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New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
M&A
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
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    The new regime will be extended to insurers and beyond, as part of a broader conversation about cultural change
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    The Irish Court of Appeal recently handed down an important decision which will impact default interest provisions in Irish law loan agreements. In Sheehan v Breccia/Flynn and Benray v Breccia, the court considered whether a provision for default interest in a bank's standard terms and conditions should be struck down as a penalty. This is a highly technical question, but one which is important for banks and borrowers, and for other market operators.