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FT-PAUL HASTINGS ASIAN CENTURY FORUM


Maximising Investment Opportunities and Strategic Partnerships

8 May 2013  Lotte Seoul, South Korea

The FT-Paul Hastings Asian Century Forum: Maximising Investment Opportunities and Strategic Partnerships, to be chaired by Demetri Sevastopulo, Asia News Editor of the Financial Times, will bring together senior policy-makers, financial and corporate decision-makers and key advisors to share their insights on the investment and partnership opportunities surrounding the global expansion of South Korean business, and the challenges that need to be overcome for those opportunities to be maximised. 

Don't miss key insights from:

	Dr. SaKong Chairman and CEO Institute for Global Economics		Michael Hellbeck Chairman Foreign Bankers Group Korea and COO and Head of Regulatory Affairs Standard Chartered Korea and Standard Chartered Bank Korea
	Kevan Watts Vice Chairman of Global Banking HSBC		Rajeev Kannan General Manager, Project and Export Finance Department Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
	Mary Jean Moltenbrey Partner Washington D.C. Paul Hastings, and Former Director of Civil Non-merger Enforcement Antitrust Division of the U.S.Department of Justice		Nathaniel Edmonds Partner Washington D.C. Paul Hastings, and Former Assistant Chief of the Fraud Section FCPA Unit Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
	Jeong Hwan Oh Vice Presiden and Head of Legal Department Korea Gas Corporation		DC Choi Executive Director, Global M&A Center KOTRA

Overview

Buoyed by the strength of the won and a glut of undervalued overseas assets resulting from protracted global economic difficulties, South Korean corporations and investors are stepping up growth efforts by investing in European, US and emerging market technology, manufacturing, energy and natural resources, luxury goods and real estate sectors. To best leverage investments to raise global profiles, increase sales, create value, secure resources, and garner core competencies, a calculated international strategy is critical. Astute corporations can leverage acquisitions to raise global profiles, increase sales, create value, secure resources and garner core competencies.

State-run and private corporations in South Korea have sophisticated M&A skills, but often face cultural difference challenges during the post-merger integration phase. 

• How can South Korean firms overcome the culture gap when managing overseas investments?
• What synergies must be created to minimise difficulties faced during integration? 

Moreover, increasingly strict and detailed regulation in foreign markets can complicate overseas acquisitions and operations in areas such as technology and resources. 

• What elements have to be in place for a successful international investment strategy and why must corporations undertake a thorough risk analysis?
• Which sectors offer the most opportunities for outbound investment and how can funding be acquired?
  
  

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 *simultaneous interpretation (English and Korean) is available during the summit

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