FDI Control Forum

22 June 2023

Exploring the impact of Foreign Direct investment (FDI) controls on cross-border M&A transactions

MORNING PROGRAMME

22 June 2023
8:30 am to 2:00 pm
La Maison de la Chimie
28 Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 Paris

Morning conference and workshops under the “Chatham House Rule.” These workshops offer a unique opportunity to engage with key players from France, Germany, the European Union, the UK, and the USA across geopolitics, economy, strategy, finance, and law. They will give you an in-depth understanding of the latest developments and trends in global FDI control.
  • 8:30am - 9:00am

Registration

  • 8:30am - 9:00am

Welcome

David Chekroun

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Marina Guérassimova

Chief Editor, Fusions & Acquisitions Magazine

Pascal Dupeyrat

Strategic Advisor, Relians

  • 9:10am - 9:20am

Opening Speech

Olivier Becht

Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

  • 9:20am - 10:30am

Plenary session

Moderators:

Joachim Pohl

Head, International Investment Governance team, Investment Division, OECD

David Chekroun

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Regulators:

Marie-Anne Lavergne

Head of the Office in Charge of Controlling Foreign Investment at the Treasury Department (Multicom 4), France

Friederike Wenkel

Policy Officer at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Germany

Damien Levie

Head of the Technology & Security, FDI Screening Unit at the Directorate General for Trade, European Commission

Brian Reissaus

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security Operations at the Department of Treasury, former CFIUS Chair, United States of America

Michael S. Considine

CFIUS, Assistant Secretary for Foreign Investment at the Department of Energy, United States of America.

Jessica Lehman

Foreign Direct Investment Senior Advisor at U.S. Department of Energy

Eloise Evans

Committee Specialist on China Policy, International Affairs Unit, United Kingdom Parliament

  • 10:45am - 11:45am

Workshop Series 1

Workshop 1: What team for a sucessful FDI Process?

Moderator:

Sandrine Clavel

Professor of Private Law and Criminal Sciences, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin

Speakers:

Pascal Bine

Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Gauthier Le Milon

Managing Director, Head of M&A France, Belgium & Luxembourg, Barclays

Alex Deane

Senior Managing Director & Partner, FTI Consulting

Workshop 2: FDI Screening of Tech sector deals: a regime fit for purpose?

Moderator:

Ioannis Kokkoris

Professor of Competition Law and Economics, Director of Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

Speakers:

Stephen Walters

Corporate Partner, Jeantet

Julien Lestrade

Managing Director, Lazard

Bruno Bezard

Managing Partner, Cathay Capital

Christine Graham

Special Counsel, Antitrust and Competition, Cooley

Workshop 3: Are Healthcare and Life Science Assets the New Goldmine to Protect?

Moderator:

Duncan Fairgrieve

Senior Research Fellow, British Institute of International & Comparative Law, Professor of Comparative Law, Université de Paris Dauphine.

Speakers:

Simonetta Giordano

Partner, M&A and Commercial, Simmons & Simmons

Renaud Dutreil

Former Minister, Senior Adviser, FTI Consulting

Gregory Mailly

Executive Director, M&A, JP Morgan

Alexandre Loupy

University Professor-Hospital Practitioner (PU-PH) at Necker Hospital, Paris, Head of INSERM unit Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation; Adjunct Professor Transplant Department, Cedars Sinai L.A,USA

Workshop 4: CFIUS Recent Developments and Policy Trends

Moderator:

Pascal Dupeyrat

Strategic Advisor, Relians

Speakers:

Michael S. Considine

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Foreign Investment and National Security, U.S. Department of Energy

Jessica Lehman

Foreign Direct Investment Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy

Brian Reissaus

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security Operations at the Department of Treasury, former CFIUS Chair, United States of America

Farhad Jalinous

Global Head of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Reviews & US National Security/CFIUS Practice, White & Case LLP

  • 11:45am – 12:00pm

Coffee Break

  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Workshop Series 2

Workshop 5: FDI Control Forum – Navigating the M&A process : Interplay of FDI on Transactions

Moderator:

Andrew Shagrin

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Speakers:

Gilles Lebreton

Partner, Clifford Chance

Emily Xueref-Poviac

Counsel, Clifford Chance

Sophie Javary

Vice-Chairman CIB EMEA, BNP Paribas

Martin Bresson

Public Affairs Director, Invest Europe

Arnaud de Cheffontaines

Managing Director, Financial Communications, FTI Consulting

Workshop 6: FDI and merger filings: leveraging on similarities and managing differences

Moderator:

Gilles Pillet

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Speakers:

Ombline Ancelin

Partner, Head of Competition, Simmons & Simmons

Delphine Prioux

Legal Manager, Individual Customers Division, EDF

Étienne Chantrel

Head of the Merger Department, French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence)

Workshop 7: Coordinating CFIUS and Global FDI Multifilings and Clearances

Moderator:

Vincent Smith

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Speakers:

Orion Berg

Partner, White & Case

Bertrand Milhiet

Vice President, Head of Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate, Airbus

Mélanie d'Anglejan-Chatillon

Head of Antitrust & Regulatory, Forvia

Workshop 8: Nationality Matters: understanding the impact of nationality on FDI regulations and deal strategy

Moderators:

Maxime Lefebvre

Former ambassador, Professor of International relations, ESCP Business School

Claire Campbell

Solicitor, ICG Fellow, ESCP Business School

Speakers:

Hubert Segain

Head of Corporate, M&A practice, Herbert Smith Freehills

Alexandre Courbon

Managing Director, Head of M&A France, HSBC

Pablo López-Alvarez

Senior Managing Director, Head of EU Competition, Trade and International Litigation, FTI Consulting

  • 1pm – 2:15pm

Lunch

  • 14:15pm – 14:30pm

Lunch Closing remarks

Joffrey Célestin Urbain

Head of the Strategic Information and Economic Security Department (SISSE)

EVENING PROGRAMME

22 June 2023
6:30pm to 8:30pm
ESCP Campus République
79 Avenue de la Republique, 75011 Paris Amphithéâtre Gélis

This conference will enable regulators, students, academics, and civil society to engage in dialogue on the challenges posed by the increasing control of foreign investments in the M&A process, and the rise of state rivalries that disrupt state national security. 

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  • 6:30pm – 6:45pm

Welcome

David Chekroun

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School, Founder of the Institute for Corporate Governance

Ioannis Kokkoris

Professor of Competition Law and Economics, Director of Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

Duncan Fairgrieve

Senior Research Fellow, British Institute of International & Comparative Law, Professor of Comparative Law, Université de Paris Dauphine.

  • 6:45pm – 7.10pm

Opening Speech

Alexandre Loupy

University Professor-Hospital Practitioner (PU-PH) at Necker Hospital, Paris, Head of INSERM unit Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation; Adjunct Professor Transplant Department, Cedars Sinai L.A,USA

  • 7:10pm – 8:30pm

Plenary session​

Regulators:

Marie-Anne Lavergne

Head of the Office in Charge of Controlling Foreign Investment at the Treasury Department (Multicom 4), France

Friederike Wenkel

Policy Officer at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Germany

Brian Reissaus

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security Operations at the Department of Treasury, former CFIUS Chair, United States of America

Michael S. Considine

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Foreign Investment and National Security, U.S. Department of Energy

Eloise Evans

Committee Specialist on China Policy, International Affairs Unit, United Kingdom Parliament

Academics:

Mathias Audit

Professor of Law, Sorbonne School of Law (University of Paris 1)

Sandrine Clavel

Professor of Private Law and Criminal Sciences, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin

Margaret Kyle

Professor of economics, MINES ParisTech

Andrew Shagrin

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Maxime Lefebvre

Former ambassador, Professor of International relations, ESCP Business School

Ioannis Kokkoris

Professor of Competition Law and Economics, Director of Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

Vincent Smith

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Damien Levie

Head of the Technology & Security, FDI Screening Unit at the Directorate General for Trade, European Commission

Duncan Fairgrieve

Senior Research Fellow, British Institute of International & Comparative Law, Professor of Comparative Law, Université de Paris Dauphine.

Gilles Pillet

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Moderators:

David Chekroun

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School, Founder of the Institute for Corporate Governance

Joachim Pohl

Head, International Investment Governance team, Investment Division, OECD

  • 8:30pm – 9:30pm​

Cocktail

Video

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Organisational Team

David Chekroun

Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Marina Guérassimova

Chief Editor, Fusions & Acquisitions Magazine

Pascal Dupeyrat

Strategic Advisor, Relians

Claire Campbell

Solicitor, ICG Fellow, ESCP Business School

Jigmey Tronsay tsang

Animation Designer

Geoffroy Warme-Janville

EdTech & Digital Learning Manager

Alexandre Bal

Counsel

Yohann Marsollier

Corporate Chairs & Professorships Coordinator

Lars Goubet-Wolff

Chief of staff to the executives president & Dean of ESCP