Overview
Event Details
Join members of Steptoe's Antitrust, Corporate, Insolvency & Restructuring, and Tax practices for a complimentary webinar as they discuss the pitfalls and advantages of cross-border distressed asset investment opportunities. The speakers will address bankruptcy regulations in the EU, UK and US, including new measures in the EU aimed at increasing the efficiency of restructuring procedures at the state level, the UK insolvency regimes and the impact of Brexit, and considerations for US acquisitions.
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
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For companies seeking to grow internationally through investments and acquisitions, the current economic downturn has created a number of opportunities. However, there are numerous factors to consider when assessing potential distressed asset acquisitions, both locally and in the cross-border context.
Topics for discussion include:
- What to consider when evaluating cross-border distressed investment opportunities
- How to identify distressed opportunities
- Methods of purchasing distressed assets
- Considerations when structuring the deal, including potential tax implications
Speakers:
- James Carolan, corporate partner in Steptoe's New York office
- Paul Hughes, antitrust of counsel in Steptoe's Brussels office
- Jeffrey Reisner, head of Steptoe's Insolvency and Restructuring practice and partner in the firm's Los Angeles and New York offices
- Michael Thompson, corporate partner in Steptoe's London office
- Lisa Zarlenga, tax partner in Steptoe's Washington office
CLE Credit Available:
- New York: 1.0 hour of CLE credit.
- California: 1.0 hour of CLE credit. No credit may be claimed for required CLE in legal ethics, recognition and elimination of bias in the legal profession, and competence issues.
- Illinois: 1.0 hour of General CLE credit.
If you are seeking CLE credit in other jurisdictions, please make note in your registration form.
