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22 Nov 2012
Last month's acquisition of a Bank of America business was funded by securitising the target’s receivables, and without a bridge loan. It could signal the beginning of new acquisition finance options
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19 Dec 2012
The Canadian government approved controlling acquisitions of strategically important oil sands by foreign SOEs on December 7. But its revised guidelines under the Investment Canada Act suggests greater scrutiny of SOE investments
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19 Dec 2012
The former UK attorney general has called for a more flexible form of deferred prosecution agreement than that proposed by the government
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10 Dec 2012
India's new infrastructure debt funds could facilitate investment in national infrastructure. But the Reserve Bank of India's approach to debt must change before the product can succeed
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30 Nov 2012
The passage of China's anti-monopoly law in 2007 was tipped to be a game-changer. But as McDermott Will & Emery's Frank Schoneveld explains, it has received mixed reviews during its settling in period
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30 Nov 2012
Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira partner Enric Picanyol describes the year that the world stood up and took notice of European private equity
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30 Nov 2012
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) founding board member, Daniel Goelzer, reveals the need for independent oversight of public company accountants didn't make it any easier to implement
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30 Nov 2012
KKR member and global public affairs head, Ken Mehlman, KKR's European corporate affairs director, Ludo Bammens, and KKR head of sustainability, Elizabeth Seeger, discuss their firm’s image overhaul and the ingredients for success in changing market
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28 Nov 2012
In recent months, Africa’s nascent private equity industry has attracted greater interest. Zain Latif, founder of TLG Capital, discusses the dos and don’ts for private equity firm’s looking at frontiers
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27 Nov 2012
Lawyers have welcomed guidance on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act from the Department of Justice and SEC. But uncertainty over which parties qualify as a public officials remains
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20 Nov 2012
Small and mid-sized companies in Latin America will drive the region’s growth in years to come, according to report issued on Friday by the OECD and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
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20 Nov 2012
Overseas’ investment initiatives by SOEs – especially those based in China – are coming under critical scrutiny by host governments in North America and Europe. Here's why it's unwarranted
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15 Nov 2012
Since Canada’s government blocked the takeover of Progress Energy Resources by Malaysian state oil company Petronas last month, there have been concerns it would do the same for Cnooc bid for Nexen
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15 Nov 2012
Yesterday's proposed directive from the EC implementing a watered-down version of the women on boards quota has been welcomed. But there are still concerns
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09 Nov 2012
Investors have been pleasantly surprised by Myanmar’s new foreign investment law, signed on November 2. IFLR has obtained an unofficial translation of the statute
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01 Nov 2012
The 'Australia in the Asian Century' white paper (White Paper) released October 28 signals the country’s intention to develop deeper relationships with Asia. But it must first clarify its foreign investment policies
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01 Nov 2012
Brazil’s Mensalão corruption case has been closely-watched by the nation, keen to see the end of corrupt practices among high-level officials. But it could undermine efforts to introduce a tough new anti-bribery law
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01 Nov 2012
More UK private equity house are tipped to diversify investment mandates after the sector’s deal volumes slid again last quarter