M&A Strategies, ESG & Due Diligence: Navigating Transactions in the Face of Climate Change
Don’t let your M&A strategies fall behind the times, exposing you to unnecessary risk. Gain the unique yet complementary perspectives of two experts in the field who will break down how you should update and adapt your M&A strategies to protect against climate change and ESG risks. Catch up on the latest legal and commercial developments and you should respond to the latest trends when trying to initiate, complete and maximise a transaction. WEB228N24H
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
M&A Strategies, ESG & Due Diligence: Navigating Transactions in the Face of Climate Change
- How to inform & adapt M&A strategies with an understanding of climate change and ESG trends
- Update on legal provisions gaining increased prevalence & significance in M&A transactions and how to handle them
- ESG due diligence: understanding the impact of ESG performance on potential financial and reputational issues & the implications for investors
- Capitalising on ESG opportunities post-transaction
- Evolving corporate strategy to be resilient to rapidly changing environmental and stakeholder expectations
Presented by Rochel Hoffman, Director, M&A, Deloitte and Nicole Pedler, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
Presenters
Nicole Pedler
Nicole is a corporate partner who specialises in public and private mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets transactions. She uses her flexible skillset to help clients structure, negotiate and execute complex and innovative corporate transactions, which often have significant cross-border elements. Recent examples in the last 12 months include advising Ramsay Health Care, Brookfield, Capgemini, CBA, IFM Investors, Link Group, Reckon and TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia. Having lived and studied in Japan, she has also worked with Japanese trading houses and corporations throughout her career. Nicole is recognised in the most recent edition of Best Lawyers and in 2021 was named Partner of the Year – BigLaw by the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards.