Program

Investing During a Downturn
First Edition | Hotel InterContinental | November 10, 2009

Program:

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 11:30 – Proposed Topics:

Insolvency and debt recovery

Project finance and syndicated loans

Syndicated loans, investment fund financing, welcoming a new shareholder on board

Syndicated loans – how hard is it to get them, what steps must be taken to qualify for such a loan, what banks are offering these loans nowadays; structuring a financing deal with banks active abroad.
Investment fund financing – what are investment funds looking for nowadays in an investment target; how to choose the best type of investment fund to invest in your company, how to structure a deal with an investment fund.
New shareholders – protection from hostile takeovers; negotiating the sale of a minority share package; structuring takeover deals through stock exchange transactions.

How to start a company during an economic downturn

How to find financing when financing has dried up
How to set up a company in Romania – what are the shortcuts, how to deal with public bodies
How to minimize startup costs
How to deal with new suppliers

Taking over distressed assets/players

The pitfalls of investing in energy

What are the most sought after energy investments in Romania?
How much does it cost to invest in renewable energy in Romania?
How to deal with state-related issues when investing in energy in Romania
The setting up of the National Energy companies and their impact on the energy market in Romania

Speakers included:

	Mihai DUDOIU Managing Associate Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii		Gijs KLOMP Managing Partner ING Real Estate
	Terry CARTER Partner – Restructuring Services Ernst & Young Central and Southeast Europe		Dragos CABAT Managing Partner Financial View
	Dan WEILER Executive Director Corporate Finance & Investment Banking BCR		Bogdan RENEA Project Manager CEZ

Circularity in Action, the road Romania must take to become sustainable