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Rafique Bachour, who spent nearly 30 years at Freshfields, joins Skadden’s Belgian office amid heightened global regulatory scrutiny
ESG
VdA partner Assunção Cristas, a winner of last year’s Women in Business Law Awards, discusses shaping sustainability through law and innovation
Daniela Cohen, partner in the firm’s debt finance team, explores the defining trends in structured finance for 2026, the ongoing value AI is set to deliver, and the sports sector’s role as a driver of PE activity
M&A
New hires were made across PE, M&A, capital markets and finance practices in key hubs including Milan, New York and London
Tom Dell’ Avvocato discusses practical strategies, market trends, and collaborative approaches that help clients navigate complex asset-based and speciality finance deals
Sustainability-linked and transition loans provide practical pathways for decarbonisation in emerging markets’ hard-to-abate sectors
M&A
Partners at JunHe, Morrison Foerster and White & Case discuss the forces that shaped dealmaking across China, Japan and Hong Kong this year
M&A
A vote to be held in 2026 could create Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a $3.6bn giant with 3,100 lawyers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific
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  • Sponsored by Bowmans
    Bowmans' David Geral, Bright Tibane, Yehuda Rabinowitz and Wandile Mantanga look at South Africa's newly ramped-up approach to cryptoassets
  • Sponsored by Clifford Chance
    Anna Biala, Peter Chapman, Jack Hardman and Jennifer Mbaluto from Clifford Chance’s global fintech group take a bird’s eye view of fintech developments across EMEA and how regulators are responding
  • Sponsored by Clifford Chance
    Kate Scott of Clifford Chance considers the risks that AI use could expose financial institutions to, and what steps can be taken to avoid getting burnt