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Allen & Overy is an international legal practice and trusted counsel to the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and public sector organisations. In this series of podcasts, our lawyers share their perspectives on today’s most significant global legal, regulatory and commercial issues. Disclaimer: Podcasts are not legal advice. Laws may have changed since a podcast was recorded.
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Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Beyond Covid-19: Emerging market private equity driving growth
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Corporate partner, David Foster and funds and asset management counsel, Kamar Jaffer are joined by V. Shankar, co-founder and chief executive officer and Huda Al-Lawati, partner, both at Gateway Partners. They discuss the role private equity can play in emerging markets as one of the key drivers of global growth following the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis.
Issues discussed in this podcast include:
- Long-term outlook in favour of emerging markets such as Africa, Middle East and Asia including the factors underpinning their attractiveness, relevance and growth potential.
- Role of private equity in the face of megatrends such as supply chain disruption and de-globalization.
- Lessons learnt from the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis including the impact on fundraising and changes in the approach, structuring of deals, valuations and management of portfolio companies going forward.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Allen & Overy’s Global Employment team held the fifth in a series of calls on the major developments of interest when workforce planning in light of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
This call focused on how the return to work is progressing, the associated risks, engagement with employee representatives and the potential for whistleblowing claims to arise. We also looked at the employment issues associated with home working and how employers can best manage them.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Pitfalls of relying on force majeure clauses in asset finance transactions
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Senior associate Chris Mitchell leads a discussion with litigation counsel Helen Biggin and litigation consultant Peter Watson about the use and ambit of force majeure clauses and the pitfalls associated with reliance on force majeure events in the context of aircraft leasing.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
The impact of the Brexit transition period on equity capital markets
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
This podcast covers the impact for equity capital markets transactions now that the UK has left the European Union with a deal and is in a transition period.
In this episode in our Brexit podcast series, Partner, Michael Bloch and Anne Kirkwood discuss the key points to note in this context.