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The combination between Ashurst and Perkins Coie, which will create a $2.8 billion law firm, is expected to close in Q3
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
Amid US and European market stagnation, Australia is emerging as a vibrant mid-market M&A hub, attracting investors with strong deal flow and stable economic policies
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
Charles Russell Speechlys corporate partner discusses how the firm’s early PISCES mandates are creating new revenue streams and can generate cross-practice opportunities
New UK rules will bring crypto firms under full financial regulation, demanding stronger governance, resilience and consumer protection standards
HSF Kramer appoints M&A trio in New York, while Vinson & Elkins opens its Brussels office and Morgan Lewis elects new chair
Reed Smith has set up shop in Boston, while other firms have hired across capital structure solutions, project finance, corporate and banking practices in the US, Australia and Italy
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Sponsored by HomburgerHomburger lawyers René Bösch, Benjamin Leisinger and Pierina Janett-Seiler summarise the new Swiss prospectus regime, with a special focus on exchange offers and consent solicitations -
Sponsored by Elias Neocleous & CoLibor [London interbank offered rate] is the primary benchmark, along with Euribor, for short-term interest rates around the world. Libor rates are calculated for five currencies and seven borrowing periods, ranging from overnight to one year, and are published each business day. Libor is based on submissions provided by a selection of large international panel banks. These submissions are intended to reflect the interest rate at which banks could lend one another unsecured funds. Many financial institutions, mortgage lenders, and credit card agencies set their own rates based on this. However, in 2017, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that after 2021 it would no longer require the panel banks to submit the rates needed to calculate Libor. Libor will no longer be published after the end of 2021, and market participants are urged to transition to alternative reference rates (ARRs).
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Sponsored by Futej & PartnersAnother set of measures came into force in Slovakia on May 12 to protect business operators from the fallout caused by Covid-19. These measures implement interim bankruptcy protections for business operators. These measures are temporary and as it stands, will expire on October 1 2020, with an option for the government to extend them through December 31 2020.
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