6th IBA European Corporate and Private M&A Conference
1 Feb - 2 Feb 2018
Session information
Going, going, gone: running a European M&A auction
Thursday 1 February (1645 - 1745)
Committee(s)
Corporate and M&A Law Committee
(Lead)
European Regional Forum
(Lead)
Description
An increasing number of companies are sold in auctions. Over the last few years, best practices to run an auction have been established, but M&A auctions are rarely specifically regulated by local law. Despite the commonalities, there are regional differences and legal challenges. Which law applies in a cross-border auction? Does the applicable law impose a duty to treat bidders fairly, or even equally? Where are the limits to ‘creating a competitive bidder environment’? The panel will give an overview, as well as discuss those and further issues.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Ralf Morshäuser | Gleiss Lutz, Munich, Germany |
Speakers
| Dovile Burgiene | WALLESS, Vilnius, Lithuania; Website Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee |
| Sergio González Galán | Garrigues, Madrid, Spain |
| Alvaro Membrillera | Kirkland & Ellis LLP, London, England |
| Andreas Rötheli | Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva, Switzerland |