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EMTA Special Seminar: Developments in Mexican Insolvency Law, Recent Cases and Implications for EM Corporate Bonds

Date
November 30, 2012
Time
12:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Location
New York

EMTA SPECIAL SEMINAR
DEVELOPMENTS IN MEXICAN INSOLVENCY LAW, RECENT
CASES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EM CORPORATE BONDS
Friday, November 30, 2012
 

EMTA
360 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor
(on 45th St. between Madison and 5th Aves.)
New York 

12:00 noon – Registration

12:15 p.m. – Panel Discussion

Lunch will be served

The Panel discussion will focus on the latest developments in the Vitro litigation and Cemex refinancing under Mexico's Ley de Concursos Mercantiles (the Business Reorganization Act of 2000).

The Panel will be composed of: 

Paul Kirby (IFR – Thomson Reuters) Moderator
Arturo Porzecanski (American University)
Howard Kleinman (Dechert)
Jonathan Prin (J.P. Morgan Asset Management)

Topics will include:

  • How much in additional spreads must issuers pay to compensate investors for unclear recoveries?

  • What are the costs to the Mexican economy of the uncertainty of Mexican bankruptcy procedures?

  • How have the Vitro and Cemex experiences affected new issuance documentation - do bond covenants matter?
  • Are there other Mexican credits that could face refinancing issues?

  • What else can creditors do to protect themselves?


Support for this event was provided by Dechert. 

Views expressed by panelists and presenters are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of EMTA or of any of its member firms.

This Seminar is part of a continuing series of panels and presentations that EMTA is pleased to sponsor on various topics of interest to Emerging Markets investors and other market participants, andis part of EMTA’s Legal & Compliance Seminars*.

*CLE credit will be available for NY attorneys. This seminar is non-transitional and appropriate for experienced attorneys only. Please click here for details on EMTA’s Financial Hardship Policy.

Attendance is US$50 for EMTA Members / US$495 for non-members. Credentialed Media is Complimentary.

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