Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: New opportunities in a changing scenario
15 Mar - 17 Mar 2017
Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center
Session information
Simultaneous session - Distressed M&A: opportunities in the region
Thursday 16 March (1130 - 1300)
Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center
Committee(s)
Corporate Law Section
(Lead)
Corporate and M&A Law Committee
(Lead)
Latin American Regional Forum
(Lead)
Legal Practice Division
(Lead)
Regional Fora
(Lead)
Regional Fora
(Lead)
Description
This session will tackle the most important issues to be considered in a distressed M&A deal. It will also discuss some of the advantages and opportunities that these types of M&A transactions can offer, especially in Latin America. Topics to be addressed include: • How to structure distressed M&A – APA or SPA • How to minimise post-acquisition liability of the buyer • Opportunities in the Latin American region • Learning from the experience of other countries Session Co-Chairs Alberto Rebaza, Rebaza Alcazar & De Las Casas Abogados, Lima Francisco J Roggero, Bullo Abogados, Buenos Aires; Scholarship Officer, IBA Latin American Regional Forum Speakers Tomas Araya, M. & M. Bomchil, Buenos Aires; Co-Chair, Legislation and Policy Subcommiteee, IBA Insolvency Secion Ivan Delgado, Perez-Llorca, New York Diego Ferro, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Greylock Capital, New York Paola Lozano, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New York Trevor W Swett III, Caplin & Drysdale, Washington, DC Hans Sydow, Tinoco Travieso Planchart & Nuñez Abogados, Caracas Luciana Tornovsky, Demarest Advogados, São Paulo
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Alberto Rebaza | Rebaza Alcazar & De Las Casas, Lima, Peru |
| Francisco Roggero | Zang Bergel & Viñes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Membership Officer, Latin American Regional Forum |
Speakers
| Tomas Araya | Bomchil, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Co-Chair, Legislation and Policy Subcommittee |
| Iván Delgado | PEREZ-LLORCA, Madrid, Spain |
| Paola Lozano | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New York, New York, USA |
| Hans Sydow | Travieso Evans , Caracas, Venezuela |
| Luciana Tornovsky | Demarest Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Trevor W Swett III | Caplin & Drysdale, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |