November 1998

Main

Comment

Japanese reforms fail to appease foreign law firms

Heard at the bar

Hong Kong court upholds Law Society approval system

Allen & Overy takes over Thai firm

UK Court of Appeal overturns Chinese walls decision for KPMG

Clifford Chance opens in Sao Paulo

International firms target Shanghai’s new financial district

Gide partners join Linklaters’ M&A team

Lex Mundi spreads its wings

Uria & Menéndez in Madrid merger

Formula One’s US$2 billion Eurobond issue

AT&T buys Vanguard Cellular for US$1.5 billion

Allen & Overy in US$373 million Vietnam project finance deal

World Bank guarantee brings Thailand’s EGAT to Eurobond market

Telekom Malaysia’s US$60 million leasing facility

Royal Ahold $2.3 billion offering

US$5.6 billion flotation of Swisscom

SEC demands plain English disclosure

WTO will force Korea to open up legal services

Canada

United States

China

Singapore

Argentina

Denmark

Finland

Germany

Hungary

Italy

Poland

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

European Union

The global players revealed

Contrasting fortunes in the Americas

Derivatives structure fails to beat regulator

Italy takes new approach to securitization

US firms rise in Asia’s falling market

IPMA reacts to tax changes for Japanese Eurobonds

Stade de France securitized— the first French project bond

Asian differences kill off UK merger

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