How PepsiCo took on Russia PepsiCo’s latest acquisition streamlined US and Russian securities laws and negotiating deal protections with little precedent By Danielle Myles February 26 2011
High yield benchmark for French corporates Labco's complicated ownership structure introduced extra considerations under the country’s regulations By Danielle Myles February 22 2011
Taiwan sale suffers from heavy conditions Carlyle’s sale of a majority interest in Kbro featured a number of onerous buyer conditions – an ominous sign for future private equity deals in the country By Danielle Myles February 21 2011
German high yield Following an amendment to the German Bond Act, German companies are embracing high yield. Read on to find out how the Act has changed issuances By Danielle Myles February 20 2011
Advent drives high yield’s acquisition finance trend The financing for Advent’s acquisition of The Priory Group has highlighted the continuing trend of high yield being used for acquisition finance By Danielle Myles February 18 2011
Financing tests Armenian security laws Redevelopment of the Caucasus region’s busiest airport has closed following through the addition of Asia ADB to the funding structure By Danielle Myles February 14 2011
Finance first for Norway’s renewable power sector A rare project financed renewable power project in Norway has seen the state’s seminal energy fund enter a direct agreement with international banks – the first time it’s done so... By Danielle Myles February 12 2011
First bankruptcy sale of US bank The sale of AmWest used a novel sale structure that avoids the target being placed into receivership. The deal could have set the groundwork for bigger bank sales By Danielle Myles February 11 2011
Aker/Jacobs reveals M&A shifts Jacobs Engineering’s acquisition of Aker Solutions’ core process and construction businesses for $675 million signals adjustments in European and US transactions By Danielle Myles February 09 2011
Domestic SME, private equity drive Russian M&A Post-crisis Russian M&A has been driven by domestic small to mid-cap deals, and private equity picking up through minority investments By Danielle Myles February 08 2011