Carve outs erode Australian Mac protections The effectiveness of material adverse change clauses are being whittled away in Australian public M&A, a recent report has revealed By Ashley Lee September 24 2014
Canada’s plan to standardise takeover bids Boards may get more power to thwart takeover bids if a proposal by the country’s securities administrator is adopted next year. Notice of the proposal was released on September 11, with the full version expected in ea... By Zoe Thomas September 22 2014
Navigating Indonesia’s language law risks More than a year after a Jakarta court ruled a loan agreement void because it was not translated into Bahasa Indonesia, lawyers are still uncertain about local language translation requirements By Ashley Lee September 22 2014
Charitable giving shapes Bain/Toms JV structure Bain Capital’s acquisition of 50% of socially-conscious Toms Shoes demonstrates how charitable giving can be built into a corporate structure By Zoe Thomas September 22 2014
APAC competition regulators show their teeth The region's new and established authorities are redoubling their efforts. Linklaters' Clara Ingen-Housz and Fay Zhou explain how to manage the risk of increased enforcement September 22 2014
Saudi's stock exchange: open for business Foreign investors will soon be allowed to buy and sell shares on the Tadawul. Does it mark the beginning of a new liberalised investment environment? September 22 2014
The challenge of Australian dual tracks Strong equity markets have prompted sellers to consider parallel exit routes. But as By Herbert Smith Freehills' Philippa Stone and Nick Baker explain, running two deals at once prompts legal challenges September 17 2014
Barriers to Reit spin-off success Windstream Holdings' spin off of assets into a publicly traded real-estate investment trust marks the US's fourth tax-free Reit spin-off in less than two years. But regulatory burdens could prove problematic for other... By Gemma Varriale September 09 2014
