With factors like fast-developing AI, global conflicts, and ever-changing geopolitics affecting every part of the globe, how has international dealmaking been impacted? And what are the actual logistics of getting a deal over the line across two or more legal and regulatory systems, with potentially different cultural expectations?

Sam Snider, an Atlanta-based partner focused on cross-border M&A at McDermott Will & Schulte, and Justin Niessner, associate editor of the Asian Venture Capital Journal based in Hong Kong, discuss international dealmaking between the US and other parts of the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa.

The episode delves into the actual logistics of dealmaking across borders, like whether the given country only recognizes wet ink signatures over e-signatures, knowing the local exchange control restrictions, and considering whether a local citizen is required on the board. The two also discuss why getting familiar with local idiosyncrasies and approaching cross-border deals with humility should be standard.

The discussion dives into topics such as how demographics, like a young population and rising standards of living, are attracting business and investment in emerging markets across the world. However, at the same time, global political tensions have made some countries more resistant to foreign investment compared to previous years.

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