Insights – Key takeaways on valuations in restructuring from Strengthening Insolvency Systems in Asia and the Pacific Conference
An engaging and insightful panel discussion on valuation of assets and treatment of claims and contracts in insolvency proceedings at the Strengthening Insolvency Systems in Asia and the Pacific Conference held in Manila on 15-16 December 2022. The conference was co-organised by the Asian Development Bank, Singapore Management University, Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative, University of Chicago Law School’s Center on Law and Finance, University of Cambridge’s Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law and INSOL International.
DHC Capital Partner, David Chew participated on the panel with Debanshu Mukherjee (Co-Founder, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, India), Elizabeth McColm (Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP), Deepak Rao (General Manager, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India), Wataru Tanaka (Professor, Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo) and moderated by Anthony Casey (Deputy Dean and Donald Ephraim Professor of Law and Economics, The University of Chicago Law School).
Key takeaways from the panel discussion:
Valuation methodologies – discounted cash flow, relative valuation, asset based valuation and liquidation value
Use of valuations in the context of value break and restructuring surplus concepts
Read on for a copy of the presentation slides and further information on the conference program.