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Succession issues, carve-out opportunities and regulatory reforms are creating a deal environment mutually beneficial for both Japanese business owners and PE firms
From antitrust crackdowns to state-level litigation, ESG practices are under siege
Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia are seeing a wave of climate-related disclosure requirements as transition planning increasingly comes to the fore
As sustainable finance matures, legal practitioners have a key role to play in shaping market practice
New hires were made across the finance and corporate practices in Hong Kong, Melbourne and the Czech Republic
While PE investors are attracted to the strong fundamentals for the sector, risks such as tariffs pose hidden challenges for transactions
Lorenzo Corte, partner and global head of transaction practices, discusses a de-SPAC deal using native treasury companies and how the firm is building momentum in this market
Carl Fernandes, global head of Linklaters’ financial regulation group, outlines the firm’s opportunities in the financial sector, particularly in Europe and the US
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Sponsored by Bär & KarrerSwitzerland is generally an attractive business location from a tax perspective, however not when it comes to interest withholding tax on notes and bonds. The Swiss 35% withholding tax on interest payment is imposed not only on notes and bonds issued by Swiss borrowers, but can also, in certain circumstances, apply to notes and bonds issued by foreign group companies guaranteed by Swiss group companies. -
Sponsored by ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-LawGönenç Gürkaynak and Öznur İnanılır of ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law unpick the key aspects of Turkey’s merger control regime. A pending Draft Competition Law has now been suspended
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Sponsored by JunHeIn 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the Circular on Promoting the Reform of the Filing and Registration Regime for Issuance of Foreign Debt by Enterprises, under which, both issuance of bonds and borrowing of mid-and-long term commercial loans overseas by PRC enterprises and/or their offshore subsidiaries and branches (collectively, the debtors) are subject to a prior filing and registration with NDRC (foreign debt filing). Over the past five years, the debtors as applicants encountered a lot of issues with regard to the foreign debt filing due to the ambiguity in definitions, scope and standards thereof. As a result, the NDRC issued detailed application guidance including 25 FAQs and respective answers in February 2020, aiming to make these issues clear.
