THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF BUSINESS AND
ASSET OWNERSHIP: M&A,ASSET ACQUISITIONS
AND START-UPS – AN IBERIAN PERSPECTIVE
Friday, June 6 & Saturday, June 7, 2008
PORTO - PORTUGAL
Seminar organised by the UIA
with the support of the Porto Bar
Introduction
The rapidly evolving global economy characterised by the constant emergence and expansion of markets presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities to businesses.This has
given rise to significant increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) and cross-border transactions involving M&A and Asset Acquisitions. Complex legal questions arise in cross border
business and transactions, particularly in view of the various differing legal frameworks, as
well as the push towards legislative harmonisation in the European Union.
The UIA Seminar in Porto will present a unique opportunity for participants to hear leading
and widely experienced professionals (including lawyers, economists, bankers) make a detailed assessment of the central issues affecting these themes: factors driving FDI, inward investment, the relevance of the European Takeovers Directive, financing cross-border M&A
Transactions, Private Equity and Hedge Funds Investments.
Consolidation of the energy market in the Iberian economic region will be given its own special focus, in light of recent trends and developments in the establishment of a single Iberian
energy market.The second day will feature panellists currently serving as CEOs of some of
Portugal and Spain’s energy giants, including the largest renewable energy operator in the
world.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
19:30
Welcome Dinner
Sponsored by Simmons and Simmons Rebelo de Sousa
Clube Inglês
Rua do Campo Alegre, 532, 4150 - Porto
Friday, June 6, 2008
08:30 – 09:00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
Fundação Dr.António Cupertino de Miranda
Avenida da Boa Vista, 4245 - Porto
Chairman of the Seminar Day 1:
Maria Antónia CAMEIRA, Cameira Law, London
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome, Opening of Seminar and Introduction
Héctor DÍAZ-BASTIEN, UIA President, Madrid
James GRENNAN,A&L Goodbody, Dublin
Maria Antónia CAMEIRA, Cameira Law, London
09:15 – 10:00 Keynote Speaker
Factors driving foreign direct investment (FDI); factors relevant
to Iberian Markets: How these Drivers are apparent in Current
Investment Trends
Prof.António BORGES,Vice-Chairman of Goldman Sachs, London
10:00 – 10:20 Critical Legal Issues for Foreign Direct Investors
Pedro REBELO DE SOUSA, Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa,
Lisbon
10:20 – 10:35 COFFEE BREAK
10:35 – 11:05 Presentation of Case Study – Inward Investment – Critical Factors
with an Emphasis on Iberia
Chairman of the Panel: Jorge MARTI MORENO, Uría Menendéz, Valencia
Tiago MARREIROS MOREIRA,Vieira de Almeida, Lisbon
Filipe LOWNDES MARQUES, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da
Silva, Lisbon
11:05 – 12:30 Panel Discussion
Critical Factors that Foreign Investors take into Account when
investing, with a Particular Emphasis on the Iberian Market.
Chairman of the Panel: Pedro PAIS DE ALMEIDA, Abreu Advogados,
Lisbon
João ANACORETA CORREIA, Uría Menendéz, Porto
Fernando CASAL, Lopes Cardoso & Associados, Porto
Steven DE SCHRIJVER,Van Bael & Bellis, Brussels
Jean Marc UEBERECKEN,Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg
Judith BUDAI, Szecskay Attorneys at Law, Budapest
12:30 – 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 – 15:30 M&A Cross-border Deals as FDI: Practical Issues,Typical
Problems, Innovative Solutions, the Relevance of the European
Takeovers Directive.
Panel Discussion
Chairman of the Panel: Christian DORDA, DORDA BRUGGER
JORDIS,Vienna
José Miguel JÚDICE, PLMJ, Lisbon
Chris ASHWORTH, O’ Melveny & Myers LLP, London
Francisco PIMENTEL, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco e Associados, Porto
15:30 – 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
15:45 – 16:45 Financing Cross-border M&A Transactions
Panel Discussion
Chairman of the Panel: André BRUYNEEL, Stibbe, Brussels
Artur SANTOS SILVA, Chairman of Banco Português de Investimento,
Lisbon
Carlos COSTA,Vice-Chairman of the European Bank of Investment,
Luxembourg
James GRENNAN, A&L Goodbody, Dublin
Rafael LUCAS PIRES, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins, Lisbon
16:45 – 17:15 Private Equity and Hedge Funds as Financial Players
General Overview of the Present Trends on Private Equity and
Hedge Funds Investments: Preferred Sectors, Short or Medium
Term Investment, latest Trends.
Hamish MAIR, Director and Head of Private Equity Funds,
F&C Management Limited, Edinburgh
17:15
End of Day 1
20:00
DINNER
Sponsored by Abreu Avogados
Caves Taylor
Rua do Choupelo, 250, 4400- Vila Nova de Gaia
Saturday, June 7, 2008
09:00 – 09:30 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
Fundação Dr.António Cupertino de Miranda
Avenida da Boa Vista, 4245 - Porto
Chairman of the Seminar day 2:
Stephan KÖNIG, Oppenhoff & Partner Rechtsanwälte, Cologne
09:30 – 10:00 Private Equity: Financing Start-ups – Cross-border Investments
Chairman of the Panel: Stephan KÖNIG, Oppenhoff & Partner
Rechtsanwälte, Cologne
João Vicente RIBEIRO, Quadrantis Capital, Sociedade de Capital de Risco
S.A., Lisbon
Manuel TEVES COSTA, Quadrantis Capital, Sociedade de Capital de
Risco S.A., Lisbon
Miguel CERQUEIRA GOMES, Miguel Cerqueira Gomes e Associados,
Porto
10:00 – 10:15 Hedge Fund – Friend or Foe?
Joaquim NOGUEIRA, Cazenove Capital, London
10:15 – 10:30 Exit Strategies
Peter FEYL, Schönherr Rechstsanwälte, Vienna
10:30 – 10:45 Q & A
10:45 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 Sector Analysis – Consolidation of the Energy Market
Chairman of the Panel: António MEXIA, CEO of EDP, Lisbon
Alberto BARBOSA, Member of the Board of Directors of EFACEC,
Lisbon
Prof. Fernando Pacheco, IBERDROLA em Portugal, Lisbon
12:00 – 12:15 Q & A
12:15
Closing Remarks
Héctor DÍAZ-BASTIEN, UIA President, Madrid
António MARINHO PINTO, President of the Portuguese Bar
Association
Maria Antónia CAMEIRA, Cameira Law, London
LUNCH CRUISE
Sponsored by Cameira Law
Douro River
General Information
Venue of the Seminar
Fundação Dr.António Cupertino de Miranda
Avenida da Boa Vista, 4245
Porto
Tel.: +351 226 101 189
Registration Fees
Standard registrations
UIA members
Young lawyers (<35)
Local lawyers
(Lawyers admitted to the Portuguese Bar)
€ 375
€ 325
UIA non members
€ 275
€ 425
€ 375
These fees cover participation in the seminar, coffee breaks on Friday and Saturday June 6
and 7, 2008, lunch and dinner on Friday June 6, 2008, as well as seminar papers on CD-Rom.
Please note that the number of places at the seminar is limited.The organisers reserve the
right to refuse registrations in the event of excess applications.
Languages
The working language will be English.There will be no simultaneous translation.
Hotel Room Reservation
A limited number of rooms have been pre-booked, at a preferential rate at the hotel listed
below. Reservations should be made with the agency. Credit card details must be given in
order to secure your reservation. Please note that room numbers are limited, we recommend that you proceed with your reservations as soon as possible.
Hotel
Hotel Sheraton Porto & Spa – 5*
Hotel Ipanema Park – 5*
Hotel Ipanema Porto – 4*
Rates
Single room: 190 €
Double room: 210 €
Breakfast and VAT incl.
Single room: 87 €
Double room: 98 €
Breakfast and VAT incl.
Single room: 70 €
Double room: 82 €
Breakfast and VAT incl.
Please make your hotel reservation by filling out the hotel services booking form from SOTTOTOUR.
SOTTOTOUR
Av.Visconde Valmor, 66-2º, 1050-242 LISBOA - Portugal
Tel: + 351.217 909 000 – Fax: +351.217 909 040 – Email: [email protected]
Sponsors
Transport
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Organising Committee
Maria Antónia CAMEIRA
Managing Partner, Cameira Law, London
13-15 Craven Street,
WC2N 5AD London – United Kingdom
Tel: +44 0207 9301900, Fax: +44 0207 9301899
Email: [email protected]
James GRENNAN
President of the UIA M & A Commission
Partner, A & L GOODBODY
North Wall Quay, Dublin - Ireland
Tel: +353 1 6492000, Fax: +353 1 6492649
Email: [email protected]
Augusto LOPES CARDOSO
Honorary Chairman, Portuguese Bar Association
Managing Partner, LOPES CARDOSO E ASSOCIADOS,
Porto
Vice-President of the UIA Biotechnology Law Commission
Rua Júlio Dinis, 247, 4.º, E9, 4051-401 Porto - Portugal
Tel: +351 22 6099448, Fax: +351 22 6066075
Email: [email protected]
Note
The organisers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any
reason, cancel or postpone the seminar, change its venue or any other published details.
Information / Online registration
UIA - Tel: +33 1 44 88 55 66 - Fax: +33 1 44 88 55 77
Email: [email protected] Web: www.uianet.org
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António SOARES DE OLIVEIRA
President of the Portuguese Lawyers Retirement and Pensions Fund
President of the UIA Retirement and Pensions Commission
Largo de S. Domingos, n.º 14, 2.º andar, 1169-060 Lisbon Portugal
Tel: +351 21 8813402, Fax: +351 21 8813499
Jorge MARTÍ MORENO
Vice- President of the UIA Company Law Commission Email: [email protected]
Partner, URÍA MENÉNDEZ ABOGADOS
Pedro PAIS DE ALMEIDA
President of the UIA Foreign Investment Commission
Colón 28, 4. º, 46004 Valencia - Spain
Partner ABREU ADVOGADOS, Lisbon
Tel: +34 96 3529191, Fax: +34 963531764
Av. Das Forças Armadas, n.º 125, 12.º
Email: [email protected]
1600-079 Lisbon - Portugal
Tel: +351 21 7231800, Fax: +351 21 7231899
Patricia LOPÉZ AUFRANC
Email: [email protected]
President of the UIA Company Law Commission
Partner, MARVAL, O´FARREL & MAIRAL, Argentina
José Pedro AGUIAR BRANCO
Av. Leandro N. Alem 928
Managing Partner, JOSÉ PEDRO AGUIAR BRANCO & ASSOCIADOS, Porto
1001 Buenos Aires, Argentina
R. José Falcão, 100, 4050-315, Porto
Tel: +54 11 43100100, Fax: +54 11 43100200
Tel: +351 22 0122100, Fax: +351 22 2055686
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Teresa FERREIRA BASTOS