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  • Thursday, February 27, 2020
    • Thursday, February 27, 2020
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      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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