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Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist joined the firm’s Japanese office, taking the firm’s M&A hires this week to four
New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
M&A lawyers Trent Bridges and Michael Darby join the firm’s M&A groups in Houston and New York respectively
Ke Zhang, corporate partner at JunHe in Hong Kong, discusses dealmaking trends and where the firm sees opportunity across M&A and IPOs
The combined firm brings together sizeable M&A, PE and capital markets teams across the US, Middle East, UK and Europe
IFLR’s exclusive data finds Greek firms are outperforming southern European peers on gender representation, even as client expectations keep rising
We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York
The firm’s global AI and innovation partner and a London corporate transactional partner discuss strategy, rollout, use cases and clients’ own AI
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Sponsored by Consortium LegalThe fintech ecosystem in Guatemala has seen a steady rise in the number of fintech startups and operational companies that provide alternative financial services in country. According to the Inter-American Development Bank in its 2018 report entitled 'Fintech Latin America 2018 – growth and consolidation', as of December 2017 there were four operational fintech companies in Guatemala. However, according to the Asociación Fintech de Guatemala, which was recently formed by various fintech companies, as of the second quarter of 2019 there were 16 fintech companies in Guatemala. -
Sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuOn November 30 2018, partial amendments to the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Notary Act (Amended Ordinance) came into force. The Amended Ordinance aims to identify the beneficial owners of companies and improve transparency in order to prevent money laundering or terrorism financing activities. According to the Amended Ordinance, when making an application to a notary for the authentication of articles of association to incorporate new joint-stock companies (kabushiki-kaisha), general incorporated associations (ippan-shadan-houjin) or general incorporated foundations (ippan-zaidan-houjin), applicants must declare to the notary: (i) the beneficial owner of the company; and, (ii) that the beneficial owner is neither a member of criminal organisations nor an international terrorist, and where there is any reasonable doubt the notary will request the applicant to provide explanations.
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Sponsored by LPA LawChinese investment into France grew in 2018 even as it dropped across the rest of Europe, and investor-friendly changes may give it a further boost. Raphaël Chantelot, Fanny Nguyen, Hubert Bazin and Nicolas Vanderchmitt of LPA – CGR Avocats take a look at the environment
