Organized by:
The European Forum of the International Bar Association
The Legal Development Foundation
With the Kind Support of:
Supreme Bar Council of Republic of Bulgaria
Friday, November 7
9.00 – 12.30 Initial Public Offering
Session Chair
Stephen Revell - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, UK, Chair of the Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Implementation Group of IBA
Speakers
Paul Salmon - Salans, London
Apostol Apostolov - Chairman of the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission
Wayne McArdle - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Boydan Ciobotaru - Morgan Stanley Investment Banking, London
Many companies in the region are considering the best way to raise capital for growth, acquisitions and IPO, listing on London or other financial centre stock markets is a frequently considered option. The session will address issues like: what are the choices; what does the entry into the public markets mean for a company; how should companies prepare for the IPO process.
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
Sponsored by Bank Gutmann AG, Vienna
Luncheon Speaker on “The Economy: A Banker’s View” - Dr. Rudolf Stahl, MBA – Partner and CEO of Bank Gutmann AG, Vienna
14.00 – 17.00 Competition
Session Chairs
Mark Reysen - Howrey, Brussels
Dr. Michael Schütte - Howrey, Brussels
Speakers
Petko Nikolov - Chair of the Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission
Michael König - Case Manager, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels
Ales Musil - Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels
Franz Urlesberger - Schönherr Rechtsanwälte, Vienna
Raluca Vasilache - Tuca Zbarcea y Associatii, Bucharest
The main topics to be discussed at this session will be merger control and cartels. The panelists will discuss how to effectively address issues such as public interests in competition policy, the role of a local competition authority in the face of a world-wide proliferation of merger control laws, and how local authorities can effectively carry out their tasks while minimizing the administrative burden on the merging parties. This session will also show how to avoid a collision course with competition law when pursuing legitimate cooperation, how to introduce and enforce a culture of compliance and what can be done when a company discovers it did not comply with competition rules.
17.00 – 17.10 Closing remarks
20:00 – 24.00 Gala Dinner
Panorama Restaurant, Kempinski Hotel Zografski, Sofia (admission by ticket)
