PIPEs & “Private Placings” — Understanding Privately Negotiated Deals for Public Companies
8:20 – 9:10
These bankers and institutional investors compare and contrast US-style PIPE investing with European private placements. This segment includes detailed discussion of deal mechanics and the various laws and customs which impact direct investments in publicly-held companies. Panelists will address the ways in which UK-listed issuers can tap US hedge fund capital, the use of warrants and equity-linked securities in PIPEs, and the parameters investment bankers use to create deal terms.
MODERATOR: TROY RILLO, Cornell Capital
PANELISTS: PIERS LINNEY, Tower Gate Capital, BOB PRESS, Montgomery Equity Partners; DOUGLAS ROFE, Reed Smith; GREG SICHENZIA, Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference
