Pedro Oller: Leading the change in arbitration for Latin America

Vijay Sambamurthi, Founding Partner, Lexygen

India is a complex market for M&A and private equity. Cultural challenges – Indian business owners are often reluctant to surrender control – are compounded by regulatory ones – such as exchange controls and sector restrictions. In this context Lexygen is renowned for working on trend-setting, market-defining transactions. Vijay Sambamurthi discusses the importance of innovation in “Indianising” PE firms’ objectives and rationale.

Richard W Silverthorn, Attorney, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek

The scale of today’s M&A transactions means corporate lawyers must call upon an incredible array of specialists – in tax, real estate, employment and anti-trust, to name but a few – to achieve a quality result for their clients. Richard W Silverthorn discusses the many strategic considerations of planning and executing a transaction, and the importance of experience and comprehensive due diligence.

Dr Victor Marroquin, Partner, Marroquin & Merino Abogados

The recent success of the Peruvian economy is being driven by light touch regulation of business creation, investment and acquisition. Dr Marroquin outlines Peru’s investor-friendly tax and regulatory regime, and updates us on the state of the local M&A market.

Professor Azzedine Kettani, Founding Partner, Kettani Law Firm

Professor Kettani combines a teaching career with his law practice, bringing the latest academic research to his firm. He speaks with World Finance about upgrading and adapting Morocco’s legislation, and emerging areas of interest for foreign investors.

Sezer Caliskan, Partner at Taboglu and Demirhan

Sezer Caliskan discusses how his firm make its claim within the Turkish market, and how the nation’s domestic market is growing within the global mergers and acquisitions market.