UN insolvency law failed us Europe doesn’t have it, the US doesn’t use it, and it has little benefit in the UK By Danielle Myles October 06 2010
Third party challenges grow Third party challenges are becoming larger stumbling blocks to M&A in North America By Danielle Myles October 05 2010
Game over for Mac clauses Material adverse change clauses have failed to protect buyers and should not be relied upon By Danielle Myles October 05 2010
Mezzanine loses out in private equity deals Mezzanine finance has suffered in the recovering private equity market. Intercreditor arrangements and stretched senior lending are to blame. By Danielle Myles September 27 2010
Stapling key to Iceland restructuring first The first of Iceland’s nationalised banks to be restructured has used an innovative depository unit scheme and tax structuring to meet the demands of its international creditors. By Danielle Myles September 27 2010
The big question: Is your in-house advice privileged? Following the ECJ judgment in the Azko Nobel and Akros legal privilege case, European lawyers are divided over what the ruling really means for them By Danielle Myles September 22 2010
Ennakl: African dual-listing first explained Ennakl Automobiles has shown it is possible to dual list in the Maghreb – issuers just have to work around the rules that normally prevent it. By Danielle Myles September 16 2010
In-house “undermined” by ECJ privilege decision Lawyers have deemed today’s decision by the European Court of Justice to deny in-house counsel the benefit of privilege “counter-productive” and “undermining” By Danielle Myles September 13 2010
How BTA restructured without state help Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank has completed the region’s biggest ever debt restructure thanks to a revolving committed trade finance facility and different creditor classes sitting on an enlarged steering committee By Danielle Myles September 09 2010
ECJ expected to deny in-house privilege Lawyers are not optimistic that the ECJ will extend privilege to in-house counsel in its seminal ruling on the topic next week By Danielle Myles September 09 2010
