TMA East European Event 2019 

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

The Westin, Zagreb, Croatia 

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Programme

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14:30   Registration open/ informal networking                     

 

15:00   Introduction from the Conference Chair         

Mirna Marovic, President, TMA Croatia

            Welcome        

Enrica Maria Ghia, President, TMA Europe

 

15:15   Opening keynote                     

                                                                                                      

15:45   Panel: Financial restructuring challenges and opportunities in CEE                       

• What are the potential options available to a company to improve liquidity and extend the timeline for negotiations with creditors? Existing creditors / shareholders versus alternatives. Success stories and complete failures (case studies, examples)                     

• What are the preventive actions available to the company that can mitigate or avoid restructuring or bankruptcy? Again, success stories and complete failures (case studies, examples)

• Valuation (dis)agreements: viewpoints, techniques,... How to avoid valuation fights and develop consensus? Case studies, examples

• What are the opportunities for investors in the distressed companies? (current opportunities and outlook in terms of sectors and countries)

• Legal challenges in CEE, including cross-border restructuring cases in multiple jurisdictions 

• Final words of wisdom from our experienced panellists                                         

Moderator: Enrica Ghia, Partner, Studio Ghia Legale, and President, TMA Europe

Panellists: 

Carlos Mack-Castelletti, Court-appointed liquidator and trustee, Partner, ADMETAM Business Consultants GmbH and Honorary Professor, Corvinus University (Budapest)

Catalin Nichifor, Managing Director, Central & Eastern Europe, BM&T

Lukas Fecker, Founder and ,CEO, Innovation Brain and VP International, TMA Global

                                               

16:35   Coffee / networking break                  

                                                

17:00   Panel discussion and case study: How to deal with the large restructuring cases? 

(including case study Agrokor)    

                  

            Keynote introduction to the panel, overview of the Agrokor case

     Fabris Perusko, Extraordinary Commissioner, Agrokor

     

     Panel discussion:        

• How to deal with the large restructuring cases? What are the key challenges?

• Overcoming immediate threats to company survival: access to liquidity, maintaining relationships with suppliers, surviving market presence and keeping customers in various countries

• Settlement process: challenges in organising large number of various stakeholders to reach consensus

• Settlement terms:  consensus and controversies

• International insolvency and state intervention legal challenges for cross-border recognition in various jurisdictions 

• Reflecting on the legacy of fallen titan's: lessons learned, economic impact and influences in (changed) corporate practices 

• Post-settlement turnaround challenges 

• Outlook and further expectations 

Moderator: Mirna Marovic, President, TMA Croatia

Panellists: 

Fabris Perusko, Extraordinary Commissioner, Agrokor

Irena Weber, Deputy Extraordinary Commissioner, Agrokor

Wolfram Prusko, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Alastair Beveridge, Managing Director, AlixPartners

Goran Horvat, Partner, KPMG Croatia

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18:15   Closing remarks

Scott Stuart, CEO, TMA Global

            Final word from the conference chair 

        Mirna Marovic, TMA Croatia, President 

 

18:30   Networking Reception                        

 

19:30   Event close