Between 27-30 September 2022, SSK&W will be present at two International Bar Association conferences. It will be a great opportunity to meet with our colleagues from other law firms to discuss issues related to startup industry, VC and PE markets. If you wish to discuss any of the topics in Dublin or in London – please feel free to message Szymon Syp who will be present there.
The first one will be held in Dublin and it is called 5th IBA European Startup Conference. It will bring together the leading start-up, growth company and venture capital lawyers from across Europe. The conference will cover a wide range of topics and will hear from entrepreneurs, funders, dealmakers, lawyers, investment bankers, academics and investors with first-hand experience of high-profile start-up and growth companies.
Topics will include:
• WEB3 and some use cases such as metaverse and DAOs
• Impact of the public markets on funding
• Exits – preparation and execution
• Lawyers as angel investors
• Tokenisation of assets
• The clients’ perspective on how to perfect your exit
• Hot topics roundtable
The second one will be held in London and it is called Privte Equity Transactions Symposium.
Topics will include:
- Haidee Lee and Carsten Woehrn of JP Morgan on the global private equity market
- Fund formation and liquidity options for sponsors
- An expert discussion onteh current state of the debt market and strategies for difficult times
- Our much anticipated general counsel panel featuring general counsel from some of the largest global sponsors
- An in-depth reveiw of private equity exit options
- A panel of investing experts from sponsors discussing the imapct of ESG and new ESG fundraising
- An interview with Ramez Sousou, founder of TowerBrook Capital Partners
- Kaye Wiggins from the FT in a session on reputational issues for private equity houses
- A review of some of the most important current legal challenges for practitioners who specialise in private equity.
