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28 Jun 2012
The cross-border nature of the $3.3 billion exchange offer that combined TAM Airlines and LAN Airlines complicated the transaction, and an agglomeration of regulatory approvals slowed things down.
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07 Jun 2012
Marubeni’s $3.6 billion acquisition of Gavilon follows the trend of Japanese companies looking for assets in the US and Europe. But the company found the sale’s unusual auction format challenging
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01 Jun 2012
A policy change in China has withdrawn public access to corporate records, IFLR can reveal. Hedge funds, and private equity firms with no presence in China, will now struggle to carry out adequate transactional due diligence in the country
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27 Jun 2012
The planned introduction of the long-awaited Turkish Commercial Code (Code) is days away. But companies are still unsure about how they should implement its provisions
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21 Jun 2012
A growing number of China’s state-owned enterprises are investing in troubled European companies’ South American infrastructure assets. Here’s what they should consider.
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18 Jun 2012
Canadian shareholder activists are deploying new strategies against corporate boards both at home and abroad. This trend is expected to hit Europe next
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18 Jun 2012
Notification strategies are proving crucial in obtaining competition approval in international deals, according to a panel at the International Bar Association’s M&A conference last week
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14 Jun 2012
The El Paso and Del Monte Foods rulings do not represent a change in how financial advisers are scrutinised over conflict of interest claims, Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron Steele has said
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08 Jun 2012
Volatility in Europe is driving ever more yield-hungry investors to the region. But where should they invest?
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08 Jun 2012
Selection of the right co-venturer is crucial for companies looking to invest in Africa.
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08 Jun 2012
The dangers that can arise when investors rely heavily on precedents in Africa
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05 Jun 2012
A policy change in China will significantly restrict hedge funds’ access to corporate records. But local corporate agencies could present an alternative access route to information, at least in the short-term
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01 Jun 2012
Dodd-Frank’s requirement that public companies disclose internal pay equity details is a top candidate for the next regulation to be challenged in court on the grounds of cost-benefit analysis
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01 Jun 2012
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Radlax Gateway Hotel v Amalgamated Bank was welcomed for its guidance on an unclear section of the US bankruptcy code. It leaves the door open for debtors to cram down a reorganisation plan at the angst of secured creditors though