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23 Feb 2012
Asia private equity firms have called for Hong Kong’s Takeovers Code to be brought in line with international standards
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23 Feb 2012
Lawyers in Hong Kong expect hostile takeovers to become more common in Asia’s M&A sector
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23 Feb 2012
The landmark sale of Orange Austria to Hutchison Whampoa required structuring not usually seen in private M&A to account for simultaneous on-sale transactions
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09 Feb 2012
Glencore and Xstrata’s proposed $90 billion (£56.8 billion) recommended all-share merger will be conducted as a scheme of arrangement, includes a £298 million reverse break fee and requires antitrust clearance in five countries
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09 Jan 2012
Brazil’s first mid-market investment into the US has used the increasingly popular top-up option to close the two-step merger
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22 Feb 2012
Private equity firms dealing in take privates on Chinese companies are facing increased execution risks, with due diligence costs spiraling
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21 Feb 2012
IFLR will announce the winners of its Asia Awards 2012 at an awards ceremony to be held at Hong Kong’s Island Shangri-La hotel this Thursday
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09 Feb 2012
The nominations for this year’s IFLR Asia awards have been announced. Here is the full list of nominations for deals and teams of the year
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09 Feb 2012
A Canadian Competition Deputy Commissioner has responded to concerns over the January 11 Merger Review Process Guidelines, saying the new rules are a reflection of current practice
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27 Jan 2012
Copycat cases are expected if the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves Carlyle Group’s mandatory shareholder arbitration clause in the registration statement for its planned initial public offering (IPO)
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27 Jan 2012
Lawyers in Mainland China have urged companies to screen all M&A deals, regardless of size or location, ahead of new Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (Mofcom) merger rules which take effect February 1
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24 Jan 2012
The nominations for this year’s IFLR Americas awards have been announced. For all the deal and team of the year shortlists, click here
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19 Jan 2012
Today’s Versailles Court of Appeal Coeur Défense ruling has held that SPVs can be protected by safeguard procedures in French restructurings
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13 Jan 2012
Foreign direct investment into Brazil will increase if a bill that make companies liable for corrupt business practices is passed, Sao Paulo Federal Appeals Court Judge Fausto De Sanctis has told IFLR
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13 Jan 2012
The failure of Eircom’s restructuring plan has highlighted tensions around the inclusion of eurozone break-up clauses in corporate contracts
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12 Jan 2012
It’s only a matter of time before financial incentives to report US securities and commodities law violations start impacting the UK market, lawyers have warned