Organisation and tactics: Preparing for buy-side M&A Peter Siembab of Nomura offers tips on how to run successful transactions
Albania: Future challenges Shpati Hoxha, Ilir Johollari and Brunila Leskaj of Hoxha Memi & Hoxha explore the intricacies of M&A in Albania, including some important tax rules
Argentina: Turning a corner Pablo García Morillo and Pablo Artagaveytia of Marval O’Farrell & Mairal describe the regulations to bear in mind when entering Argentina’s exciting investment environment
Austria: The legacy of the financial crisis Dr Peter EJ Winkler and Marco Steiner of Eisenberger & Herzog discuss uncertainties arising from legislative changes in Austria
Belarus: A market in the making Vitaly Kachelya and Darya Zhuk of Glimstedt in Belarus discuss the country’s intensifying M&A activity
Canada: Regulatory developments in the spotlight Susan M Hutton of Stikeman Elliott highlights some significant Canadian regulatory developments
Czech Republic: Reaping the benefits Dagmar Dubecka, Martin Kubik and Christian Blatchford of Kocian Solc Balastik describe the intricacies of the law governing M&A in the Czech Republic
El Salvador: Reaching maturity José Adolfo Torres and Diana Marroquín Viana of LatinAlliance describe the development of M&A in El Salvador, including a case study on the first public offer acquisition
Germany: (Dis)appearance of the Mac clause Ralf Thaeter and Hans-Georg Schulze of Gleiss Lutz explain why the use of the material adverse change clause has gradually diminished after a recent comeback
Iceland: Aftermath of the collapse Gunnar Sturluson and Asgeir H Reykfjord of Logos Legal Services explore Iceland’s rebounding deals market
India: Desilting delistings Vijay Sambamurthi and Roshan Thomas of Lexygen make the case for facilitating Indian take-private transactions
Italy: The only way is up Alessandro Varrenti and Angelo Bonissoni of CBA Studio Legale e Tributario summarise the outlook for Italy in the year ahead
Japan: Clarifying governance standards Daisuke Yamaguchi of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune summarises recent changes in corporate governance disclosure requirements for listed companies in Japan
Kuwait: The road ahead Rob Little and John Cunha of ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners explain how new capital markets legislation will affect M&A deals
Malaysia: Liberalisation and growth Khairul Ismail and Lim Wei Chien of Naqiz & Partners give an account of the opportunities arising from Malaysia’s efforts to transform its economy in the year ahead
Mexico: The future is bright Daniel Del Río and Juan Carlos Serra of Basham Ringe y Correa assess M&A activity in Mexico and highlight some significant recent deals
Norway: Still going strong Susanne Munch Thore, Christian Emil Petersen and Sunniva Lillebø Wahl of Wikborg Rein explain how to make the most of Norway’s resilient economy
Pakistan: Deals in tough times Mansoor Hassan Khan of Khan & Associates provides guidance for companies navigating the maze of Pakistani regulation
Panama: A promising future Ricardo Arango and Julianne Canavaggio of Arifa examine recent changes to the tax regime and the country’s adoption of new antitrust regulations
Poland: Buy, merge, grow Andrzej Szlezak, senior partner at Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak, looks at the law governing mergers and acquisitions in Poland
Russia: Buyer beware Alexei Knyazhev and Alexei Zakharko of Salans explore the legal aspects of a foreign acquisition of a Russian business
South Africa: Modernising corporate law Charles Douglas and Chris Green of Bowman Gilfillan describes South Africa’s changing M&A landscape
South Korea: Reform and consolidation Sang Hyuk Park and Gene Oh Kim of Kim & Chang explain significant and extensive regulatory reforms in South Korea
Switzerland: M&A transactions and framework Alexander Vogel, Christoph Heiz and Andrea Sieber of meyerlustenberger analyse the recently amended M&A framework in Switzerland
Taiwan: A busy year ahead Ken-Ying Tseng, Robin Chang, Lihuei Mao and Patricia Lin of Lee and Li look at the expected investment from mainland China in 2011
Ukraine: Steady progress Maksym Lavrynovych and Iryna Marushko of Lavrynovych & Partners consider the future of Ukraine’s M&A regulations
UK: A return to form? Mark Wippell of Allen & Overy describes the deal market in the UK, including some interesting developments in public M&A