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DME Law School and DME Management School
on
Mergers & Acquisitions: A Legal & Managerial Review
27 April 2019
The Conference aims at discussing the legal & managerial aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A) in the present scenario. It will provide an opportunity to participants to exchange their respective viewpoints and perspectives in order to suggest mechanisms to smoothen M & A in the face of present-day fierce competitive environment.
Major Themes and Sub-Themes
A – Legal Aspects of M & A
- Anti Trust Mergers
- Vertical & Horizontal Mergers
- Judicial approaches to M & A
- NCLT approaches to M & A
- Role of Ministry of Company Affairs in M & A
- Transparency & Disclosure in M & A
- Take Over, Amalgamation & Documentation
- Arbitration in M & A
- Key Corporate & Security laws
- Competition Law- Anti Competitive Agreements
- M & A vis-a-vis Income Tax Act, 1961, GST, Stamp duty, FEMA, etc
- SEBI Guidelines on M & A
- M & A– Ex-Post facto protection
- Legal aspects of De-mergers
- Role of official liquidators in M & A
B –HR & OB Aspects of M & A
- Theoretical paradigms of M & A
- Human cost of M & A
- HR Due diligence
- Leveraging SHRM in M & A deals
- Building agile HR Systems
- OD and Change Management
- Need for a common corporate language in M & A
- Role of language in cross border M & A
- Dynamics of Language and power in M & A
C – Technology Aspects of M & A
- Role of IT in supporting M & A
- Recent developments and trends in technology M & A
- Integration and management of data in M & A
- Collaborations and other alternatives to M & A in technology
- Role of Data Sciences in M & A
- Role of IT in post M & A integrations
D – Financial Aspects of M & A
- Role of Financial advisors and Investment banks
- Post merger integration and venture capital involvement
- Risk Management and business Valuation
- BEPS, POEM, GAAR adoption in India
- Financing and structuring of transactions
- Impact of M & A on share prices
- Financial performance of companies after M & A
- M & A of Banking and Insurance Companies
- Regulatory development affecting mergers and transactions
- International fund flow in acquisitions
E – Marketing Aspects of M & A
- Impact on the brand value after M & A
- Changes in the Advertising pattern of the new venture
- Customer Trust issues after M & A
- Impact on Services after M & A
F – M & A in Recent Scenario
- M & A: The Developed & the Developing nations
- M & A: Procedural issues; Pre and Post issues
- M & A: The Asian Scenario
- M & A: Sick & Healthy Organizations
- M & A: Historical, Political & Sociological dimensions
- M & A: Case Studies of Winning Strategies
G – Emerging Trends in Indian & International M & A
- State of the market (regional and sectoral deal volumes and values)
- Market trends in international M & A for 2018
- Geopolitical environment for cross border M & A, including macroeconomics, political backdrop and protectionism
- Selected key deal term trends
- Shareholder activism
- M & A outlook for 2019
To have a panoramic view of M & A, the above mentioned sub-themes have been carved out. Each theme can be Reviewed from the Legal and Managerial Aspect. The above list of sub-themes is not all comprehensive. Paper contributors may write on any other aspect relevant of M & A also.
Important Dates
Important Dates
| Last date for Submission of Abstract | 20 March 2019 |
| Last date for Acceptance of Abstract | 24 March 2019 |
| Last date for Submission of Full Article | 07 April 2019 |
| Intimation of Acceptance/ Modification/ Suggestions after Review | 10 April 2019 |
| Final listing of accepted papers | 15 April 2019 |
| Last Date for online Registration | 23 April 2019 |
Registration Details
Who Should Attend
The conference will present an excellent opportunity to meet with Heads of Legal M & A, M & A lawyers in private practice as well as other intermediaries including investment banks, consultants and M & A insurers. This will be advantageous for CEOs, Board of Directors, Supervisory Committee Members, Senior Management, Committee Members, Start-up ventures, Faculty, Research Scholars and Students.
Registration Fee ( )
| Students | Research Scholars& Teaching Faculty | Corporate Professionals |
| 500 | 1000 | 2000 |
Registration Fee is payable through IMPS/NEFT benefitting the account given below: CLICK HERE
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