Company financing: alternative funding for private companies
Report on a session at the IBA Annual Conference in Tokyo by Louis Bouchez
On 22 October 2014, the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee organised a session titled ‘Company financing: alternative funding for private companies’. The meeting brought together about 50 lawyers from around the world and was organised to explore the various aspects of the rapid rise of new financing mechanisms for privately held companies as a consequence of banks being more reluctant to lend money; and the ever increasing regulatory burden. The meeting was set up as an interactive panel discussion led by two moderators and covering the topics from the different geographical perspectives, which were Latin America, North America, Asia and Europe. The moderators also interviewed the panellists.
