• Carol Osborne
  Bryan Cave LLP
• Mohammed Khodeir
  Al Tamimi & Co
• Daniel Del Rio
  Basham, Ringe y Correa
• Simon Luk
  Winston & Strawn
• Hans Georg Wille
  Ernst & Young
• Robin Johnson
  Eversheds
• Mohamed Idwan Ganie
  Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo
• Alexander Katzarsky
  Georgiev, Todorov & Co
• Kenneth H Marks
  High Rock Partners, Inc.

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All questions 1) The first half of 2013 saw the global value of M&A fall 12.5% against the same period of the previous year.  Can you outline what factors you believe are behind this decline?2) Can anything be done to stimulate more activity in terms of numbers and size of deals?3) What is the best way to finance an acquisition if a business does not have enough capital? Are you seeing borrowers move away from the core lending product and into perhaps more progressive forms of financing like debt capital markets?4) Have there been any recent regulatory changes? If so, how will they impact M&A activity?5) Five of the top six deals conducted in the first half of the year involved the TMT sector.  Why do you think TMT is so appealing? What other industries currently offer good value?6) What jurisdictions currently offer interesting opportunities? 7) What are the key risks and challenges that first time acquirers must be aware of when conducting cross-border M&A?8) How can you help to alleviate tension during cross-border M&A when companies from different cultural or corporate backgrounds merge?9) When representing a business in a takeover, what ranks highest on your due diligence check-sheet?10) What are the key issues buyers and sellers must consider when negotiating M&A insurance policies, and in what deal size and range are such policies most suitable?11) What methods can be implemented to ensure the Post Merger Integration (PMI) transition operates smoothly?12) What key trends do you expect to see over the coming year, and in an ideal world what would you like to see implemented or changed?