Webinar / Breakfast in America: Challenges of transatlantic M&A deals

Online, Belgium

30 September 2021 - 30 September 2021

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Challenges of transatlantic M&A deals

Thursday 30 September 2021

15:00 » 15:40 Panel 1 | The US and EU approaches to transactions
This panel  will focus on the structure of a transaction and discuss the differences and similarities of the European and American approaches to the respective steps of the deal – from financing and the NDA through to the Closing.

Moderator: Daphne van Boxtel, Attorney at Rutgers & Posch, Corporate & M&A, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Speakers:
  • Anne Toupenay-Schueller,Partner at Jeantet, Corporate & M&A, Paris, France
  • Clara Gordon, Partner at Wolf Theiss, Corporate & M&A, Vienna, Austria
  • Nicholas C. Rueter, Of Counsel at Morris, Manning & Martin LLP, Corporate & M&A, Atlanta, Georgia
16:15 » 16:55 Panel 2 | Client Relationship Management in transatlantic deals
This panel will address specific challenges in transactions concerning client relationship management and differences in expectations arising from the European and American perspectives. In this panel, attorneys and in-house counsels will share their experiences and discuss best practices.

Moderator: Dr. Milena Charnitzky, Partner at RITTERSHAUS, Corporate & M&A, Mannheim, Germany

Speakers:
  • Aleksandra Cuprys, PTI’s Global General Counsel at Phoenix Tower International LLC, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
  • Liesbet Demasure, Legal Counsel, BNPP Asset Management, Belgium
  • Nick Atkins, Partner at Stevens & Bolton, Corporate & M&A, London, UK
17:30 » 18:15 Networking session

Moderators: 
  • Christian Sauer, Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Corporate M&A, Paris, France
  • Yan Pecoraro, Partner at Portolano Cavallo, Corporate M&A, New-York, United States