Cross-Border Technology Deals: IT/US vs. US/IT

Recently, Goodwin held a Cross-Border Technology Deals: IT/US vs. US/IT webinar. Our speakers addressed the recent global technology deals and their implications for future cross-border dealmaking. Major discussion topics included:

• The Players
• The Targets
• Similarities & Differences in the Deal Structuring Point of View
• Case Studies: Fleetmatics and United Ventures

View the PowerPoint from this webinar

Do you still have questions? Please feel free to email any of our panelists below:

Panelists
	Massimiliano Magrini United Ventures Massimiliano Magrini is co-founder of United Ventures. Passionate about innovation and technology, he has more than 15 years of experience in several media, communications and technology companies such as Altavista and Google. Responsible for kickstarting digital innovation and startups in Italy, he launched Annapurna Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on seed investments in the digital sector.
	Drew Reynolds Fleetmatics Mr. Reynolds is the SVP of business and corporate development at Fleetmatics where he is responsible for M&A and strategic partnerships. Prior to Fleetmatics he was the SVP of corporate development at Art Technology Group (ATG), a provider of ecommerce software and services. ATG was acquired by Oracle in 2011. Before ATG, Mr. Reynolds was the VP of corporate development at Hyperion solutions, a provider of financial software and business intelligence products. Hyperion was acquired by Oracle in 2007
	Andrea Messuti LCA Law Firm Partner at LCA Law Firm, Andrea Messuti coordinates the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital team and the Treviso branch of the Law Firm located inside H-FARM, the most important Italian venture incubator. He has a wide range of experience in national and cross-border M&A, investment and extraordinary finance transactions and regularly advises entrepreneurs, startups and renowned companies active in all technology sectors, with particular reference to inbound and outbound transactions with the US.
	Ian Engstrand Goodwin Procter LLP Ian Engstrand is a partner in the firm's Technology Companies and M&A/Corporate Governance Practices, where he focuses on representation of technology companies. Mr. Engstrand has experience in several areas of corporate practice with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate finance and securities and capital markets transactions.
	Ettore Santucci Moderator Goodwin Procter LLP Ettore Santucci is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and chair of the Capital Markets Practice. Mr. Santucci is lead corporate and securities counsel for publicly traded companies in a variety of industries, advising them in all aspects of disclosure, corporate governance, corporate finance and securities law compliance.