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ASEAN/Thailand M&A 2016: Legal, Tax & Business Strategies for Successful Cross-Border Acquisitions

When: 15–16 September 2016

Where: The Landmark Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand


DFDL’s Regional Tax Partner, Jack Sheehan, and Jude Ocampo of Ocampo & Suralvo Law Offices, spoke at Thailand’s most exciting M&A conference of the year “ASEAN/Thailand M&A 2016: Legal, Tax & Business Strategies for Successful Cross-Border Acquisition”.
 
Jack chaired the second day of the conference (16 September) as well as presented on “The Development of Anti-Tax Avoidance Rules in ASEAN” at 11:30am – 12:30pm. His session covered the followings:

  • An overview of the beneficial ownership concept;
  • Limitation of benefits (LOB) rules under tax treaties;
  • Developments in domestic anti-avoidance rules including Vietnam and Indonesia; and
  • Case studies.
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Jack Sheehan presents on “The Development of Anti-Tax Avoidance Rules in ASEAN” at
the conference on 16 September 2016 in Bangkok.

Jude’s session “Key Considerations, Developments And Practices for M&A in the Philippines” took place on the same day from 4:00pm – 5:00pm. It addressed:
  • The analysis of the latest legislative developments in the Philippines;
  • Identifying and validating the right partner;
  • Procedures and disclosure requirements;
  • Factors contributing to success and failure; and
  • Investing in the Philippines: learning from past deals and overcoming barriers.

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Jude Ocampo presents on “Key Considerations, Developments And Practices for M&A
in the Philippines”
at the conference on 16 September 2016 in Bangkok.

The event featured over 13 high-profile speakers in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions and aimed at executives and managers of companies interested in expanding their business in ASEAN. Attendees were provided insights on updated regulations, strategies for negotiation, M&A strategies for other ASEAN countries, state of private equity and LBOs, best practice for performing financial due diligence and other key considerations for M&A.

Speakers:

Jack Sheehan                                                                       Jude Ocampo
Jack Sheehan
Partner, Regional Tax Practice Group, DFDL
Jude Ocampo
Partner, Ocampo and Suralvo Law Offices

 

The workshop was found to be very useful and attendees were overall satisfied with the speakers, information and materials. Jack and Jude received excellent ratings for their presentations.