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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Thursday, February 27, 2020

8:15 AM - 8:55 AM	Coffee and registration
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM	Chairman’s opening remarks Will Pearce, Partner, M&A, Davis Polk Speaker Biogs: Will Pearce
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Keynote address I: The CMA’s approach to M&A in the post-BREXIT era *Colin Raftery*, Senior Director, Mergers, The Competition & Markets Authority Speakers: Colin Raftery
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	International trends in M&A *Please note that this session will be held under the Chatham House Rule* Mark Sorrell, Head of M&A, EMEA, Goldman Sachs Speaker Biogs: Mark Sorrell
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Keynote address II: Developments in the City Code for Takeovers and Mergers *Simon Lindsay*, Director General, The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Speaker Biogs: Simon Lindsay
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Morning coffee
10:50 AM - 11:25 AM	The implications of recent Takeover Panel decisions Richard Butterwick, Partner, Latham & Watkins Speaker Biogs: Richard Butterwick
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM	Hostile and contested takeovers – latest developments Adam Bogdanor, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Speaker Biogs: Adam Bogdanor
12:00 PM - 12:35 PM	Common tactical considerations in executing public M&A – a financial adviser’s perspective Michael Nicholson, Head of M&A, Corporate, Peel Hunt Speaker Biogs: Michael Nicholson
12:35 PM - 1:40 PM	Lunch
1:40 PM - 2:15 PM	Due diligence – getting it right Ursula Newton, Partner, PwC Lucy Stapleton, Partner, PwC Speaker Biogs: Ursula Newton, Lucy Stapleton
2:15 PM - 2:50 PM	Shareholder engagement and activism Gavin Davies, Partner, Global Head of M&A, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Speaker Biogs: Gavin Davies
2:50 PM - 3:25 PM	Taking public companies private – will the trend continue? (including public to private case study) Nick Benham, Partner, Finance, Davis Polk Will Pearce, Partner, M&A, Davis Polk Speaker Biogs: Nick Benham, Will Pearce
3:25 PM - 4:00 PM	The IASB’s proposals for increasing post-acquisition disclosure Tom Scott, Board Member, International Accounting Standards Board Speaker Biogs: Tom Scott
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM	Chair’s closing remarks
4:05 PM - 4:05 PM	Close of proceedings followed by afternoon tea

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