Webinar: Covid-19 and Geopolitics

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


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