Objective
This conference will help practitioners to understand the new investment screening framework introduced in 2019 and which will enter into force on 11 October 2020. It will explain how it will affect the free movement of capital, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other foreign direct investments into the EU.
Practical aspects for Member State screening authorities and for in-house and external legal counsel acting for foreign investors and target companies in European M&A will be addressed.
Key topics
- How to interpret and apply Regulation 2019/452 in practice
- How to identify and mitigate risks to EU and Member State security or public order
- Impact on EU foreign direct investments (FDI), takeovers and M&A transactions
- Ownership due diligence for purposes of foreign investment control
- Best practices for Member State authorities, foreign investors, legal counsel and financial intermediaries
- Legal or administrative recourse against screening decisions
Who should attend?
Staff of EU and national screening authorities, in-house lawyers at private-sector financial institutions, lawyers in private practice.
Interactive online conference
The online conference will be hosted on ERA’s own online platform. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with our top-level speakers and other participants. We will make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive experience. As the platform is hosted on our own server, the highest security settings will be applied to ensure that you can participate safely in this high-quality online conference.
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EU and ERA patrons
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Young lawyers and other groups
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Discount Voucher Code (see details below)
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discount
10 % by 12.10.2020
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions
25 % - Discount Voucher Code
If you have a discount voucher code, please click on the option above and enter the code in the Voucher Field when you register.
40% - For Staff of European Union institutions and agencies; Staff of ERA’s patrons: all EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), United Kingdom, the German states, Scotland and the City of Trier.