8th IBA European Corporate and Private M&A Conference
6 Feb - 7 Feb 2020
Session information
Private equity versus family office: is it not really the same?
Thursday 6 February (1645 - 1745)
Committee(s)
Corporate and M&A Law Committee
(Lead)
Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee
(Lead)
Description
Family offices are the new kids on the block, and they seem to have become more and more active and popular in the M&A field. They promise long-term investment strategies, a more lenient investor approach and generally an attitude that is much more aligned with that of an entrepreneur. They have abundant capital, business savvy personnel and lots of time and appetite. But how different are they really? Are they superior to private equity funds? Where are their advantages, where are their weaknesses? And how does this translate into their way to do deals? The panel will address those and some further issues around the first glance at the unequal battle between ‘locusts’ and ‘family’.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Dagmar Dubecka | Kocian Solc Balastik, Prague, Czech Republic; SecretaryPrivate Equity Subcommittee |
Speakers
| Mats Dahlberg | Advokatfirman Delphi, Stockholm, Sweden; Secretary, Corporate Governance and Activism Subcommittee |
| Nanette Heide | Troutman Pepper Locke, New York, New York, USA; Chair, Private Equity Subcommittee |
| Philip Marxen | Falcon Private Holdings, New York, New York, USA |
| Alejandro Payá | Cuatrecasas, Barcelona, Spain; Senior Vice Chair, Closely Held Companies Committee |
| Lieke Van der Velden | NautaDutilh, Amsterdam, Netherlands |