IBA European Regional Forum to hold in Bucharest the M&A Roadshow

The International Bar Association (IBA) European Regional Forum organizes its first seminar in Romania entitled M&A Roadshow on April 16 at Radisson Blu Hotel.

Representatives of prestigious local and international firms will be key speakers during the event.

The IBA European Regional Forum aims to offer all participants a seminar with presentations and working sessions focused on structuring private mergers and acquisitions transactions, key documents and market trends.

IBA, which has been established in 1947, is the world’s leading organization of international legal parishioners, bar associations and law societies.

English is the working language of the seminar that is free of charge. Prior registration is required. To register please send e-mail to Alexandra Nicolae, Business Development & Communication Manager Romania Noerr, at alexandra.nicolae@ noerr.com or call +40213125888.

Registration closed.

The seminar comprises presentations and working sessions

09:00 – 09:30 – Registration

09:30 – 09:45 – Bilingual Welcome and Introduction (in Romanian and English language)

Speakers:

– Calin-Andrei Zamfirescu, Honorary President, U.N.B.R.

– Prof. Dr. Jörg K. Menzer, Senior Vice-Chair of the European Regional

Forum/IBA, Managing Partner at Noerr, Bucharest, Romania

– Cornel Popa, Partner, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

09:45 – 10:45 – A Private M&A Transaction: Structure and Key Documents

– Share deal vs. asset deal

– Standard structure of a private M&A transaction (one-on-one and auction

process); timetable and sequence of events

– Role of the lawyer (how to work with other advisors, in particular corporate

finance/investment bank)

– Key transaction documents (Engagement letter; NDA, LOI or MOU, SPA or APA, Disclosure Letters, etc.)

Speakers:

– Freek Jonkhart, Co-Chair of the European Regional Forum/IBA

Partner at Loyens & Loeff, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

– Rabbe Sittnikow, Senior Vice-Chair of the IBA M&A Law Committee, Partner at Hannes Snellman, Helsinki, Finland

– Mihai Macelaru, Senior Associate, Coordination M&A practice, Noerr, Bucharest, Romania

– Cristina Daianu, Local Partner, Dentons (former Salans), Bucharest, Romania

10:45 – 11:15 – Coffee break

11:15 – 12:00

Due diligence in a private M&A Transaction: How to do it and what to do – Do’s and Don’ts

Physical data room vs. virtual data room

Cooperation with financial, environmental, tax and other experts

Due diligence report and disclaimers (limitation of liability?)

Work product of due diligence:

– Reliance letters

– How to integrate the results in the SPA/APA?

Speaker: Cristian Radu, Managing Associate, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 – 14:15 – Introduction to the Working Sessions

Participants will be split up in three groups, attending three working sessions on a rotating basis, so that each participant attends each of the three working groups in one separate session (e.g. one participant attends working group A in the first session, while in the second session attends working group B and then working group C)

The working sessions are interactive and require active involvement of the participants.

Speaker: Freek Jonkhart, Co-Chair of the European Regional Forum/IBA Partner at Loyens & Loeff, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

14:15 – 15:00 – Working Session 1

Working Group A: Discussion of key provisions in an SPA (price adjustment mechanisms, representations and warranties, covenants, limitations of liability, applicable law and jurisdiction, etc.)

Working Group B: Key provisions in important transaction documents (other than SPA)

Working Group C: Selected issues of shareholders agreements

Moderators Group A:

– Freek Jonkhart, Co-Chair of the European Regional Forum/IBA

Partner at Loyens & Loeff, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

– Cristian Radu, Managing Associate, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

Moderators Group B:

– Ileana Glodeanu, Counsel, Wolf Theiss, Bucharest, Romania

– Mihai Macelaru, Senior Associate, Coordination M&A practice, Noerr, Bucharest, Romania

Moderators Group C:

– Rabbe Sittnikow, Senior Vice-Chair of the IBA M&A Law Committee,

Partner at Hannes Snellman, Helsinki, Finland

– Cristina Daianu, Local Partner, Dentons (former Salans), Bucharest, Romania

15:00 – 15:45 – Working Session 2

Working Group B: Key provisions in important transaction documents (other than SPA)

Working Group C: Selected issues of shareholders agreements

Working Group A: Discussion of key provisions in an SPA (price adjustment mechanisms, representations and warranties, covenants, limitations of liability, applicable law and jurisdiction, etc.)

Moderators Group A:

– Freek Jonkhart, Co-Chair of the European Regional Forum/IBA

Partner at Loyens & Loeff, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

– Cristian Radu, Managing Associate, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

Moderators Group B:

– Ileana Glodeanu, Counsel, Wolf Theiss, Bucharest, Romania

– Mihai Macelaru, Senior Associate, Coordination M&A practice, Noerr, Bucharest, Romania

Moderators Group C:

– Rabbe Sittnikow, Senior Vice-Chair of the IBA M&A Law Committee,

Partner at Hannes Snellman, Helsinki, Finland

– Cristina Daianu, Local Partner, Dentons (former Salans), Bucharest, Romania

15:45 – 16:15 – Coffee break

16:15 – 17:00 – Working Session 3

Working Group C: Selected issues of shareholders agreements

Working Group A: Discussion of key provisions in an SPA (price adjustment mechanisms, representations and warranties, covenants, limitations of liability, applicable law and jurisdiction, etc.)

Working Group B: Key provisions in important transaction documents (other than SPA)

Moderators Group A:

– Freek Jonkhart, Co-Chair of the European Regional Forum/IBA

Partner at Loyens & Loeff, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

– Cristian Radu, Managing Associate, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

Moderators Group B:

– Ileana Glodeanu, Counsel, Wolf Theiss, Bucharest, Romania

– Mihai Macelaru, Senior Associate, Coordination M&A practice, Noerr, Bucharest, Romania

Moderators Group C:

– Rabbe Sittnikow Senior Vice-Chair of the IBA M&A Law Committee

Partner at Hannes Snellman, Helsinki, Finland

– Cristina Daianu, Local Partner, Dentons (former Salans), Bucharest, Romania