DLA Piper M&A Summit
Transacting in Times of Unrest, Uncertainty and an Election
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
DLA Piper will host their inaugural DLA Piper M&A Summit in New York on April 30, 2024.
The Summit will include panels of all-star dealmakers, investors, and innovators discussing a number of timely, M&A trends and topics, as well as exclusive industry networking opportunities. Our panels of industry leaders will offer observations on the state of the market and share their insights on executing transactions in both certain and uncertain market conditions.
Our panelists include an esteemed list of dealmakers, investors, and innovators from organizations such as Tilray Brands, Bain Capital, UBS, Cortec Group, Snowpoint Ventures, Spotlight Advisors, Moelis, and Progress Software, among others.
DLA Piper lawyers will lead discussions tailored to address the business-critical issues the industry currently faces.
- Transacting globally amid issues and concerns arising from macropolitical events and the current state of the US markets.
- Understanding and Mitigating Current Cyber Risk in Mergers and Acquisitions
- How are Leveraged Buyers Closing Deals in the Current Financing Environment?
- Activism in the Current Environment
- Current Trends in Public M&A
- Beyond the Rhetoric: What’s Really Happening in Antitrust Merger Review?
Location
etc.venues
360 Madison Ave, 5F
New York City, NY 10017
For more information
Please send inquiries to MASummit@us.dlapiper.com.
Agenda
Speaker
Christopher Giordano, Partner; Chair, US Mergers and Acquisitions Group, Chair, New York Corporate Group, DLA Piper
Summary
Coming soon.
Speakers
Doug Philippone, Co-Founder & General Partner of Snowpoint Ventures and Head of Global Defense at Palantir Technologies
Richard Hans, Managing Partner, Verticals, DLA Piper
Summary
Doug Philippone will address transacting globally amid issues and concerns arising from macropolitical events and the current state of the US markets.
10:00 AM-10:50 AM
Moderator
Andy Serwin, Partner, DLA Piper
Speakers
Kelly Harris, Managing Director Global Head of Cyber Legal, UBS
Samantha Vaughan, Chief Privacy Officer, Verisk
Summary
Mergers and acquisitions can present your company with significant opportunities, as well as risks. Information can be one of the main values of a transaction, but it can also present risks that can derail a transaction. This presentation will examine the pitfalls and opportunities of an M&A transaction, as well as how to better prepare for and understand the cyber risks inherent in many acquisitions.
11:15 AM-12:10 PM
Moderator
James Kelly, Partner, DLA Piper
Speakers
Michael Najjar, Managing Partner, Cortec Group
Alan Rockwell, Partner, DLA Piper
Dan Alster, Managing Director, J. Wood Capital Advisors
Rob Callaghan, Associate Director, Capital Markets, Deerpath Capital
Speaker
Amanda Wait, Partner, DLA Piper
Moderator
Sanjay Shirodkar, Partner, DLA Piper
Speakers
Paul Schulman, Senior Managing Partner – M&A and Activism Advisory, Morrow Sodali
Greg Taxin, Managing Member, Spotlight Advisors
Craig Wadler, Managing Director, Moelis & Co.
Moderator
Jon Venick, Partner, DLA Piper
Speakers
Denise Faltischek, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of International, Tilray Brands
Anton Sahazizian, Managing Director Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Moelis
Stephanie Wang, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Progress Software
Summary
The discussion will focus on current and anticipated trends in the market with respect to acquisitions of public companies, including an overview of the impact that interest rates, geopolitical events and general market volatility has had on the market in general and specific sectors. The panelists will also discuss the impact on the market that increased foreign direct investment and anti-trust related legislation has had, including with respect to timing and expense expectations.
Speaker
Christopher Giordano, Partner; Chair, US Mergers and Acquisitions Group, Chair, New York Corporate Group, DLA Piper
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Greg Taxin |
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James Perry |
Craig Wadler
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Michael Najjar |
Stephanie Wang
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Paul Schulman |
Denise Faltischek |
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Samantha Vaughan
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Anton Sahazizian
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Dan Alster |
Doug Philippone |
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Rob Callaghan |
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