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New hires were made across corporate, PE, M&A and finance groups in London, Miami, Los Angeles, Washington DC and Milan
Partners at both firms have voted in favour of the tie-up, which marks ‘the largest law firm merger in history’
The firm’s founding partner and group head of corporate and M&A, Omar Bassiouny, says clients are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach, but remains confident Dubai will rebound
Konstantinos Adamos discusses his recent move from Revolut and his plans for the firm’s UAE regulatory practice post-merger with Taylor Wessing
The combination between Ashurst and Perkins Coie, which will create a $2.8 billion law firm, is expected to close in Q3
Andrea Basham and Jennifer Cheng have joined the firm as partners in its global M&A practice in New York
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
Michelle Phang, who joined the firm as head of M&A for Southeast Asia in January, breaks down key trends shaping the region’s dealmaking
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Sponsored by Futej & PartnersAnother set of measures came into force in Slovakia on May 12 to protect business operators from the fallout caused by Covid-19. These measures implement interim bankruptcy protections for business operators. These measures are temporary and as it stands, will expire on October 1 2020, with an option for the government to extend them through December 31 2020. -
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.
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Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiOn March 24, the Vietnamese government issued Decree 35/2020/ND-CP (Decree 35), which took effect on May 15 and contains detailed guidelines on the implementation of the Law on Competition No. 23/2018/QH14 (2018 Law on Competition). This article gives a brief overview of some key features of merger filings addressed in Decree 35, as well as some practical observations.
