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Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: challenges and best practices in the era of compliance

20 Mar - 22 Mar 2019

W Santiago Hotel

Session information

Breakout session 9: Distressed M&A opportunities

Thursday 21 March (1330 - 1500)

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W Santiago Hotel

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

Distressed M&A supposes assuming some risks. And those risks are not always related to economic crisis but also to corruption, environmental and other crisis. The objective of the session will be to analyse distressed deals, the red flags that usually appear and how to avoid mistakes. Session Co-Chairs Fulvio Italiani D’Empaire, Caracas Francisco Roggero Zang Bergel y Viñes, Buenos Aires; Corporate Counsel Forum Liaison Officer, IBA Latin American Regional Forum Speakers Maria Luisa Canovas Jones Day, New York Mariana Estrade Hughes & Hughes, Montevideo; Council Member, IBA Section on Public and Professional Interest Jonathan Kellner Shearman & Sterling, São Paulo Matias Langevin Morales & Besa, Santiago; Vice Chair, Innovations in Financing Transactions Subcommitee, IBA Banking Law Committee Luciana Tornovsky Demarest Advogados, São Paulo; Special Projects Officer, IBA Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Francisco Roggero ZBV Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Corporate Counsel Forum Liaison Officer, Latin American Regional Forum

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