget savings, urgency, home-working, travel restrictions: what do clients want and how can firms react? New areas of law to be covered?
Moderated by: Cecilia Carrara – Legance
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges – Jeantet
Alexander Ritvay – Noerr
The client’s perspective:
Francesca Renzulli – Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Nexi
Andrea Russo – General Counsel, BFF Banking Group
16.20 – 16.30 Q&A
16.30 – 17.15 The political outlook: what to expect from Biden Presidency and Brexit
Moderated by: Tarun Stewart – Paul Weiss
Keynote speakers:
Jeh Charles Johnson – 4th United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Baroness Nicky Morgan – Former UK Education Secretary & DCMS Secretary
17.15 – 17.30 Concluding Remarks
Tarun Stewart – Paul Weiss