BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Session events Calendar//IBA//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T031511Z DTSTART:20170316T113000Z DTEND:20170316T130000Z SUMMARY:Simultaneous session - Financing investments and M&A in Latin Ame rica DESCRIPTION:M&\;A activity has been solid in Latin America for manyyea rs. The majority of deals are intra-regional\, with larger economies suc h as Brazil and Mexico being the top investors. Additionally\, European and North American companies have led cross-border M&\;A activitys th ey have looked to invest and expand in fast growing markets. Despite sig nificant improvements over the last decade\, some of the major challenge s to doing business in Latin America continue to be obtaining credit\, t ax law transparency\, and enforcing contracts. Considering the region’s current political and financial conditions\, what finance options do th ese investors have? What are the differences between cross-border commer cial development and multilateral lending? What are the private equity a nd venture capital options? What has been the experience with capital ma rkets in general? The panel will discuss the advantages and disadvantage s of the different financing options for M&\;A and investments\, in t he current political and economic reality of Latin America.\n\nSession C o-Chairs\nLuis Manuel Castro\, BLP Abogados\, San Jose\nRoberto Guerrero \, V Guerrero Olivos\, Santiago\n\nSpeakers\nCarlos Albarracin\, Milbank Tweed Hadley &\; McCloy\, New York\nP Eugenio Aramburu\, Perez Alati Grondona Benites Arntsen &\; Martinez de Hoz\, Buenos Aires\nMaria L uisa Canovas\, Jones Day\, New York\nNicolas Lafont\, McDermott Will &am p\; Emery\, Paris\nSanti Pages\, Roca Junyent\, Barcelona\nArthur B Pent eado\, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice\nAdvogados\, São Paulo LOCATION:Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center UID:77b86922-086a-4f4c-9d5b-8289a1401247 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR