Equity

Deals analysis

• HK first establishes disclosure for US issuers

  01 November 2009

• Weil on private equity exit; Davis Polk, Herbies on Procter sale; GM uses Jones Day for antitrust fight

  01 October 2009

News analysis

• The future of Hong Kong

  01 December 2009

  The top regulators give their views on how the law, and market products, will develop in Asia

• The problem with HK's class actions proposals

  01 December 2009

  Banks and companies in Hong Kong could find themselves in a highly litigious environment if they fail to voice concerns over the Law Reform Commission's proposals on class actions

• Hong Kong, Singapore fight off Shanghai

  01 December 2009

  Counsel in Singapore are concerned that the rise of Shanghai could cause a decline in the number of Chinese companies listing on their exchange. But while other exchanges in the region are trying to attract foreign issuers, Singapore may have fewer options

• Fears on fraudulent Chinese offering documents

  01 December 2009

  Counsel in Hong Kong and China are concerned that the quality of disclosure on some Chinese company offering documents is being sacrificed in a bid to catch the latest stock market rally

• Equity advisers disrupt new deals

  01 November 2009

• Watch out for unsponsored ADR

  01 November 2009

  SEC rule changes have made it easier for banks to set up ADR facilities without the issuer's knowledge. And there's no easy way for companies to opt out

• Which bits do I translate?

  01 November 2009

  Counsel are begging for clarity on Indonesia's new language requirements for deal documentation

• Reforms that undermine themselves

  01 November 2009

  Proposed changes to the Prospectus Directive are unexpected, unclear and potentially counterproductive. But left unchecked they could be in place by Christmas

• Premium or standard?

  01 November 2009

  UK companies may have a new choice in listing, but is there a danger the regulators have watered down standards to attract new listings?

• Don't write off the SFM

  01 November 2009

  Two years after the establishment of the Specialist Fund Market, there have been few listings but the range of funds is diverse

• The best firms in a bad year

  01 November 2009

  An exclusive view of the law firm rankings from the IFLR1000 directory, from the biggest jurisdictions

• HK exchange makes rights issues more efficient

  01 October 2009

• Aiming for foreigners

  01 October 2009

  Tetsutaro Muraki of Tokyo Aim is using his experience from the World Bank to attract foreign issuers to Japan

• Changes needed for Tokyo Aim to prosper

  01 September 2009

• More M&A and rights issues

  01 September 2009

  Changes to Tokyo Stock Exchange rules on private placements could pave the way for rights issues, foreign takeovers and independent directors

• China IPOs could be locally approved

  01 July 2009

• HK exchange to simplify listings

  01 July 2009

• Innovation in the autumn

  01 July 2009

  Although rights issue instructions have slowed, they will return later in the year. And they'll include Pipes, convertibles and strategic investments

• Get equity on the quiet

  01 July 2009

  US companies are turning to the seldom-used rights offer as a quick and easy way to earn equity

• Emerging practice

  01 July 2009

  More European issuers have US shareholders and need their involvement in rights offerings. Three structures have developed in the past year to deal with the legal issues