Exclusive invite-only event

26 April 10:00 – 12:00 CEST

Agenda

10:00 Welcome
10:05 Participants’ round of introduction
10:15 Keynote: 
10:50 Open discussion
  • Think thank
  • Deepening of the discussion
  • Sharing best practices
11:45 Final thoughts

Climate change and sustainability are set to be defining issues of this decade. The shift to a sustainable energy sector and the decarbonisation of existing energy systems, a growing market for sustainable investments, increased focus on ESG criteria in urban planning, tax reforms and sustainability incentives to reach climate goals – these are just a few of the developments that are shaping the business environment.

 

Good governance will ensure the efficient running of a business, support from investors and consumer confidence. It is vital that every stakeholder understands the governance factors impacting decisions they are involved in, their rights and responsibilities and the rules of the markets in which they operate.

Speakers

Johan-Svedberg-CMS-Norway

Johan Svedberg
Partner
CMS

Barney-Hearnden-CMS-GB

Barney Hearnden
Consultant
CMS

Marsh_Jonathan

Jonathan Marsh
President of ECLA
Vice President, International General Counsel
TotalEnergies Marketing Services

DISCUSSION MATERIALS

The components used during the roundtable can be downloaded by clicking the links below.

Presentation: European M&A Trends 2022

Louise Wallace

Stefan Brunnschweiler

Johan Svedberg
Partner
CMS

Johan Svedberg has considerable experience from Norway and internationally and works with legal and strategic advice and preparation of contracts in transactions, mergers and demergers, in addition to advising Norwegian and international clients in connection with processes on the Oslo stock exchange.

He has significant experience with M&A, company law, capital market law, financing, restructuring, reorganization, general contract law, labor law, as well as international oil and gas and fisheries regulatory law.

Johan Svedberg has published several articles within his fields of expertise.

https://cms.law/en/nor/people/johan-svedberg

 

Barney Hearnden
Consultant
CMS

Barney Hearnden is a consultant in the CMS Corporate Team. He has broad experience of advising clients on matters including mergers & acquisitions, takeovers, equity financing, joint ventures, group reorganisations and general corporate and regulatory matters, both in the UK and across Europe. He has a particular focus on advising clients in the financial services and real estate sectors.

Barney also advises clients on establishing and investing in public and private investment funds, and has particular expertise in limited partnerships, LLP vehicles and offshore unit trusts, in a variety of contexts including special purpose investment vehicles and pension funding partnerships.

He spent one year practising US securities law with the New York firm Stroock, and has been a member of the Company Law Sub-committee for the City of London Law Society.

Barney leads the firm’s CSR partnership with Barts and The London Charity, The London Community Credit Union and the London Children’s Ballet.

https://cms.law/en/gbr/people/barney-hearnden

 

Jonathan Marsh
ECLA President & Vice President, International General Counsel, TotalEnergies Marketing Services

Jonathan Marsh has developed extensive experience over the past 29 years in international business transactions, with over 20 years’ experience in the energy sector, involving long term projects with long investment horizons.  He has deep knowledge of geopolitical and legal risk assessments.  Recognized within his profession, Mr. Marsh serves in leadership roles in French and European professional associations. Jonathan Marsh currently serves as Deputy General Counsel of the Marketing Services Division of the Total S.A. Group legal department.  In this role Mr. Marsh manages the legal activities performed by 170 in-house legal counsel in over 100 countries.  He serves on the Group Legal Committee consisting of 10 General Counsel supervising the global team of 550 lawyers in the Total Group. Previously Mr. Marsh was International General Counsel from 2015 to 2017.

From 2002 to 2015, Mr. Marsh led the Mergers, Acquisitions and Finance Division of the Total S.A. Holding Group Legal Department.Mr. Marsh also served as Group US Counsel, supervising in particular relations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Marsh also serves as President of the European Company Lawyers Association, as Vice President International Affairs and on the Board of Directors of the French In-house Counsel Association (Association Française des Juristes d’Entreprises – AFJE) as well as on the Management Committee of the French M&A Association (Association des Responsables de Fusions Acquisitions).

Mr. Marsh holds a Juris Doctor (Graduating cum laude and recipient of the Order of the Coif), and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (Economic Phases) and French from the University of Wisconsin ‐ Madison.  Nominated by the French Prime Minister, Mr. Marsh participated in the 65thNational Session (2012-13) of the French Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale, a military training program focusing on geopolitical risks and strategies for high ranking military officers and private sector leaders.