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New hires were made across the PE, banking and financial services practices in Milan, London, Frankfurt, Chicago and Boston
Insurers no longer see the continent as higher risk as claim trends across the continent mirror those globally, particularly regarding financial statements and accounts, tax and litigation
IFLR's latest primer looks at the Basel Committee’s new voluntary guidelines for climate risk disclosures and their global implications
Competitiveness may be driving the EU’s economic policies in 2025, but the largest companies are still under legal requirements to hit important ESG and sustainability targets at both the corporate and product levels
The firm’s director of AI innovation and a corporate partner delve into the firm’s safe adoption of AI, the advantages for M&A, and the rise of agentic AI
Kon Asimacopoulos and Michael Francies have joined the firm in what could be the start of a significant expansion in the UK capital
Amid shifting market conditions, private credit continuation funds may become an important tool to unlock value and liquidity but investors need to be aware of their challenges
The newly merged firm has added a partner to its growing corporate capabilities in the high-priority region
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Sponsored by Campos Mello AdvogadosThe Brazilian oil and gas sector does not frequently use project financing and debt capital markets (DCM) to fund its activities unlike in other Brazilian capital-intensive sectors (for example, energy and toll roads) or in other oil markets (for example, onshore US). This results in reduced capital returns and creates difficulties for independent oil companies. Two recent regulations may change this situation. -
Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiThe Competition Law 23/2018/QH14 (Competition Law 2018) in Vietnam took effect on July 1 2019 and replaced the old Competition Law 27/2004/QH11 (Competition Law 2004). The new law contains substantial changes to the old law, and such changes may have an impact on foreign investors' business practices in Vietnam. In this article, we explain one of those changes using the following hypothetical case:
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Sponsored by Bär & KarrerSwitzerland is well known as an innovation-friendly jurisdiction, in particular in the financial sector. This is partly due to the technology-neutral and principle-based approach of its regulation, which has allowed the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and other Swiss authorities and self-regulatory organisations to flexibly address the challenges of emerging technology, such as distributed ledger technology (DLT), being used in financial services. Furthermore, Swiss regulation typically aims to create a level playing field between traditional players and innovators, seeking to ensure that the goals of financial regulation are met regardless of the technology used in a business model.
