HOW TO VALUE THE NON-PUBLIC COMPANY
Valuation without soup or satellites. Why is valuation important? What are the techniques a debtor might use? How are comparables selected? How can a debtor's valuation be challenged? The first panel will share their experience and expertise in navigating these murky waters.
Melissa Knoll, Mesirow Financial
Marc Kieselstein, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Daniel Zazove, Perkins Coie LLP
THIRD PARTY RELEASES
Now that the Seventh Circuit has spoken, what did it say? When is it appropriate and not appropriate to release non-debtor parties in plans of reorganization? What is the history behind these releases? What can the practitioner do to support or oppose such a release? The second panel will explore these issues and the Seventh Circuit's recent decision approving a plan release.
Hon. Pamela S. Hollis, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois
Kathryn Pamenter, Goldberg Kohn Bell Black Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd.
Brian Shaw, Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC
EXIT FINANCING AND FEASIBILITY IN THE CURRENT MARKET
Trouble with commitments • its not you, its me. How much certainty do you need in an exit financing commitment to establish feasibility? Can you get there in this market and what can you do if you can't? Its easy to get debtors into chapter 11, but the final panel will provide their insights about how to get them out in today's economy.
David Kurtz, Lazard
Timothy Pohl, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP
Penny Friedman, CIT Group
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