December 2009 / January 2010

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There's just no one else

Building a department

The possible solutions

Would you take the risk?

Similar objectives, subtle differences

How the Finco buy-back worked

Five big pitfalls in Asia

Will anyone use it?

The future of Hong Kong

Was it invented here?

JP Morgan hires from Links; New general counsel for RBS in Asia; The ASF needs a new director

Indonesian translation bonds; IPOs on the Hong Kong exchange; Davis Polk on two high-profile Asia deals

Vincom: First international convertible dissected

Royal Group: Boost for onshore deals in Cambodia

Charter: A group precedent for US bankruptcies

Nortel: Consortium bids can save distressed M&A

KPMG case will turn on Lehman JV agreement

ECB ratings change could cause deal flood

Chinese regulator prompts more derivatives advice

More meritocratic financing in Middle East

The problem with HK's class actions proposals

Europe wholesale market fears retail regulation

Hong Kong, Singapore fight off Shanghai

Don't fret about Korean poison pills

A welcome easing of Talf

Fears on fraudulent Chinese offering documents

Nakheel: get your money back

Legislation, quick

CoCo bonds could be one-off

New pools, but new rules

Case studies in realising value

Strategic if anything

Hybrids down and banks not up

A culture, not a programme

Welcome, but poorly drafted

Foreign financial institutions

Softening of banking secrecy rules

Corporate migration

Taxation and payment services

New simplified merger clearance

The Competition Act

Taxes on financial investments

Consumer Affairs Agency

Cross-border mergers

Payment Services Directive

Strategic companies

Pre-examination of OTC derivatives

Securitisation of the electricity tariff deficit

Debt buy-backs under attack

Privatisations in 2010

Banking, investments and exchange controls

No more bearer bonds?

International Correspondents

Features

Tax Relief

Special Features

News Analysis

Editorial

How consortium bids can save distressed M&A

The latest asset sale by Canadian telecoms company Nortel has proved that strong consortium bids are vital to the success of distressed M&A deals

December 02, 2009

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