2014 TalkingPoints
Integrity due diligence
December 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on integrity due diligence between Leah James, Mike Regan and Arno Robbertse, joint managing partners of G3.
Role of the audit committee in M&A
November 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on the role of the audit committee in M&A between Jack Capers at King & Spalding LLP, Jason Anglin at KPMG LLP and Brian Hoffmann at McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
Foreign investment in Latin America – opportunities and challenges
November 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
Cate Ambrose of the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) moderates a discussion on opportunities and challenges for foreign investment in Latin America between Alejandro D. Fiuza at Brown Rudnick LLP, Jaime Mercado at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Richard L. Winston at Richard L. Winston P.A.
Successful distressed investing
November 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on successful distressed investing between Evan D. Flaschen at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, Joanna Anderson at Cortland Capital Market Services LLC and Graham R. Lane at Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP.
Outlook for CFIUS cases
November 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW speaks with Joseph G. Falcone and Karen Ip at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP about the outlook for CFIUS cases.
Credit bidding challenges in bankruptcy
October 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on credit bidding challenges in bankruptcy between Nancy A. Peterman at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Sarah R. Borders at King & Spalding and Van Durrer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Post-merger IT integration
October 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on post-merger IT integration between Erika Schraner and Aaron Huykman at PwC.
Economic sanctions – managing compliance requirements
September 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on compliance requirements arising from economic sanctions between Caroline Hobson at CMS – London, Charles Steele at KPMG LLP and Elizabeth Davy at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Analysis of MiFID II
July 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on MiFID II between Michael Thomas at Hogan Lovells, Kara Cauter at KPMG, and Marius Floca at RBS.
Managing cyber-security risks in M&A
July 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on cyber-security risks in M&A between Adam Pang at Merrill DataSite, David Stanton at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Timothy J. Nagle at Reed Smith LLP.
Protecting trade secrets in the European Union
June 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on protecting trade secrets in the European Union between Warren Wayne, Robert Williams and Simon Shooter at Bird & Bird.
Enhanced prudential standards for banks in the US
June 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on enhanced prudential standards for banks in the US between Jeff Berman at Clifford Chance, Robin Maxwell at Linklaters and Brian D. Christiansen at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Changes to European merger notification and control
June 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on European merger notification and control between Catriona Hatton at Baker Botts L.L.P., Davina Garrod at Bingham McCutcheon LLP and Ian Giles at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP.
Private equity in the energy sector
June 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on private equity in the energy sector between Stefanie Fleischmann at Beowulf Energy LLC, Andy Brogan at EY and Douglas Nordlinger at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
M&A in the tech sector: outlook for 2014
May 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on M&A in the tech sector between Susan Blanco at Houlihan Lokey, Nick Abrahams at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia and James Klein at Penningtons Manches LLP.
Proposed changes to the UK Bribery Act
May 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on proposed changes to the UK Bribery Act between Satnam Tumani at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, Siobhain Egan at Lewis Nedas Law and Sam Eastwood at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP.
Outlook for ESOP structures in 2014
April 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on the outlook for ESOP structures in 2014 between Gregory K. Brown at Holland & Knight LLP and Maria Pencheva at Innovative Shareholder Strategies, LLC.
Implications of the AIFMD for non-EU fund managers
April 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on the implications of the AIFMD for non-EU fund managers between Fiona Le Poidevin at Guernsey Finance, Barry Breen at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP and Ignatius Fogarty at Preqin.
Valuations and fairness opinions for ESOPs
April 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on valuations and fairness opinions for ESOPs between Jeffrey S. Buettner at Butcher Joseph Hayes and Kenneth E. Serwinski at Prairie Capital Advisers, Inc.
Shale gas in the UK
March 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion focussing on shale gas in the UK between Elizabeth Shepherd at Eversheds, Robert Hodges at EY and Nick Grealy at No Hot Air.
M&A in the energy & utilities sector
March 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion examining M&A in the energy & utilities sector between Colette Lewiner at Capgemini, Todd Giardinelli at Morgan Stanley and Allen C. Barron at Ralph E. Davis Associates, Inc.
Impact of the Volcker Rule
February 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on the impact of the Volcker Rule between Dwight Smith at Nelson Mullins, Bradley K. Sabel at Shearman & Sterling LLP and Brian D. Christiansen at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Spin offs and carve outs
February 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion focusing on spin offs and carves outs between Thomas D. Williamson at Deloitte Consulting LLP, Peter E. Izanec at Jones Day and Jane D. Goldstein at Ropes & Gray.
D&O liability in data privacy and cyber security situations in Europe
February 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on D&O liability in data privacy and cyber security situations in Europe between Stephanie Pestorich Manson at Aon Risk Solutions, James Cooper at Clyde & Co LLP and George Melides at Zurich.
Mitigating and managing corporate fraud in Asia
January 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion examining corporate fraud in Asia between Kanupriya Jain at Control Risks, Denis Brock at King & Wood Mallesons and Matthias Oberlinner at Siemens Ltd.
Managing M&A auctions in the current climate
January 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on managing the M&A auction process between Rick Lacher at Houlihan Lokey, Matthew Tedford at KPMG and Nigel Boardman at Slaughter & May.
D&O liability in data privacy and cyber security situations in the US
January 2014 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on D&O liability in data privacy and cyber security situations between Richard Bortnick at Christie, Pabarue and Young, Jonathan Fairtlough at Kroll and Ann Longmore at Willis.