C5 Conference: Life Sciences M&A and Strategic Alliances

Taylor Wessing partners, Simon Walker and Tim Stocks, will both be speaking at this conference

Simon Walker will examine the subject of "The Private M&A Process – Tips and strategies for a marriage made in heaven", providing insight into:

  • Preparation for the deal:
  • Confidentiality
  • Due diligence
  • Term sheets
  • Warranty escrows
  • Warranty structures
  • Limitations on warranties
    • time limitations
    • caps
    • materiality thresholds
  • The role of sellers' representative
  • Disclosure letters
  • Non-compete restrictions
  • Warranty insurance

For further information about these topics, please contact

Simon Walker.

Tim Stocks will co-present with Kevin Johnson of Index Ventures on "The Public Markets As An Alternative Exit".  In their session, they will examine:

  • Financing strategy: IPO vs. mezzanine vs. another private round
  • Public paper as currency for business transactions
  • Preparing for an IPO – issues to consider
  • Choice of exchange (LSE, AIM, NASDAQ, Euronext, i.e. Mini-IPO vs. full listing)
  • Is the IPO an “exit” event?
  • Valuation and milestones
  • Costs incurred in an IPO
  • IPO – the process
  • IPO – the team
  • What will make an institutional investor buy your paper?
  • Regulation and the life science company
  • Managing newsflow
  • The ongoing costs of being a listed company

For further information about these topics, please contact

Tim Stocks.

About Taylor Wessing's Life Sciences & Healthcare Group

Taylor Wessing's market-leading Life Sciences & Healthcare Group provides a top quality, multi-disciplinary service.  The Group combines Taylor Wessing’s top-rated intellectual property and venture capital lawyers with specialists from our highly acclaimed international corporate, corporate finance, employment and real estate practices.  We advise life sciences and healthcare businesses, those who fund them and those who work for them.

For more information about Taylor Wessing's Life Sciences & Healthcare Group, please click here.

For any legal enquiries, please contact Daniel Pavin or your usual contact at Taylor Wessing.  For any marketing and business development enquiries, please contact Sharon Philbey.

29.03.2007 - 30.03.2007
Millennium Hotel, London

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