IFLR's latest primer looks at the Basel Committee’s new voluntary guidelines for climate risk disclosures and their global implications
Green sukuk play an increasingly important role in financing the transition to a sustainable future
European dealmakers led the M&A sector with a strong performance during the first half of 2025
Amid shifting market conditions, private credit continuation funds may become an important tool to unlock value and liquidity but investors need to be aware of their challenges
While deals are being diverted away from the US to Europe in certain sectors, the picture does not look rosy as national level FDI regimes grow in number across the region
Chinese investors are looking to diversify outbound investment, not only looking to Europe and elsewhere in Asia but at deals with the potential to avoid scrutiny from the US Committee
The majority of survey participants expect to see interest in Chinese outbound M&A transactions going into Southeast Asia, while some expect activity in Western and Eastern Europe
Fuelled by internal policies and the need to gain access to technology, healthcare and TMT will continue to be popular sectors that draw the most interest from Chinese investors
Faced with geopolitical tensions and heightened national security concerns on FDI, Chinese enterprises aspiring to go outwards will need to consider alternatives
IFLR surveyed the market to gauge sentiment for the next 12 months to see where the challenges and opportunities lie
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has serious sovereign creditworthiness implications for both countries as they weaken economically and fiscally
The fourth part of this five part report examines the definition of sovereign risk, how sovereign risk is assessed, and what the available options are for its mitigation
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Sponsored by King & Wood MallesonsHong Kong SAR has made significant efforts to remain a pioneering testing ground for fintech in the APAC region. King & Wood Mallesons' Urszula McCormack examines the market’s recent developments -
Sponsored by Morrison & FoersterJake Robson, Gordon Milner and Nick Davies from Morrison & Foerster discuss cross-border regulatory challenges and how fintechs can plot a path of compliance
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Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiThe draft of the new regulation on the foreign ownership cap in Vietnamese public companies has been published in the second draft of the new Law on Securities (Draft Law). The latter is expected to replace the Law on Securities 70/2006/QH11 dated June 29 2006 and Law 62/2010/QH12 dated November 24 2010 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Securities (collectively, the Existing Law).
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Yoon & Yang chief: strong pool of talent a ‘key building block’
Hee Woong Yoon, managing partner at Yoon & Yang, reveals key growth opportunities in corporate finance and M&A for the firm as he settles into his new role -
Linklaters: ‘Regulators are becoming more sophisticated in their supervision’
Carl Fernandes, global head of Linklaters’ financial regulation group, outlines the firm’s opportunities in the financial sector, particularly in Europe and the US -
Argentine law firm eyes debt market opportunities in volatile market
TCA Tanoira Cassagne’s founding partner Alexia Rosenthal explains how the firm is helping clients access capital in a challenging environment -
Kirkland & Ellis captures ‘take-private’ opportunities in Asia
Asia M&A co-head, Joey Chau, reflects on the firm’s work on public-to-private transactions in Hong Kong and the outlook for deal opportunities in the region -
Afreximbank: ‘Responsiveness and accessibility of external counsel are critical’
Legal services head Joy Albright outlines the challenges for the rapidly growing bank and her priorities when choosing external counsel
