Registration: 2:30 p.m.
Event: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception to Follow.
Partners from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Herbert Smith LLP, Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe will discuss opportunities and hot issues in the European market. Private equity investors, investment bankers, CEOs, general counsel and M&A teams at technology companies are encouraged to attend.
Speakers: Bruno Basuyaux, Christopher Haynes, James Milne, Alexandra Neri, Christopher Rees, Maarten Sanders, Alexander Schwarz, and a select group of Simpson Thacher Palo Alto Partners.
AGENDA
Overview of European capital markets and listing in London
- Main market or AIM?
- Requirements for listing
- Continuing obligations and governance standards
- Timeframe
- Trends
Key Differences between acquiring a technology business in Europe vs. US
- Merger control and antitrust
- The Acquired Rights Directive
- Works councils
- Treatment of intellectual property
- Data protection
Establishing a tech business presence in Eastern Europe
- The best locations
- Relations with universities
- Acquiring and retaining talent
The private equity landscape in Europe
- Political and regulatory environment
- Shareholder activism
- Employee rights and pensions regulation
- Buyout premiums and stub equity
- Fund listings
- M&A issues
Process and deal issues in structuring European transactions
- Due diligence across jurisdictions
- Supervising risk assessment in the technology
- Reporting back to the US. What is the most efficient
process?