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IT system capacity issues at the heart of the latest postponement of EU’s landmark anti-deforestation law
New hires were made across the corporate, finance and antitrust practices in New York and London
M&A
IFLR data reveals Saudi and UAE firms are failing to provide value-added services and manage cost for in-house counsel, but excel in legal and jurisdictional knowledge
M&A
Lessons from recessions, trade wars and global crises show that M&A can be a lifesaver for businesses during severe economic downturns
ESG
How India’s ICM aims to integrate domestic compliance, voluntary schemes and Article 6 of the Paris agreement to achieve a framework for carbon credits and climate finance
M&A
The move aligns with the firm’s ambition to target Swiss businesses aiming for global expansion and foreign investors seeking Swiss assets
M&A
Lindsay Kaplan explains why the best lawyers understand their clients' businesses and analyse their pain points and goals
ESG
When applied to sustainable public-private projects, the debt-for-nature conservation model mobilises capital to drive investable solutions
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    Manuel Meyer, Andrea Bolliger and Yves Mauchle of Baker McKenzie explain why the Swiss legal regime is attractive for initial coin offerings
  • Sponsored by Gilbert + Tobin
    Peter Reeves, Georgina Willcock and Candice Fraser of Gilbert + Tobin assess Australia’s ongoing efforts to regulate the digital currency market
  • Sponsored by Cuatrecasas
    Spain remains one of the largest European markets for non-performing assets – both for its non-performing loan (NPL) and real estate-owned (REO) portfolios – and is a preferred jurisdiction for international investors. The provisioning requirements of credit institutions for real estate exposures and the creation of the Spanish bad bank, Sareb, were the real catalysts for the change in mindset regarding the transfer of NPLs. All Spanish financial institutions, even the most solvent ones, accumulated large amounts of NPLs – around €300 billion ($347 billion) in total – during the real estate crisis and financial turmoil. All international credit funds and distressed investors landed in Spain several years ago and many of them set up their own asset management platforms. During those years, there was no other jurisdiction in continental Europe that could offer the opportunities and returns available in Spain (until recently, Italy).