16th annual
ASIA M&A FORUM 2020
June 17 & 18, The Ritz-Carlton, Macau
Macao SAR
Agenda
- Day one - June 17
- Day two - June 18
9.35
Welcome remarks from IFLR and the IPBA
Karry Lai, Asia reporter, IFLR
Wilson Chu, conference chair, IPBA
Keynote address from a regulator
Brent Snyder, chief executive officer, Competition Commission (Hong Kong)
An overview of M&A activity
- How recent political turmoil in Asia, US and Europe is impacting M&A activity
- With M&A activity declining in Asia, how can you prepare and what steps should you be taking?
- How will Brexit impact transaction activities with the EU?
- How US-China trade tensions are impacting crossborder transactions
- Working with China: the shift from Western to Asian markets
Speakers
Errol Bong, head of compliance & legal counsel, Nobel Group
Peter Wittman, managing director, Asia-IO
Martin Rock, director M&A, Commerzbank
Deal-making differences between strategic and private equity players
- A deeper dive into processes and provisions
- Analysing how deals and negotiation differs between the two
- How drafters reflect those conceptual differences in illustrative definitive agreement provisions
Speakers
Sandra Wu, founding partner & group general counsel, Origin x Capital
Jeanette Chan, general counsel and chief compliance officer, Airwallex
Emilia Law, head of legal APAC, Novartis Technical Operations
Bo Huo, senior legal counsel - M&A, Tencent
Networking coffee break
How tech companies have changed the M&A game
- Challenges arising from tech assets
- A shift from financial to data as a focus for assets
- How due diligence and compliance risks differ for tech assets
- Analysing the VC tech M&A activity coming out of China
Speakers
Michael Horman, director of legal and corporate finance, NISI
Chloe Sung, general counsel, ZhongAn Technologies
Laura Hannon, general counsel, CompareAsia Group
Patricia Ho, acting general counsel, WeLab
Deal flow of M&A activity in India
- Hot sectors to look out for: healthcare and infrastructure
- Opportunities with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
- Updates on recent policy changes
Speakers
Harsh Pais, partner, Trilegal
Networking lunch
STREAM SESSION 1
The following sessions will split the room into two streams; delegates will have the choice to participate in either Stream A or Stream B.
STREAM A
A market update on acquisition financing
- Latest developments relating to the financing of Chinese outbound M&A
- Chinese regulatory changes and their impact on acquisition financing
- Financing real estate M&A transactions in the Hong Kong SAR and China markets
- Mezzanine financing and financing from credit funds – the state of play in Asia
Speakers
Sunny Leung, head, legal, M&A advisory and corporate finance, Greater China & North Asia, Standard Chartered Bank
STREAM B - Jurisdiction stream: Vietnam's free trade agreement with the EU
- Poised to boom: overview of large M&A activity in Vietnam
- What to keep in mind when investing in local Vietnamese companies
- Honing in on specific issues of the banking sector in Vietnam
Speaker
Oliver Massmann, partner and general director, Duane Morris (Vietnam)
STREAM SESSION 2
STREAM A
Developing energy deals in Asia
- M&A activity in the renewable energy sector: what to look out for
- Focusing in on disclosure for environmental governance and sustainability plans
- How environmental regulations could have an effect on the energy industry
Different drivers for M&A activity in emerging markets
- How have US-China trade tensions impacted investments?
- Buying assets in South-East Asia and mitigating the risks going forward
- Trends in Malaysia: combining infrastructure and technology, and resulting in e-manufacturing
Speakers
Maggie Dou, director & head of legal, Iron Mountain Asia
Stanley Yang, EVP head group M&A, First Pacific
Hong Mei, legal director – Asia Pacific, SSP
Kenneth Koo, deputy general manager & Citi chief representation, Citi Orient
Lightning sessions: Developments in navigating CFIUS regulation
- Preparing you for the latest developments of CFIUS
- Will the change to FIRRMA affect deal structures?
- Has a more stringent security review impacted investment?
Mock negotiation: negotiating commonly contentious M&A issues
This session will see the participants take typical provisions and negotiate why they are there. It will identify why the buyer wants certain aspects and why seller has other considerations (and vice versa). The speakers will share tips and tricks on how to get your way.
Speakers
Richard Climan, partner, Hogan Lovells
Joel Greenberg, senior counsel, Arnold & Porter
END OF DAY ONE
DAY TWO
9.40
Welcome remarks from IFLR and the IPBA
Speakers
Karry Lai, Asis reporter, IFLR
Wilson Chu, conference chair, IPBA
Keynote address
Digital Health M&A: a survival guide when the worlds of tech and health collide
With a focus on transpacific drivers, this panel will focus on practical need-to-know insights into structuring and executing deals in this brave new world with the potential to not only save lives but also dominate economies and transform societies.
- Complexities with working with multiple jurisdictions
- Looking at life sciences investments into digital health
- Navigating health data access and control in China
- Moving from the consumer space to true digital health, how to execute deals in a more regulated space
Speakers
Joanna Lin, partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Dale Van Demark, partner, McDermott Will & Emery
The importance of deal protection mechanisms
- Analysing the common measures used to protect your M&A transactions
- Key considerations to be aware of when including a deal protection
- Escrow as a deal protection mechanism in M&A structure
- Trends in pre-closing good faith deposit and post-closing holdback escrow
- Escrow in acquisition financing
Speaker
Ying Liu, executive director and APAC regional head of escrow sales and business development, J.P. Morgan
Networking coffee break
How representation and warranty insurance is changing the game
- Analysing the provisions to be negotiated
- Best practices for when an insured deal is in play
- From an insurer choice perspective, what are your options?
Lightning session: Unsolicited/unwanted takeovers
The speaker will compare takeover procedures from a variety of key jurisdictions. For example, it will examine the effects of the SFC’s proposed changes to takeover codes.
Networking lunch
Focus: investing in the Philippines
- Understanding the revised corporation code and setting up companies in the Philippines
- Infrastructure sector: prioritising investments to help build the Philippines
- Limitations in foreign ownership of assets
- Looking out for the competition law commission
Key issues in structuring and negotiating minority investments
- Key considerations when entering joint ventures
- Measures to strengthen the protection of your minority investment shareholders
- Practical tips for corporate governance in minority investments
- A look at minority investments in the healthcare
Speakers
Erika Evasdottir, general counsel and chief compliance officer, Origin x Capital
Michael Maté, director, Seawood Resources
Kent Choi, COO, Well Link Financial Group
William Hay, managing director, William Hay & Co
Lightning session: Realising the synergy: post-merger integration issues
This session analyses mini case studies of companies facing issues arising from post-merger integration. Learn how to bring together different teams from your M&A transactions and discuss what you can do to mitigate the risks.
Closing remarks from IFLR and the IPBA
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