3rd IBA Global Entrepreneurship Conference
21 May - 23 May 2017
Session information
Committee(s)
Closely Held Companies Committee
(Lead)
Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
European Regional Forum
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Young Lawyers' Committee
Description
This interactive panel will explore trends in recent M&A transactions involving disruptive innovation, including experiences with established corporations acquiring/emerging technology players and/or early-stage companies to ‘supercharge’ their own development pipelines or to exert a degree of influence on the future direction of particular sectors or technologies. The panel will discuss the pros and cons of this approach as compared to joint ventures or other forms of commercial collaboration. The panel will also explore the more traditional aspects of M&A – that is, due diligence, funding and acquisition structures – and consider what challenges are faced when established companies acquire disruptive companies / technologies that are, in many cases, essentially ‘start-ups’.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Cameron Taylor | EY Law, Auckland, New Zealand; Membership Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee |
| Miguel de Avillez Pereira | AvillezCastro, Lisbon, Portugal |
Speakers
| Mark Gilligan | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Website Officer, Young Lawyers' Committee |
| Frederic Ichay | Astrum Avocats, Paris, France; Newsletter Editor, Power Law Committee |
| Sharanya Ranga | Advaya Legal, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Heinrich von Bünau | METIS Rechtsanwälte , Frankfurt, Germany |