Recent Events

• Current Issues
  17 October 2024
  International Bar Association
  IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2024
  London, UK
  Speaker: Jennifer L. Chu
  Speaking Engagements
• New Realities of the Technology M&A Market in the U.S. and U.K.
  8 October 2024
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Qatalyst Partners
  London, UK
  Speaker: Dominic Blaxill, Michael Diz, Alan Kartashkin, Aly Love (f/k/a Simons)
  Speaking Engagements
• Examining GP Staking and Asset Management M&A Transactions
  12 September 2024
  British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
  BVCA Summit
  London, UK
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess
  Speaking Engagements
• General M&A Trends & Asset Management M&A in the EM context
  10 June 2024
  Debevoise & Plimpton
  Emerging Markets Symposium
  London, UK
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess
  Speaking Engagements
• Investing in Professional Services Firms – A Private Equity Perspective
  4 June 2024
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Debevoise Webinar
  Webcast
  Speaker: E. Raman Bet-Mansour, Dominic Blaxill, Jennifer L. Chu
  Speaking Engagements
• Can’t LBO? Try Minority Investing
  1 May 2024
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webcast
  Speaker: E. Raman Bet-Mansour, Dominic Blaxill, Katherine Durnan Taylor, Jake Grandison
  Speaking Engagements
• How to Structure Investment in Ukraine: Funds and Other Vehicles
  18 April 2024
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webcast
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess, Matthew Dickman
  Speaking Engagements
• Liquidity in the Age of Scarcity -- What Can LPs and GPs Do?
  30 November 2023
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webcast
  Speaker: Gavin Anderson, Katherine Ashton, Dominic Blaxill, Geoffrey P. Burgess, Ramya S. Tiller, Edoardo Troina
  Speaking Engagements
• Bonjour Paris: Ciao Milano
  28 September 2023
  International Bar Association
  IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2023
  London, UK
  Speaker: Paul S. Bird
  Speaking Engagements
• Avoiding Pitfalls in Russian Market Exits
  30 January 2023
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webcast
  Speaker: Dominic Blaxill, Alan Kartashkin, Anastasia Magid
  Speaking Engagements
• Legal Due Diligence
  13 October 2022
  British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
  BVCA Due Diligence - The Essential Guide
  London, UK
  Speaker: Hilary Davidson, Milo Gordon-Brown
  Speaking Engagements
• Private Equity Transactions
  29-30 September 2022
  Private Equity Subcommittee of the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee
  Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2022
  London, UK
  Speaking Engagements
• Bilateral Investment Treaties, Currency in M&A, and IPOs of African Corporates
  16 September 2022
  International Lawyers for Africa
  ILFA Training
  London, UK
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess, Patrick Taylor
  Speaking Engagements
• Solvency II and its Relevance in M&A and Other Insurance Transactions
  24 February 2022
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Insurance Webinar Series
  Webcast
  Speaker: Dr. Clare Swirski, Laura Jackson, Katie Power, Philip Orange
  Speaking Engagements
• Getting Deals Done in the Current Antitrust Environment
  13 September 2021
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webcast
  Speaker: Paul S. Bird, Ted Hassi, Timothy McIver, Michael Schaper, Erica S. Weisgerber
  Speaking Engagements
• SPACs
  17-19 March 2021
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Capital Markets Conference
  Webcast
  Speaker: Alan Kartashkin, James C. Scoville
  Speaking Engagements
• Third Party Funding and Various Topics
  30 October 2020
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Third Party Funding in Russia: Reducing Legal, Spend and Transferring Risk
  Webcast
  Speaker: Alan Kartashkin, Patrick Taylor
  Speaking Engagements
• Cross Border M&A in Emerging Markets
  15 October 2020
  Asian Legal Business
  ALB Virtual In-House Legal Summit 2020
  Virtual Conference
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess
  Speaking Engagements
• CAMA 2020 and the Private Equity Industry
  17 September 2020
  Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Nigeria and ǼLEX
  Webinar
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess
  Speaking Engagements
• Recent Trends and Developments in Cross-Border M&A: Impact of COVID-19
  11 September 2020
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Virtual
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess, David Innes
  Speaking Engagements
• Warranties and Indemnities
  7 September 2020
  British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
  Legal Agreements in Private Equity
  Webinar
  Speaker: David Innes
  Speaking Engagements
• Mergers & Acquisitions - Modul 5.1: Fonds
  16 July 2020
  JurGrad gGmbH, University Münster, Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät
  Webinar
  Speaker: Patricia Volhard, Jin-Hyuk Jang
  Speaking Engagements
• Global Trends in Foreign Investment Restrictions
  18 June 2020
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webcast
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess, Jeffrey P. Cunard, Timothy McIver, Edoardo Troina, Philippe Tengelmann
  Speaking Engagements
• European and Russian Data Protection Issues in Cross-Border M&A
  29 May 2020
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webinar
  Speaker: Alan Kartashkin, Dr. Friedrich Popp
  Speaking Engagements
• M&A Meets Data Protection
  29 May 2020
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webinar
  Speaking Engagements
• Equity Buybacks in Times of Crisis
  10 April 2020
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Webinar
  Speaker: Alan Kartashkin, James C. Scoville, Vera Losonci
  Speaking Engagements
• M&A Meets Data Protection
  19 March 2020
  Euroforum Deutschland
  10th EDPD European Data Protection Days
  Webinar
  Speaker: Dr. Friedrich Popp
  Speaking Engagements
• Trends & Terms in Global Insurance M&A
  17 March 2020
  Debevoise
  Webcast
  Speaker: Jennifer L. Chu, E. Drew Dutton, David Grosgold, Nicholas F. Potter, Peter F.G. Schuur, Dr. Clare Swirski
  Speaking Engagements
• Warranties & Indemnities
  11 February 2020
  British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
  BVCA Legal Agreements Course
  London, UK
  Speaker: David Innes
  Speaking Engagements
• Datenschutz und M&A
  18-19 November 2019
  DKN Networks
  Datenschutz Summit 2019
  Berlin, Germany
  Speaker: Dr. Friedrich Popp
  Speaking Engagements
• The Rise and Rise of Co-Investments
  10 October 2019
  British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
  BVCA Summit
  London, UK
  Speaker: Katherine Ashton
  Speaking Engagements
• Keynote Address
  23-24 May 2019
  International Chamber of Commerce
  5th Edition of the Dispute Resolution in M&A Transactions Conference
  Warsaw, Poland
  Speaking Engagements
• Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... Can Arbitration Best Reflect the Complexity of the M&A Transaction?
  23-24 May 2019
  International Chamber of Commerce
  5th Edition of the Dispute Resolution in M&A Transactions Conference
  Warsaw, Poland
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess, Samantha J. Rowe
  Speaking Engagements
• Sustainable and Investible Innovate Financing Platforms for Access to Health in Emerging Markets
  23 October 2018
  Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
  EMPEA Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets
  London, UK
  Speaker: Philipp von Holst
  Speaking Engagements
• Mergers & Acquisitions
  6 July 2018
  Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Muenster
  Master’s Course Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Muenster
  Münster, Germany
  Speaker: Patricia Volhard
  Speaking Engagements
• M&A Transaktionen
  12-23 March 2018
  Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  ILF Frühjahrslehrgang 2018 - Unternehmensrecht in der Beratungspraxis
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaker: Dr. Thomas Schürrle, Philipp von Holst, Johanna Marniok
  Speaking Engagements
• Trends in Insurance M&A
  22 March 2018
  International Bar Association
  Insurance – Into the Unknown: Challenges and Opportunities
  London, UK
  Speaker: Dr. Clare Swirski
  Speaking Engagements
• Merger Control and Loss of Innovation
  20 November 2017
  Thomson Reuters Practical Law
  4th Annual Competition Law Conference
  London, UK
  Speaker: Timothy McIver
  Speaking Engagements
• State of the Market: The Challenges of Midmarket Transactions
  16 November 2017
  International Bar Association -- Private Equity Subcommittee of the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee
  IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2017
  London, UK
  Speaker: Paul S. Bird
  Speaking Engagements
• Mergers & Acquisitions
  19 October 2017
  Emerging Market and the Private Equity in Africa
  EMPEA Fundraising Masterclass
  London, UK
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess
  Speaking Engagements
• Opportunities and Trends in Healthcare – How to Achieve Scalable Impact
  17 October 2017
  Emerging Market Private Equity Association
  Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets
  London, UK
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess
  Speaking Engagements
• Fistful of Datas – Due Process in Dynamic Merger Control Procedures
  3 June 2017
  International Association of Young Lawyers
  6th AIJA Annual Antitrust Conference: Competition Law Procedures - The Ultimate Guidance Through Stormy Waters
  Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Speaking Engagements
• M&A Disputes in Publicly Listed Companies
  19 May 2017
  Gessel
  Gessel M&A Arbitration Conference
  Warsaw, Poland
  Speaking Engagements
• Basic of M&A Contract Drafting
  21 March 2017
  Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Spring School: Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice – M&A Transactions
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• M&A Transaction Process and Preliminary Agreements
  21 March 2017
  Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Spring School: Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice – M&A Transactions
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaker: Dr. Thomas Schürrle
  Speaking Engagements
• M&A Transactions
  21 March 2017
  Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Spring School: Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaker: Johanna Marniok
  Speaking Engagements
• Merger Control and Ancillary Restraints
  21 March 2017
  Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Spring School: Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice – M&A Transactions
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• Purchase Price and Purchase Price Adjustments
  21 March 2017
  Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Spring School: Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice – M&A Transactions
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• Representations and Warranties
  21 March 2017
  Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Spring School: Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice – M&A Transactions
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• Deal Execution
  17 November 2016
  The International Bar Association
  IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2016
  London, UK
  Speaker: E. Raman Bet-Mansour
  Speaking Engagements
• Effective Management of Shareholder Activism
  29 September 2016
  International Financial Law Review
  IFLR European M&A Forum
  London, UK
  Speaker: E. Raman Bet-Mansour
  Speaking Engagements
• “Regions to Regions” – What are the Opportunities and How to Crystallise Them?
  27 September 2016
  Russo-British Chambers of Commerce
  RBCC Centenary ‘Regions to Regions’ Business Forum
  London, UK
  Speaker: Vera Losonci
  Speaking Engagements
• Brexit Implications for Commercial Contracts and Dispute Resolution
  14 July 2016
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  Debevoise & Plimpton, London
  Speaker: Patrick Taylor, Timothy McIver, Gavin Chesney
  Speaking Engagements
• A Roundup of the Recent Key Developments in English Contract Law
  13 April 2016
  Debevoise & Plimpton
  English Law Forum
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Moscow
  Speaking Engagements
• M&A Round-up, Market Practice and Brexit
  13 April 2016
  Debevoise & Plimpton
  English Law Forum
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Moscow
  Speaker: David Innes
  Speaking Engagements
• Basics of M&A Contract Drafting
  8 March 2016
  Spring School at the Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• Current Trends in Manager Mergers and Acquisitions: Seed and Strategic Deals – Plenary Session
  8 March 2016
  International Bar Association
  17th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds
  London, UK
  Speaking Engagements
• M&A Transaction Process and Preliminary Agreements
  8 March 2016
  Spring School at the Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaker: Dr. Thomas Schürrle
  Speaking Engagements
• Merger Control and Ancillary Restraints
  8 March 2016
  Spring School at the Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• Public M&A
  8 March 2016
  Spring School at the Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• Purchase Price and Purchase Price Adjustments
  8 March 2016
  Spring School at the Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaker: Philipp von Holst
  Speaking Engagements
• Representations and Warranties
  8 March 2016
  Spring School at the Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University Frankfurt
  Corporate Law in Legal Consultancy Practice
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• The Alignment of LP-GP Interest in the Sales Process
  3 February 2016
  British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
  Alternative Fund Strategies: Secondaries Forum
  London, UK
  Speaker: Katherine Ashton
  Speaking Engagements
• "Guinness Roundtable” – The Current M&A Environment: Trends and Drivers
  20 January 2016
  Euromoney
  18th Annual Global Airfinance Conference – Dublin 2016
  Dublin, Ireland
  Speaker: Geoffrey P. Burgess
  Speaking Engagements
• Deal Structuring and Execution
  12 November 2015
  International Bar Association
  IBA PE Symposium
  London, UK
  Speaker: Paul S. Bird
  Speaking Engagements
• Shareholder Activism - Focus Panel
  29 September 2015
  International Financial Law Review
  IFLR European M&A Forum 2015
  London
  Speaking Engagements
• Cross-border Mergers in the EU: Remaining Obstacles and Challenges
  17 September 2015
  Academy of European Law
  Annual Conference on European Company Law and Corporate Governance 2015
  Trier, Germany
  Speaking Engagements
• Mergers and acquisitions developments
  22 January 2015 12:00 AM GMT Standard Time
  IFLR
  IFLR European In-house Counsel Summit
  Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London
  Speaker: E. Raman Bet-Mansour
  Speaking Engagements