Jim Lidbury to speak at “Mergers & Acquisitions 2008: What You Need to Know Now”
Jim Lidbury, partner in the Private Equity and Securities & Public Companies practice groups of Ropes & Gray, will address the upcoming PLI event in San Francisco on key trends and recent issues with respect to drafting and negotiating acquisition agreements. The two-day conference will address the current M&A landscape in several respects:
- The current M&A landscape and trends for the year ahead
- The market for acquisition financing
- The state of hostile bid activity
- The new agenda for shareholder activists
- Case law and litigation updates
- Corporate governance issues
- SEC and DOJ/FTC updates