In conjunction with
the 2009 ACG Los Angeles Business Conference
FocalPoint Partners and Greenberg Traurig discuss
Strategies for Board Members of Distressed Companies
Wednesday, September 16th
10:00 am – 11:00 am
The Whittier Room, The Beverly Hilton Hotel
Ponzi schemes, credit default swaps, and the tightening of the worldwide credit market have led to losses reshaping our understanding of board member duties in financial stressed companies. Boards of Directors are under the microscope and in the management trenches.
Our panel of investment bankers and legal practitioners will offer insights into the state of the capital markets and how companies are coping with unprecedented challenges. Attendees will hear a discussion focused on practical business solutions for capital preservation and value creation as well as the legal standards governing boards of directors. Do not miss this opportunity to fully understand the tremendous impact of appellate decisions and financial techniques on business.
Topics include:
| Strategies for effectively managing lender negotiations and preserving liquidity and value | |
| New capital alternatives | |
| The evolving role of board members, rules that apply to board members’ fiduciary duties and conflict of interest resolution |
This will be an interactive session with plenty of discussion across the table.
Speakers:
| Alex Stevenson – Managing Director | |
| Rajesh Sood – Managing Director |
| Mark Levinson – Corporate Finance Shareholder – Moderator | |
| Michael Goldstein – Financial Restructuring Shareholder | |
| Michael Bonner – Corporate Shareholder |
FocalPoint Partners, LLC is an independent investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private placements (both debt and equity), financial restructurings and distressed transactions. The firm’s primary focus is on middle-market companies. For additional information, please visit www.focalpointllc.com.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from more than 30 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more offices than any other among the Top 20 on The National Law Journal’s 2008 NLJ 250. In the U.K., the firm operates as Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP. Additionally, Greenberg Traurig has strategic alliances with the following independent law firms: Studio Santa Maria in Milan and Rome and TA Lawyers GKJ in Tokyo. The firm was Chambers and Partners’ USA Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and among the Top 3 in the International Law Firm of the Year at the 2009 The Lawyer Awards. For additional information, please visitwww.gtlaw.com.