Back, and scarier The US has embraced cov-lites once more. And some terms are riskier than pre-crisis By Danielle Myles July 10 2011
A brave new world With hostile takeovers on the rise this year, we reveal the new tactics being used to drive them By Danielle Myles July 10 2011
Panama’s capital markets internationalise Citibank has set up a a custody platform in Panama to facilitate foreign investment in locally issued securities By Danielle Myles July 07 2011
US securitisation: first lien “held hostage” by second lien Securitisation participants are demanding limits be placed on the rights of second lien holders to stop them interfering in workouts By Danielle Myles July 05 2011
New tactics driving US hostile M&A Speed, shareholder activism and regulatory gaps are behind the upswing in hostile M&A in the US over the past year By Danielle Myles June 30 2011
Whistleblower rules to spawn collateral litigation The new US whistleblower rules could create an “enormous” amount of collateral litigation, according to some counsel By Danielle Myles June 30 2011
US covered bond bill exposes lawmaker-investor 'disconnect' Approval of the US’s latest covered bonds bill by the House Financial Services Committee has been heralded as a crucial step towards restarting the mortgage backed securities market By Danielle Myles June 27 2011
Lender/target relationship toughens in US private equity Lenders are showing more interest in limiting the rights of targets in private equity leveraged buyout financings By Danielle Myles June 22 2011
Revised Reg AB data excesses set to generate new US industry The proposed Regulation AB II's line item disclosure requirements will create data volumes which will introduce new liabilities and possibly a new industry in the US securitisation market By Danielle Myles June 20 2011
US M&A grows but China cold war continues Investor pressure on companies to put capital to use will continue to push the US M&A market, but China is still a missing component By Danielle Myles June 16 2011
