Half day 1 (Monday 10 Feb 2025):
Start: 9 am

Session 1:

• Title: Introduction and funds/tax structures
• Timing: 90 mins
• Speakers: Yannick Arbaut + Jennifer Rouault + Patrick Mischo
• Synopsis:
  Introduction to the module and the session.
  Overview of typical fund structures and hot topics.
  Key elements to be considered for new funds and how to maximize the use of existing fund structures.

Session 2:

• Title: Buy-out Documents: SPAs, SHAs and MIPs theory
• Timing: 90 mins
• Speakers: Peter Myners+ Fabian Beullekens
• Synopsis:
  Introduction to the session
  SPAs, Shareholder’s agreements and Management incentivisation plans – Key features and negotiation points

End / Networking lunch: 12 pm

Half day 2 (Tuesday 11 Feb 2025):

Start: 9 am

Session 3:

• Title: Buy-out Documents: SPAs and SHAs in practice
• Timing: 60 mins
• Speakers: Peter Myners + Fabian Beullekens
• Synopsis:
  Introduction to the session
  SPAs and shareholders’ agreements – Key features and negotiation points brought to life.

Session 4:

• Title: Buy-out Documents: External financing including credit facilities and security packages
• Timing: 60 mins
• Speakers: Diana Konrad + Francois Guillaume + Nick Hallam (LDN) + James Green (LDN)
• Synopsis:
  Introduction to the session
  External financing documents including credit facilities and typical security packages – key features and hot topics.

Session 5:

• Title: Directors’ duties, liabilities and restructuring / insolvency: What happens when deals go wrong / how to mitigate risks
• Timing: 60 mins
• Speakers: Andreas Hommel+ Sylvain Cailleau + Ruslana Hrischeva
• Synopsis:
  Introduction to the session
  Breach of covenants, enforcement, debt for equity swaps, potential for litigation.
  Directors’ liabilities and duties.
  Distressed investing and debt funds.
  Wrap up of legal module.

End / Networking lunch: 12 pm