Pipes and dribble-outs The alternatives that US issuers have reached for to raise equity, from Pipes to dribble-out programmes. Plus, the danger of financial statements going stale. By Thomas Yang, Banc of America Merrill Lynch, and Jeff Karpf, Cleary Gottlieb
In-house, choose carefully Corporates in Hong Kong have plenty to consider when selecting a financial advisor. Peter Siembab, executive director of legal at Nomura, talks in-house through the process
No crisis, but slow development Argentina wasn't adversely affected by the financial crisis, but its stock market is still some distance behind other developing countries
Capital raising since the financial crisis Dr Karsten Müller-Eising and Dr Sven Brandt of Lovells explain how trends have developed since economic turmoil began
Capital development certificates Miguel Angel Peralta of Basham Ringe y Correa discusses Capital Development Certificates and their regulation
Raising funds in securitisations Juan Carlos Escudero Velando and Carlos Enrique Arata Delgado of Estudio Grau Abogados explain how project financings can be securitised
The basics, and some changes Ana Sofia Silva of Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira explains how capital raising is carried out in Portugal, as well as how supervision will change going forward
Opportunities for growth Romania has suffered currency decline and decreased corporate lending, but alignment with the EU means it's brimming with capital raising potential
Several new developments Evgeny Zelensky and Oleg Konnov of Herbert Smith describe changes to offering Russian securities abroad, qualified investors and derivatives
The year after Philippe Borens and Martin Lanz, of Schellenberg Wittmer, reveal how Swiss bond deals got done post-Lehman, and describe some highlights
Diversifying capital raising As the economy recovers and politics calms down, companies will look at a range of capital-raising options in Ukraine, says Armen Khachaturyan of Asters
