CfP: National Conference on Mergers & Acquisitions @ Delhi Metropolitan Education [April 27]: Submit by March 20

DME Law School and DME Management School are conducting a National Conference on Mergers & Acquisitions: A Legal & Managerial Review on 27 April 2019.

The Conference aims at discussing the legal & managerial aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A) in the present scenario. It will provide an opportunity to participants to exchange their respective viewpoints and perspectives in order to suggest mechanisms to smoothen M & A in the face of present-day fierce competitive environment.

Guidelines for Paper Submission

Authors are requested to send editable word documents of their research paper / articles not exceeding, as far as possible, 3000 words, using Times New Roman Font (size 12, MS WORD & 1.5 spacing) at conference@dme.ac.in.

The authors are required to follow APA Referencing format for paper submission. The article should indicate title of the paper, name of the author(s) and organization(s), contact number and e-mail address. Tables, Illustrations, Charts, Figures, Data or any other secondary information should be serially numbered and acknowledged.

Research papers / articles submitted should be accompanied with a declaration by the author(s), stating that the contents of the research paper have not been published elsewhere.

Peer-reviewed selected papers will be published in UGC approved Journal with Impact Factor 7.5 and other selected papers will be published in a book having an ISBN number, which will be released on 27 April.

Major Themes and Sub-Themes

A – Legal Aspects of M & A

• Anti Trust Mergers
• Vertical & Horizontal Mergers
• Judicial approaches to M & A
• NCLT approaches to M & A
• Role of Ministry of Company Affairs in M & A
• Transparency & Disclosure in M & A
• Take Over, Amalgamation & Documentation
• Arbitration in M & A
• Key Corporate & Security laws
• Competition Law- Anti Competitive Agreements
• M & A vis-a-vis Income Tax Act, 1961, GST, Stamp duty, FEMA, etc
• SEBI Guidelines on M & A
• M & A– Ex-Post facto protection
• Legal aspects of De-mergers
• Role of official liquidators in M & A

B –HR & OB Aspects of M & A

• Theoretical paradigms of M & A
• Human cost of M & A
• HR Due diligence
• Leveraging SHRM in M & A deals
• Building agile HR Systems
• OD and Change Management
• Need for a common corporate language in M & A
• Role of language in cross border M & A
• Dynamics of Language and power in M & A

C – Technology Aspects of M & A

• Role of IT in supporting M & A
• Recent developments and trends in technology M & A
• Integration and management of data in M & A
• Collaborations and other alternatives to M & A in technology
• Role of Data Sciences in M & A
• Role of IT in post M & A integrations

D – Financial Aspects of M & A

• Role of Financial advisors and Investment banks
• Post merger integration and venture capital involvement
• Risk Management and business Valuation
• BEPS, POEM, GAAR adoption in India
• Financing and structuring of transactions
• Impact of M & A on share prices
• Financial performance of companies after M & A
• M & A of Banking and Insurance Companies
• Regulatory development affecting mergers and transactions
• International fund flow in acquisitions

E – Marketing Aspects of M & A

• Impact on the brand value after M & A
• Changes in the Advertising pattern of the new venture
• Customer Trust issues after M & A
• Impact on Services after M & A

F – M & A in Recent Scenario

• M & A: The Developed & the Developing nations
• M & A: Procedural issues; Pre and Post issues
• M & A: The Asian Scenario
• M & A: Sick & Healthy Organizations
• M & A: Historical, Political & Sociological dimensions
• M & A: Case Studies of Winning Strategies

G – Emerging Trends in Indian & International M & A

• State of the market (regional and sectoral deal volumes and values)
• Market trends in international M & A for 2018
• Geopolitical environment for cross border M & A, including macroeconomics, political backdrop and protectionism
• Selected key deal term trends
• Shareholder activism
• M & A outlook for 2019

To have a panoramic view of M & A, the above mentioned sub-themes have been carved out. Each theme can be Reviewed from the Legal and Managerial Aspect. The above list of sub-themes is not all comprehensive. Paper contributors may write on any other aspect relevant of M & A also.

Who Should Attend

The conference will present an excellent opportunity to meet with Heads of Legal M & A, M & A lawyers in private practice as well as other intermediaries including investment banks, consultants and M & A insurers. This will be advantageous for CEOs, Board of Directors, Supervisory Committee Members, Senior Management, Committee Members, Start-up ventures, Faculty, Research Scholars and Students.

Registration

Registration Form can be downloaded by clicking here.

Registration Fee is payable through IMPS/NEFT benefitting the account given below:

Important Dates

Contact

Editorial Board: conference@dme.ac.in

Ph: 9953553048, 9811801063

Click here for the official website.