Dentons PodChat Series

The Dentons PodChat is a podcast series hosted by experts from Dentons’ Corporate and Restructuring groups, which will focus on the hottest topics in the areas of distressed M&A and cross-border restructurings. In addition to exploring recent legal and regulatory developments, we will be welcoming market participants to talk about their experiences relative to these areas in this space and offer some insights into current market trends.

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Current landscape of the US distressed commercial real estate market (part 2)

April 15, 2024

In part two of this Dentons’ PodChat series, Robert Richards, Christopher Milenkevich, and Samantha Ruben continue to dive into the challenges facing the distressed commercial real estate market in the United States.

Current landscape of the US distressed commercial real estate market (part 1)

March 7, 2024

In this 30-minute Dentons’ PodChat, Robert Richards, Christopher Milenkevich, and Samantha Ruben dive into the challenges facing the distressed commercial real estate market in the United States. Focusing on hotel and commercial office markets, they discuss key sources contributing to distress, such as higher interest rates, diminishing or fluctuating property values, and the wall of maturities.

Cross-border insolvency proceedings and cramdown

September 20, 2023

The PodChat cross-border series continues with colleagues from Berlin, London, Luxembourg, Paris and the US discussing the current status of the insolvency practice in these regions. As we experience an increase in insolvency proceedings, financial restructurings continue to rise and the various industries take a hit.

Cross-border insolvency and the impact of COMI determination

August 30, 2023

Our cross-border podcast series continues with colleagues from Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the US as they delve into the intricate realm of COMI determinations – a topic that strikes at the heart of sovereignty and jurisdiction and dictates the very essence of insolvencies and restructurings.

Cayman Islands facing competition from Singapore and Hong Kong as centers for funds and corporate structures

August 9, 2023

In this bonus episode of the Dentons PodChat, our panelists from Cayman Islands, Hong Kong and Singapore discuss the competition posed to Cayman as a traditional fund domicile, with new available corporate structures and fund vehicles in Hong Kong and Singapore, the recent trends of “onshoring” and emergence of these jurisdictions as new comers for setting up funds and family offices.

After a subdued 2022, what does the future hold for M&A health care activity?

July 20, 2023

In our final episode, Sam Maizel and Daniel Fritz invite Jim Moloney of Cain Brothers to discuss the future of M&A activity in the health care industry and will provide insight into who’s buying and what’s being sold/bought.

Key legal decisions and cases in the restructuring of financially distressed healthcare entities

June 27, 2023

In this week’s PodChat episode, our panelists discuss how health care organizations can leverage bankruptcy proceedings to their advantage.

What does the current financial distress in healthcare systems worldwide, coming out of the pandemic, portend?

June 14, 2023

In this week’s PodChat, a podcast series hosted by experts from Dentons’ Corporate and Restructuring groups, Dentons Partners Daniel Fritz, Neil Griffiths and Sam Maizel discuss the issues this raises for in-house legal teams, hospital closures, faster movement towards tech enabled healthcare, and the reliance on tech enabled healthcare providers.

Impact of the pandemic on the world’s healthcare systems

June 1, 2023

In our first PodChat episode, Nora Wouters and Lynn Harrison introduce our distressed health care series. Samuel Maizel and Daniel Fritz discuss the following topics as it relates to the impact the pandemic has had on the world’s health care system: ownership and fee structures in the US/Germany, impact of COVID on revenues, pre-COVID problems merging with post COVID-issues.