Section 7 of the Clayton Act, enacted in 1914 and amended in 1950, is the principal US antitrust statute governing mergers and acquisitions. Section 7 prohibits acquisitions of assets or ...
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive which became effective on 22 July 2013 not only represents a sea change in the regulation of managers established in Europe but also has...
On 23 July 2013, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited released a large number of amendments to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Exchange, revised checklists, guidan...
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A Corporate Journey to the West or How to Make a Successful Acquisition in the USA, ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL
Over the next few years, a significant number of distressed bank-holding companies will face the end of interest-deferral periods and the prospect of payment defaults on certain debt inst...
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Collective Action Clauses and the Restructuring of Sovereign Debt, De Gruyter, 2013 (Ed. by Kenadjian, Bauer, Cahn)
This Chapter discusses the expanded powers that a foreign bank or its parent (foreign banking organization or FBO) may exercise in the United States if it successfully elects to be treate...
Since Hong Kong’s statute-backed inside information disclosure regime saw the light of day on January 1 2013, the market has been trying to acclimatize to it. Senior managers of Hong Ko...
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Getting the Deal Through – Corporate Governance 2013
This year, we have seen executive compensation issues continue to dominate the global governance agenda, especially in Europe in the wake of the recent Swiss referendum, in which voters a...