MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

WATCH THE REPLAY As the Cannabis industry matures, many industry players are engaging in M&A strategies to accelerate growth, diversify and compete. The panel will examine M&A strategies, new market entrants looking for acquisition targets, legal, regulatory and...

WATCH THE REPLAY The record-hot M&A market of 2021 is expected to strengthen in 2022, particularly in the private company space.  According to McKinsey, since 2017, more than $1 trillion of investment dollars went into global buyout funds, with a significant portion of...

WATCH THE REPLAY Our panel of experts will discuss the drivers and outlook for current wave of M&A activity, E&M valuations, industry sub-verticals, SPACs, future prospects for independent film and television production companies, regulatory concerns and risk mitigation...

WATCH THE REPLAY Our panel of experts will examine current trends in M&A and shareholder activism, including ESG as part of the deal process, post-pandemic developments in corporate governance, new imperatives for transactional due diligence (MeeToo, cyber, other), relevant...

WATCH THE REPLAY The pandemic has caused a tremendous stress in the healthcare industry, accelerating change and growth in many sectors while causing financial distress and need for restructuring in others. The evolving industry paradigm is attracting capital and investor...

WATCH THE REPLAY While the pandemic renewed the investor focus on healthcare, physician medical group M&A continues to be a very robust market in 2021, with nearly three-quarters of transactions driven by private equity firms and non-healthcare acquirers. As the healthcare...

WATCH THE REPLAY Cross-border bankruptcy cases filed in the U.S. under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code on behalf of foreign parties doubled during 2020 and are expected to set a record for 2021.  Generally, Chapter 15 provides for a restructuring process involving parties...

WATCH THE REPLAY The pandemic has validated the independent sponsors transactional model and created many investment opportunities, as operators and management struggle to overcome the effects of the shutdown, and business owners look to exit to capitalize on robust market...

WATCH THE REPLAY Our panel of experts will discuss disclosure, regulatory and accounting considerations, as well as internal controls and corporate governance issues relevant to SPACs. We will also address areas of potential liability to SPACs sponsors, targets and their...