Corporate and M&A and Insolvency Winter Seminar

Alpe d'Huez, France

21 January 2024 - 24 January 2024

M&A Track


Sunday 21 January 2024

16:00 » 18:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
18:00 » 20:00 Welcome Reception at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
20:00 Optional Dinner at Hôtel Grandes Rousses

Monday 22 January 2024

07:30 » 08:15 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
08:15 » 08:30 Welcome Address by the AIJA Bureau representative 
08:30 » 08:45 Introduction and presentation of the seminar by the Organising Committee
08:45 » 09:30 Panel 1 (joint): The basics – The ins and outs of distressed M&A
Introduction to the general principles and phraseology of distressed M&A to assist with the more advance discussion in the later sessions.Discussion of M&A of companies in financial distressed, transactions that are not at arm’s length, Pre-Insolvency & Insolvency.
09:30 » 10:30 Keynote speech 1 (joint): Behind the curtains – How the Swiss government saved Credit Suisse on a late Sunday evening
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:30 Panel 2 (joint): How to make it happen – (Re)-structuring the deal
Share deal vs asset deal, consequences of a deal becoming distressed. Mechanisms to save a business without formal liquidation
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
14:00 » 15:30 Team Building Activity
  • The activity details will be communicated closer to the event date depending on the weather & snow situation
15:30 » 18:00 Free time: Skiing
19:30 » 22:00 Dinner at Chantebise 2100 Restaurant
  • Transportation included with a possibility to go down with Snake Gliss

Tuesday 23 January 2024

08:00 » 09:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
09:00 » 10:00 Panel 3 (joint): The morning after – Rebuilding reputational damage and post-closing clean-ups
Introduction to corporate communication and to strategies for rebuilding the balance sheet. Is an insolvency lawyer needed after the restructuring? Debating the same. How to prepare for a good closing?
10:00 » 10:30 Keynote speech 2 (joint): Making the numbers work – The role of financial advisors in distressed M&A
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:00 Panel 4 (joint):  The usual suspects – Board and officers' liability
12:00 » 13:00 Lunch
13:00 » 18:00 Free time: Skiing
19:30 Dinner & afterparty at Le Sporting Alpe d’Huez

Wednesday 24 January 2024

08:00 » 09:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
09:00 » 10:30 Workshop (joint): Mathematics for lawyers – Capital loss, over-indebtedness and insolvency
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:30 Panel 5 (M&A): M&A trends in 2024
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
13:30 » 17:00 Free time: Skiing
14:00 » 15:30 Optional Guided Snowshoe Tour (material included)
18:00 Optional Post-Seminar Dinner at Camp De Base Pic Blanc

Insolvency Track


Sunday 21 January 2024

16:00 » 18:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
18:00 » 20:00 Welcome Reception at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
20:00 Optional Dinner at Hôtel Grandes Rousses

Monday 22 January 2024

07:30 » 08:15 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
08:15 » 08:30 Welcome Address by the AIJA Bureau representative 
08:30 » 08:45 Introduction and presentation of the seminar by the Organising Committee
08:45 » 09:30 Panel 1 (joint): The basics – The ins and outs of distressed M&A
Introduction to the general principles and phraseology of distressed M&A to assist with the more advance discussion in the later sessions.Discussion of M&A of companies in financial distressed, transactions that are not at arm’s length, Pre-Insolvency & Insolvency.
09:30 » 10:30 Keynote speech 1 (joint): Behind the curtains – How the Swiss government saved Credit Suisse on a late Sunday evening
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:30 Panel 2 (joint): How to make it happen – (Re)-structuring the deal
Share deal vs asset deal, consequences of a deal becoming distressed. Mechanisms to save a business without formal liquidation
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
14:00 » 15:30 Team Building Activity
  • The activity details will be communicated closer to the event date depending on the weather & snow situation
15:30 » 18:00 Free time: Skiing
19:30 » 22:00 Dinner at Chantebise 2100 Restaurant
  • Transportation included with a possibility to go down with Snake Gliss

Tuesday 23 January 2024

08:00 » 09:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
09:00 » 10:00 Panel 3 (joint): The morning after – Rebuilding reputational damage and post-closing clean-ups
Introduction to corporate communication and to strategies for rebuilding the balance sheet. Is an insolvency lawyer needed after the restructuring? Debating the same. How to prepare for a good closing?
10:00 » 10:30 Keynote speech 2 (joint): Making the numbers work – The role of financial advisors in distressed M&A
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:00 Panel 4 (joint):  The usual suspects – Board and officers' liability
12:00 » 13:00 Lunch
13:00 » 18:00 Free time: Skiing
19:30 Dinner & afterparty at Le Sporting Alpe d’Huez

Wednesday 24 January 2024

08:00 » 09:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
09:00 » 10:30 Workshop (joint): Mathematics for lawyers – Capital loss, over-indebtedness and insolvency
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:30 Panel 5 (Insolvency): Insolvency trends in 2024
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
13:30 » 17:00 Free time: Skiing
14:00 » 15:30 Optional Guided Snowshoe Tour (material included)

18:00 Optional Post-Seminar Dinner at Camp De Base Pic Blanc