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Mergers and acquisitions in Latin America

13 Mar - 15 Mar 2024

Session information

Breakout session 8 – Letters of intent, memorandum of understanding and other preliminary agreements: dos and don’ts

Friday 15 March (0930 - 1100)

Description

A discussion in relation to instruments that customarily initiate M&A processes, including an analysis of best practices and pitfalls. Discussion subjects will include: the effects of binding and nonbinding documents; competition considerations (triggering events for merger control); surviving clauses (non-disclosure, confidentiality and disputes); choice of law; diligence and clean team considerations; information exchange; and the importance of process letters.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Camila Goldberg	BMA Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Secretary, Corporate Membership Subcommittee
Jaime Herrera	Posse Herrera Ruiz, Bogota, Colombia

Speakers

Steven Cohen	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, USA; Member, Corporate and M&A Law Committee Advisory Board
Todd Crider	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York, New York, USA
Renata Malavazzi	Paine Schwartz Partners, New York, New York, USA
Constantino Perez-Salgado	Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid, Spain
Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain	Hengeler Mueller, Munich, Germany; Member, Corporate and M&A Law Committee Advisory Board

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