Celsa cramdown to revolutionise Spanish restructures An unexpected court ruling makes Spain’s new cramdown proceedings more accessible to the country’s growing number of distressed companies, and will spur more constructive restructuring negotiations By Danielle Myles August 27 2013
Poll: US leverage ratios in Europe The US has taken a tough approach to leverage ratios. Will this embolden European regulators? By Danielle Myles August 26 2013
Energy reforms to transform Mexican economy The Mexican government has started the long and uncertain process of permitting foreign investment in its state-run oil sector. Despite significant public pushback, local lawyers believe change is inevitable By Danielle Myles August 26 2013
Europe’s CMBS originators turn to bonds One of Europe’s biggest commercial mortgage backed securities originators has warned that the asset class may lose ground to unsecured bonds and bonds secured by property By Danielle Myles August 22 2013
AFME’s Brian Harte: UK banking under Parliamentary Commission changes AFME's interim director of compliance assesses the impact of the UK Banking Reform Bill, and its impact on London's future as a financial hub By Danielle Myles August 13 2013
Exclusive: Moscow Exchange deputy head on next steps to internationalisation The Exchange's deputy chief executive, Andrey Shemetov, has revealed the steps being taken to unlock Russia’s local investor base, the indexes and instruments in the pipeline, and how the market... By Danielle Myles July 30 2013
Dealmaking in Africa’s new M&A landscape Recent statistics suggest African M&A has reached a juncture, with activity in consumer-facing sectors set to rival the dominance of energy and resource deals By Danielle Myles July 30 2013
US/EU swaps Path Forward: the outstanding questions The saga that is transatlantic swap regulation leapt forward this month with a US/EU agreement, which scales back the extraterritorial reach of the CFTC rules By Danielle Myles July 23 2013
How US 5% leverage ratio could catch foreign banks Speculation is growing over whether US proposals for a leverage ratio that doubles the Basel III standard will embolden European regulators By Danielle Myles July 22 2013