Key developments in Latin American transactions and their financing; a look at the present and the future
10 Sep - 11 Sep 2026
Session information
Description
The panel will discuss the challenges and available guidelines for identifying a transfer of control event and the triggers for mandatory tender offers, whether based on subjective or objective criteria. It will focus on the evolution of shark-repellent provisions both in friendly and hostile deals. The panel shall cover existing debt pushdown structures and the legal and regulatory limits including disclosure for acquisition finance.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Michael Arnold | Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart, Germany; Co-Chair, Securities and Capital Markets Committee |
| Francisco Müssnich | BMA Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Senior Vice Chair, Securities and Capital Markets Committee |
Speakers
| Claudia Barrero | Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria, Bogota, Colombia; Senior Vice Chair, Women Lawyers' Committee |
| Alyssa K Caples | Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, London, England; Senior Vice Chair, Securities and Capital Markets Committee |
| Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr | Bredin Prat, Paris, France; Regional Representative EMEA, Securities and Capital Markets Committee |
| Jamie Leigh | Cooley, San Francisco, California, USA; Website Officer, Corporate and M&A Law Committee |
| Paul Schnell | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New York, New York, USA |