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Local currency depreciation and the sovereign debt crisis have made investors hesitant but private equity is a bright spot
Local restructuring law harmonisation aims to make the EU more competitive with the UK but implementation is proving difficult
All the news from the fourth day of the International Bar Association's Annual Conference
Increased scrutiny from regulators has also been delaying the closing of M&A transactions
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Sponsored by Weerawong C&PThe market has evolved from catering solely for offshore lenders financing Thai borrowers to include Thai lenders financing foreign ventures. Nattaporn Pengkul and Passawan Navanithikul of Weerawong C&P look at the latest developments in lending rules -
Sponsored by Maples GroupThe Court of Appeal's decision in Bank of Ireland v Eteams (International) brings further important legal clarity for all forms of receivables finance transactions, as well as the 'true sale' opinions given by lawyers in the context of such deals.
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Sponsored by Consortium LegalThe Salvadoran Law on Secured Transactions (SLST) has been in force since April 2014 by Decree No 488, which is based on the Organisation of American State´s (OAS) Model Inter-American Law on Secured Transactions. Under Article 88, the SLST clarified that the new national central registry would become operational no later than six months after this law came into force (that is, October 15 2014).The creation of the SLST had an overarching theme: to improve access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), particularly those involving women-owned businesses and other marginalised groups.
