• June 2nd: Informative Briefing and Networking Reception: Topic - Exploiting New Era Acquisition and Investment Opportunities in Germany
  
  
• June 23rd: Informative Briefing and Dinner Reception: Topic - The Significance of the German-American Partnership for Europe and the World
  

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004 - EU Informative Briefing
Topic:	Exploiting New Era Acquisition and Investment Opportunities in Germany
Sponsored by:	McDermott, Will & Emery
Speakers:	WELCOMING AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY: - Dr. Georg Nebgen, President of The German-American Business Council of Boston, Inc. - David Cifrino, Corporate Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery MODERATOR: - Christopher Donovan SCHEDULED PANELISTS: - Axel Bichara, Senior Partner at Atlas Venture Paul Deninger, Chairman of Broadview International - Ralf Eckert, Tax Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery, Munich - Ethan Jacks, Senior Vice President for Business Development and Chief Legal Officer, Avid Technology, Inc. - John Kennedy, President and Chief Financial Officer of Nova Analytics Corporation Christian von Sydow, Corporate Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery, Munich - Volker Teigelkötter, Labor and Employment Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery, Düsseldorf
Location:	McDermott Will & Emery, One Financial Center, 28 State Street, 34th Floor Boston, MA
Time:	5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Fee:	$35 member / $45 non-member
RSVP:	Pre-registration is required by May 26th, 2004. Questions can be directed to GABC via email or call us at (617) 437-6588.
Description:	Acquisitive U.S. companies and investors have rediscovered Germany. Recent months have seen an upsurge of deals involving established and emerging German companies and U.S. investors and acquirers attracted by German technological excellence, skilled labor and a valuation gap between publicly traded U.S. corporations and privately-held German companies. Join us for a lively panel discussion on how to successfully identify, plan, negotiate and complete investment, technology, joint-venture and merger and acquisition transactions in Germany. Panelists will include senior executives of public and privately-held operating companies, investors, M&A financial advisors and German and U.S. lawyers experienced in cross-border transactions. The briefing will focus on key issues such as how to navigate the valuation process in a German deal; how to avoid or minimize workforce and labor issues; the impact on transactions of recent tax changes; how German deals differ by process as compared to U.S. deals and how to plan for and accommodate such differences.

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004 - Informative Speech and Dinner Reception
Topic:	The Significance of the German-American Partnership for Europe and the World
Sponsored by:	Hypothekenbank in Essen AG
Speakers:	Dr. Helmut Kohl, Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Also: Opening Address by: Klaus M. Patig, Member of the Board of Managing Directors, Commerzbank A.G. Welcome by: Consul General Rolf-Dieter F. Schnelle, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Presentation of Hypothekenbank Essen AG: Hubert Schulte Kemper, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, Hypothekenbank Essen AG
Location:	John F. Kennedy Library, Columbia Point, Boston, MA
Time:	5:15 p.m.
Fee:	No fee for this event.
RSVP:	Pre-registration is required by June 18th, 2004. Questions can be directed to GABC via email or call us at (617) 437-6588. Please register early as seating is limited.