COVID-19 has created untold challenges for businesses and economies around the world. An important question: How has the pandemic affected corporate failures and restructuring activity so far? And what can we expect in 2021?

On Thursday, December 10 at 8:30 a.m. (ET), 1:30pm (GMT), and 9:30pm (GMT+8) join a distinguished panel of restructuring experts for this free 60-minute webinar, as they answer key questions, including:

• What are the facts and highlights on corporate restructuring activities in 2020?
• Are more companies going to fail next year than this year? Where will the hot spots be for restructuring next year?
• What industries are already in deep distress or on the edge of falling into deep distress? Will this pattern continue or change in the near future?
• What are the challenges for restructuring of multinational companies in a pandemic?
• How concerning is China’s debt problems?
• Can European markets recover next year? Where are the headwinds?
• What role will government stimulus play—as well as the availability of capital in markets and in private equity?

Host:

Wei Wang, Professor of Finance and RBC Fellow, Director of Master of Finance – Beijing Program, Smith School of Business

Panelists from PWC:

1. Mica Arlette, partner and SVP, based in Toronto
2. Russell Downs, partner based in London England
3. Steven Fleming, partner based in New York
4. Peter Greaves, partner based in Hong Kong