Local Insights

After ratification of the first sustainable investment facilitation agreement, between the EU and Angola, Carla Gonçalves Borges, Mariana França Gouveia, and Assunção Cristas of Vieira de Almeida analyse ESG considerations in African states’ investment treaties

ESG considerations are becoming an increasingly important factor in investment decisions in Ghana. Lady-Ann Essuman, Ewurama Osam Tawiah, and Verissa Odame-Koranteng of VINT & Aletheia, Attorneys and Consultants explain why, and how, the new reality should be embraced

As the financial services ecosystem in Nigeria continues its rapid development, DealHQ Partners provides a guide to the latest regulatory initiative regarding contactless payments

Marcus Peter and Kate Yu Rao of GSK Stockmann analyse the latest regulatory, tax, and market developments influencing how Chinese investors structure and deploy capital through Luxembourg

Tai Chu Wei, Chong Kok Seng, and Devraj Nagarajan, Raja, Darryl & Loh

Enhanced foreign investment scrutiny has not diminished France’s appeal to Chinese investors seeking a European base, say Raphaël Chantelot, Ran Hu, and Hubert Bazin of LPA Law

Bernhard Lauterburg of Prager Dreifuss examines how Swiss private competition law litigation will be affected by changes such as expanding standing to sue and suspending limitation periods during Competition Commission investigations

Sylvia Anthamatten and Isabell Schellhas of Walder Wyss analyse how recent Swiss regulatory developments are shaping the rules for climate-related claims and increasing greenwashing enforcement risk

Annette Weber of Advestra analyses recent and proposed changes to Swiss ESG reporting and due diligence rules, including the Swiss Responsible Enterprises Initiative 2.0 and the government’s EU-aligned counterproposal

Decreased availability and increased costs of funding have altered the behaviour of borrowers and lenders in the Peruvian leveraged finance market. Thomas Thorndike of Garrigues highlights the main themes and considers the outlook

Rita de la Guardia and Patricia Cordero, Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

Jaime Trujillo Caicedo, Alexandra Montealegre and María Camila Vargas, Baker McKenzie

John Cunha, Ezekiel Tuma and Brenda Ntambirweki, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Ahmed Ibrahim of Ibrahim & Partners explains the key differences that the amendments will bring to the financial and corporate sphere in the UAE

Egypt's usually very quiet banking industry has been in the headlines since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic as a wave of M&A activity has swept the sector

Robert Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins

Robert Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins

Robert M Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins