IBA annual conference 2026

October 5, 2026 | Copenhagen

Our Partner, Natashaa Shroff, spoke at the 𝐈𝐁𝐀 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 2026 in Copenhagen, held from 4 to 9 October 2026.

 

Natashaa was a panelist in the session “𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐏𝐎 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠?”, led by the IBA Securities and Capital Markets Committee. Unicorns may be given high valuations, but what can they do if the IPO market is closed to them, either generally or in their particular case, and they need cash urgently? The panel looked at possible solutions and the pitfalls to watch for.

 

The session was chaired by Tim Gordon (Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Sydney) and Simon Patrick Link (Hengeler Mueller, Munich). Natashaa’s fellow speakers were Kiki Haar (Uniphore Technologies, Palo Alto), Sarah Kurash (OPTrust Pension Plan, Toronto), Tina Herbing (Gorrissen Federspiel) and Courtney Thorne (Cooley LLP, London).

 

We thank the IBA Securities and Capital Markets Committee for organising a timely discussion, and we thank the chairs and fellow panelists for their insights.