Difficulties of Cross-Border M&A in the Age of COVID-19: Beyond Deals and Due Diligence
Difficulties of Cross-Border M&A in the Age of COVID-19: Beyond Deals and Due Diligence
Difficulties of Cross-Border M&A in the Age of COVID-19: Beyond Deals and Due Diligence
Learn how to navigate through challenges during cross-border M&A transactions both today and in the future ahead.
In this webinar you will learn:
- What COVID-19 means for today’s cross-border deals
- Pre-deal considerations
- Effects on the negotiation of pricing and valuation
- Deal execution logistics
- Considerations for deal professionals working remotely
- Managing corporate and tax issues
- Tools to streamline transactions, reduce risks, and increase efficiency
EXPERT PANEL

Chris Hieb
Managing Director, DC Advisory
Based
in San Francisco, Chris is a Managing Director at DC Advisory US,
specializing in Customer Interaction Management and Infrastructure
Software/SaaS groups. He has more than 20 years of investment banking,
consulting, project management and operational experience with high-tech
companies. Chris has advised clients on domestic and cross-border
M&A transactions with highly active buyers and financial sponsors,
focusing on Advanced Analytics, Contact Center Software Infrastructure,
and Enterprise Software sectors. He also authors the firm’s Customer
Interaction Management (CIM) Platform and Adjacencies Landscape, an
overview of the CIM market, along with the CIM Investment Thesis. Chris
has also self-published two books on the subject entitled, “Customer
Interaction Management Platform Thesis Insights I and II.”
Prior to joining DC Advisory, Chris spent more than seven years
building the M&A practice at Pacific Crest Securities. He began his
investment banking career at SoundView Technology Group, before moving
on to W.R. Hambrecht as the Head of West Coast M&A, and then to
Oppenheimer as the Head of West Coast M&A, prior to joining Pacific
Crest as the Co-Head of M&A in 2008.
Before his career in investment banking, Chris spent a decade in the
fields of nuclear technology and advanced materials including work at
several U.S. nuclear facilities, followed by an appointment to the
Institute for Nuclear Power Operations.
Chris received a B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue
University and conducted course study in Economics and the Analysis of
Competitive Markets at California Polytechnic State University. Learn More

David M. Felts
Managing Director, TM Capital
David
is a Managing Director of TM Capital Corp., headquartered in our
Atlanta office. David’s expertise encompasses a range of transaction
types and spans industry verticals including textiles, building
products, consumer/retail and industrial services. He is highly regarded
as an architect of portfolio company divestitures for many well
respected middle-market private equity firms and is a frequent panel
speaker at middle-market M&A industry conferences.
Prior to joining TM, David was a Managing Director at Brookwood
Associates, where for over a decade he focused primarily on
middle-market M&A advisory. Previously, he was a founding partner at
Equity Capital Partners and a Director at Prudential Securities
Investment Banking, where he spearheaded the growth of Prudential’s
successful Consumer/Industrials Industry Practice Group.
David holds an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University and a BA from the McIntire School
of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
David lives on the northern edge of Atlanta with his wife and a great
group of friends. When they aren’t there, you can find them at their
cabin in the North Georgia Mountains or at the Gulf Coast. It is also a
full-time job keeping up with the travel, work, and life experiences of
their two married daughters. David enjoys playing golf and tennis and
wishes he could play more often. He is the author of “Swing Thoughts,” a
book observing the intersections of golf and faith. He delights in his
role as “ops guy” for a men’s retreat ministry Souly Business, which has
hosted over 60 weekends and engaged with almost 6,000 men. During the
fall David remains a steadfast fan of the Tennessee and University of
Virginia football teams and believes weathering the ups and downs of the
seasons is great training for his chosen profession. Learn More

Ashley Groves
CEO, Deaglo
Ashley
has expertise across all aspects of a cross-border transaction having
spent over 15 years in a wide variety of FX industry roles in both
Europe and North America. He saw a need within his extensive global
investor network to simplify the way cross-border transactions were
handled, and is often engaged to speak on foreign exchange strategies
and the economy at networking and partner events.
Prior to founding Deaglo, Ashley was a Director for 10 years at AFEX
one of the largest providers of foreign exchange payments in the world.
There he was responsible for the acquisition, management and maintenance
of corporate, institutional and high net worth clients. Ashley created
and led the institutional sales team at AFEX and whilst under his watch,
the team doubled revenues annually, developing a network and expertise
across a variety of industries, including alternative investments.
Ashley is an avid rower, and has rowed in regattas across the UK and
US at both collegiate and club level. He lives in New Jersey and spends
as much time as he can with his wife, daughter and son. Learn More

Binyomin "Ben" Kaplan
SVP and Assistant General Counsel, Cantor Fitzgerald
Binyomin
(Ben) Kaplan is a Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
for Cantor Fitzgerald. He joined the firm in 2011 and, among many other
corporate legal responsibilities, handles proprietary domestic and
international M&A activity for the firm and its affiliates.
Prior to joining Cantor Fitzgerald, Mr. Kaplan served as Counsel at
the international law firm of Morrison & Foerster, LLP, where he was
primarily responsible for providing domestic and international M&A
legal advice and representation. Mr. Kaplan began his career in the
corporate department of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
& Garrison LLP.
Mr. Kaplan graduated with honors from New York University and
received his law degree, with honors, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law. Learn More
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