Description

This seminar will focus on some of the recent trends in deal terms involving M&A transactions. These include requirements imposed by acquirers on representations, warranties and indemnities, in particular on privacy, anti?money laundering and environmental issues. Sell?side concerns include limitations on liabilities and ensuring the source of buyer funds from a KYC perspective. Other general trends relate to representations and warranties insurance. The seminar will focus on developments in Singapore and compare them with trends in other leading M&A markets.

About The Speaker
S Sivanesan is a senior partner in and head of Dentons Rodyk’s Corporate practice. Sivanesan’s primary areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, venture capital, venture technology, investment funds and general corporate commercial matters. He has advised several fund managers, venture capital funds, start?ups and companies on investment deals. Sivanesan’s international work includes cross?border and regional transactions, mergers and acquisitions, VC/PE investment deals in South East Asia, India, China, Japan, Europe, Australia and USA. He has worked with local and foreign clients in establishing businesses in Singapore and the region, transactional matters, foreign direct investment, liaising with regional counsel and establishing effective corporate structures for global operations. He is widely regarded as an authority on corporate governance and venture capital. Sivanesan is a past chairman of the Pacific Rim Advisory Council, which is an association of 29 top tier independent law firms with more than 12,000 lawyers in more than 50 key business centres around the world. Sivanesan has addressed regional and international business leaders at conferences and seminars, on topics relating to venture technology, international mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, venture capital and cross border investments. He is a past Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Singapore Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS). He is currently the independent Chairman of Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group.
Umakanth specializes in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. While his work is generally comparative in nature, his specific focus is on India and Singapore. He has co?authored or co?edited four books, published articles in international journals and founded the Indian Corporate Law Blog. He has also taught on a visiting basis at law schools in Australia, India, Italy, New Zealand and the United States. He is the recipient of several academic medals and honours. Prior to his foray into academia, Umakanth was a partner at a pre?eminent law firm in India. During that time, he was also ranked as a leading corporate/mergers & acquisitions lawyer in India by the Chambers Global Guide.