Corporate and M&A and Insolvency Winter Seminar

Alpe d'Huez, France

21 January 2024 - 24 January 2024

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M&A Track

Sunday 21 January 2024

16:00 » 18:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses

Address: 425 Rte du Signal, 38750 Huez, France
18:00 » 20:00 Welcome Reception at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
20:00 Optional Dinner at Hôtel Grandes Rousses

Monday 22 January 2024

08:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
08:30 » 09:00 Welcome Address by the AIJA Bureau representative and introduction by the Organising Committee
09:00 » 10:00 Panel 1 (joint): The basics – The ins and outs of distressed M&A
  • Introduction to the general principles and phraseology of distressed M&A to assist with the more advance discussion in the later sessions.
  • Discussion of M&A of companies in financial distressed, transactions that are not at arm’s length, Pre-Insolvency & Insolvency.
Moderator:
  • Marcel Jakob, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd, Switzerland
Speakers:
  • Elaina Bailes, Stewarts, United Kingdom
  • Jeffrey Bast, Bast Amron LLP, United States
  • Federico Gioffrè, Nunziante Magrone Studio Legale Associato, Italy
10:00 » 10:45 Panel Discussion (joint): Pre-Packs

Keynote Speaker:
  • Marco Rostetter, Switzerland
Speaker:
  • Andrzej Dunikowski, CRIDO, Poland
10:45 » 11:15 Coffee break
10:45 » 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 » 12:30 Panel 2 (joint): How to make it happen – (Re)-structuring the deal
  • Share deal vs asset deal, consequences of a deal becoming distressed.
  • Mechanisms to save a business without formal liquidation.
Moderator:
  • Geraldo Fonseca, FVA | Fonseca Vannucci Abreu Advogados, Brazil
Speakers:
  • Giovanni Candiotto, SAT Studio Legale, Italy
  • Roman Graf, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland
  • Tom van Amsterdam, Houthoff Cooperatief U.A., The Netherlands
  • Oksana Zoppini, BG2V, France
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
13:45 » 16:30 Team Building Activity
  • The activity details and teams you are allocated will be shared in the welcome email.
19:00 » 22:15 Dinner at Chantebise 2100 Restaurant
  • Transportation included with a possibility to go down with Snake Gliss

Tuesday 23 January 2024

08:30 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
09:00 » 09:45 Panel 3 (joint): The morning after – Rebuilding reputational damage and post-closing clean-ups
  • Introduction to corporate communication and to strategies for rebuilding the balance sheet.
  • Is an insolvency lawyer needed after the restructuring? Debating the same. How to prepare for a good closing?
Moderator:
  • Ragnar Koffeld, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, Norway
Speakers:
  • Charlie Court, Farrer & Co, United Kingdom
  • Marine Simonnot, UGGC Avocats, France
09:45 » 10:15 Commission Meeting (M&A)
10:15 » 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 » 12:00 Panel 4 (joint):  The usual suspects – Board and officers' liability

Moderator:
  • Aleks Valkov, Stewarts Law LLP, United Kingdom
Speakers:
  • Sofiya Brutsyak, TA Ventures, Ukraine
  • Philipp Rueppell, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz, Germany
  • Jens Stadtmüller, Stadtmüller Dispute Consulting, Germany
  • Salome Wieser, Ruoss Vögele Partner, Switzerland
12:00 » 13:00 Lunch
13:00 » 18:00 Free time: Skiing
19:30 Dinner & afterparty at Le Sporting Alpe d’Huez

Wednesday 24 January 2024

08:30 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
09:00 » 10:30 Workshop (joint): Winter is coming: capital loss, over-indebtedness and insolvency
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:30 Panel 5 (M&A): M&A trends in 2024

Moderators:
  • Aymeric de Mol, Aramis Avocats, France
  • Alexander Göbel, Niederer Kraft Frey AG, Switzerland
Speakers:
  • Maryna Buinytska, AVELLUM, Ukraine
  • Philip Kapl, Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Austria
  • Ginevra Sforza, Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale, Italy
  • Raphael Valenta, KWR, Austria
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
13:30 » 18:00 Free time: Skiing
13:45 » 16:00 Optional Guided Snowshoe Tour (material included)
19:00 Optional Post-Seminar Dinner at Camp De Base Pic Blanc

Insolvency Track

Sunday 21 January 2024

16:00 » 18:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses

Address: 425 Rte du Signal, 38750 Huez, France
18:00 » 20:00 Welcome Reception at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
20:00 Optional Dinner at Hôtel Grandes Rousses

Monday 22 January 2024

08:00 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
08:30 » 09:00 Welcome Address by the AIJA Bureau representative and introduction by the Organising Committee
09:00 » 10:00 Panel 1 (joint): The basics – The ins and outs of distressed M&A
  • Introduction to the general principles and phraseology of distressed M&A to assist with the more advance discussion in the later sessions.
  • Discussion of M&A of companies in financial distressed, transactions that are not at arm’s length, Pre-Insolvency & Insolvency.
Moderator:
  • Marcel Jakob, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd, Switzerland
Speakers:
  • Elaina Bailes, Stewarts Law LLP, United Kingdom
  • Jeffrey Bast, Bast Amron LLP, United States
  • Federico Giuffrè, Nunziante Magrone Studio Legale Associato, Italy
10:00 » 10:45 Panel Discussion (joint): Pre-Packs

Keynote Speaker:
  • Marco Rostetter, Switzerland

Speaker:
  • Andrzej Dunikowski, CRIDO, Poland
10:45 » 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 » 12:30 Panel 2 (joint): How to make it happen – (Re)-structuring the deal
  • Share deal vs asset deal, consequences of a deal becoming distressed.
  • Mechanisms to save a business without formal liquidation.
Moderator:
  • Geraldo Fonseca, FVA | Fonseca Vannucci Abreu Advogados, Brazil
Speakers:
  • Giovanni Candiotto, SAT Studio Legale, Italy
  • Roman Graf, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland
  • Tom van Amsterdam, Houthoff Cooperatief U.A., The Netherlands
  • Oksana Zoppini, BG2V, France
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
13:45 » 16:30 Team Building Activity
  • The activity details and teams you are allocated will be shared in the welcome email. 
19:00 » 22:15 Dinner at Chantebise 2100 Restaurant
  • Transportation included with a possibility to go down with Snake Gliss

Tuesday 23 January 2024

08:30 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
09:00 » 09:45 Panel 3 (joint): The morning after – Rebuilding reputational damage and post-closing clean-ups
  • Introduction to corporate communication and to strategies for rebuilding the balance sheet.
  • Is an insolvency lawyer needed after the restructuring? Debating the same. How to prepare for a good closing?
Moderator:
  • Ragnar Koffeld, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, Norway
Speakers:
  • Charlie Court, Farrer & Co, United Kingdom
  • Marine Simonnot, UGGC Avocats, France
09:45 » 10:15 Commission Meeting (Insolvency)
10:15 » 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 » 12:00 Panel 4 (joint):  The usual suspects – Board and officers' liability

Moderator:
  • Aleks Valkov, Stewarts Law LLP, United Kingdom
Speakers:
  • Sofiya Brutsyak, TA Ventures, Ukraine
  • Philipp Rueppell, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz, Germany
  • Jens Stadtmüller, Stadtmüller Dispute Consulting, Germany
  • Salome Wieser, Ruoss Vögele Partner, Switzerland
12:00 » 13:00 Lunch
13:00 » 18:00 Free time: Skiing
19:30 Dinner & afterparty at Le Sporting Alpe d’Huez

Wednesday 24 January 2024

08:30 Registrations at Hôtel Grandes Rousses
09:00 » 10:30 Workshop (joint): Winter is coming: capital loss, over-indebtedness and insolvency
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:30 Panel 5 (Insolvency): Insolvency trends in 2024

Moderator:
  • Armando Perna, Alcor Advanced Advisory, Italy
Speakers:
  • Alessandro Fermi, Nunziante Magrone Studio Legale Associato, Italy
  • Adrian Guerra, 17ESG Sustainable Affairs, Mexico
  • Stephanie Oneyser, Walder Wyss Ltd., Switzerland
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
13:30 » 18:00 Free time: Skiing
13:45 » 16:00 Optional Guided Snowshoe Tour (material included)
19:00 Optional Post-Seminar Dinner at Camp De Base Pic Blanc