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Last year, James Tanenbaum said that Basel II would have made no difference to sub-prime. Now he's surprised bankers' counsel haven’t lost faith in models completely
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No one is gloating over the bankers that lost their jobs
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The top deals of the month
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Marketing is more important than disclosure for Asia's alternative exchanges
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Arthur B Culvahouse Jr, counsel to President Reagan and
managing partner of O'Melveny & Myers, says the US
needs to sort out its regulatory arbitrage
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The financial crisis is dragging more and more European companies into US courts
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Two deals could be the start of a new debt market
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Bafin should be commended for its work in Germany, says Jasmin Kölbl-Vogt of Citi
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A comparison of local regulation of rights offerings across Asia and a call for it to be harmonised
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The 2009 Nafmii Master Agreement is a synthesis of the best international standards, with Chinese adaptations
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Europe's top lawyers and banks had an immense range of proposed regulation, crisis management and legal structures to debate at this year's Capital Markets Forum in London
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Structured finance and special servicing is changing
commercial property loan workouts. You need to know
how a special servicer works
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Getting Spacs more time for an acquisition can be tricky. Make sure you consider disclosure, authority and contractual issues
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Unlike the Hexion or United Rentals cases, Dow tried to pull out of its acquisition by challenging specific performance as inequitable
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How Tarp and the SEC's moves on proxy access will change shareholder rights
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At least the final directive has some options for banks. That 5% retention might go up though
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The UK budget is encouraging funds onshore. But income tax and the hedge funds directive are pushing managers
offshore
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Imagine if developing countries aggressively coordinate on international finance. That could be the result of the G20
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Good news for foreign creditors, especially for the risk of a security provider going insolvent
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Hedge funds and private equity are changing the way debtor-in-possession loans work. Expect more arguments over control clauses and lien facility positioning
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Private equity houses object to the scope of the AIFM directive, while some politicians want it to go further