Compliance, governance and innovation: balancing risks and opportunities of doing business in Latin America
31 Aug - 2 Sep 2026
Session information
Multilateral development banks and risk mitigation when investing in distressed assets
Tuesday 1 September (1630 - 1730)
Committee(s)
Anti-Corruption Committee
(Lead)
Description
The panel will examine why distressed investing poses heightened integrity and governance risks, and why getting risk mitigation right matters for both returns and development impact. Panelists will discuss how investors and MDBs assess these risks under severe time and information constraints, how to identify who truly controls a distressed company, how approaches remediation, and exit decisions. The conversation will also consider whether MDB involvement can truly help transform poorly governed businesses.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Leopoldo Pagotto | Freitas Leite e Avvad Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Member, Anti-Corruption Committee Advisory Board |
| Lucas Passos | World Bank Group, São Paulo, Brazil; Secretary, Debarment & Exclusions Subcommittee |
Speakers
| Jean Laprevotte | International Finance Corporation, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Marcelo Martins | JiveMaua, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Juan Ronderos | Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Publications Officer, Anti-Corruption Committee |
| Marcia Yagui | ByCapital, São Paulo, Brazil |