Navigating the New Normal in Education – Financial Resilience and Opportunities for Regional Schools and Investors

White & Case hosted a virtual panel discussion to explore challenges and opportunities for the education sector, and to consider legal, operational and financial strategies to help stakeholders navigate the post-COVID-19 landscape. 

Topics discussed included:

• Is remote learning here for good?
• Government support for the education sector
• Changing landlord-tenant relationships
• Managing liquidity and funding pressures
• Approaching creditors
• Balance sheet repair and alternative financing options
• Expectations for the new academic year

Speakers included:

White & Case Partners, Debashis Dey, Marcus Booth and Claire Matheson Kirton, Local Partner, Louise Vun and Counsel, Xuan Jin, as well as panelists: Raza Khan (CEO, Al Najah Education LLC), Gemma Wild (Head of Education Sector in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey HSBC), Oliver Hogg (Partner, Investbridge Capital Ltd), Beatrice Cernuta (Director - EY-Parthenon) and Ajvinder Sahota (Director – Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Middle East).

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