Toronto, ON
The Spring 2009 Hot Topics In Cross-Border Securities will update you on the current trends and developments in capital markets, restructuring and corporate governance, as well as discuss the implications for corporations and their advisers.
Co-Chairs:
Adam M. Givertz, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Jonathan Lampe, Partner, Goodmans LLP
Speakers:
Stephen M. Besen, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Robert J. Chadwick, Partner, Goodmans LLP
David L. Eaton, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
George C. Estey, Managing Director, Greenhill & Co., Inc.
Clay Horner, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
David A. Katz, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Edward T. N. Larkin, Managing Director Global Capital Markets Group, UBS Securities Canada Inc.
William T. Royan, Vice President, Relationship Investing, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Glenn Sauntry, Vice Chair, BMO Capital Markets
Mark Shapiro, Managing Director, Head of Restructuring and Finance, Barclays Capital
G. Wesley Voorheis, Partner, Voorheis & Co. LLP
Edward J. Waitzer, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Program Agenda:
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I. State of the Markets: The Bankers’ View
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Restructuring
- Financing
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George C. Estey
Edward T. N. Larkin
Glenn Sauntry |
II. Lessons Learned from Key Deals
- BCE
- HudBay / Lundin
- Huntsman / Hexion
- Dow / Rohm Haas
- Lyondell
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Stephen M. Besen
Clay Horner
Edward J. Waitzer |
III. Restructuring 2009
- Strategic considerations
a. When to file
b. What framework to file under
- Financial hardship
- Exchange offers
- DIP financing
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Robert J. Chadwick
David L. Eaton
Mark Shapiro |
IV. Corporate Governance 2009
- Proxy contests
- Challenges advising boards
- Executive pay
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David A. Katz
William T. Royan
G. Wesley Voorheis |
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