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December 2005

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Editorial
OSC leaves takeover bid questions unanswered

A new OSC rule has tried to resolve confusion over what conditions can be attached to the financing of takeover bids for Canadian companies. Graham Gow explains
UK to remake company law architecture

After years of planning, the UK has launched a comprehensive update of its company laws to cut red tape, limit auditor liability and increase shareholder powers. By Vanessa Knapp
French bankruptcy law reform assessed

France has amended its insolvency laws to create a Chapter 11-style process for troubled companies, but the new regime suffers from inflexibility and ambiguity. By Eric Cafritz and James Gillespie
The challenges facing outbound Chinese M&A

PRC companies' acquisition campaigns share some generic features - some of these features have facilitated, while others have militated against, offshore acquisitions. Jeremy Xiao and Frank Sun explain
Japan needs real merger reform and disclosure

Protectionist business interests risk derailing Japan's merger reforms to allow foreign companies to make non-hostile acquisitions in the country. M&A adviser Nicholas Benes argues that meaningful change is essential if Japan is to raise its woeful levels of foreign investment
Equity capital markets
Mergers and acquisitions
Restructuring
Banking
Debt capital markets
Structured finance
Project finance
Europe
Americas
Asia
Company law reform raises UK corporate governance questions

Proposed reform of UK company law would widen directors' responsibilities and the basis on which investors can sue on the company's behalf. But will the changes leave directors exposed to more litigation? James Rice reports
Hersch caps year of in-house moves

Ben Maiden reports on the increasing number of private practitioners in the US going to work for clients, and not always as lawyers
Regulators close in on hedge funds

The UK Financial Services Authority has put 25 hedge funds under daily scrutiny, becoming the most recent in a line of regulators to focus attention on the sector. James Rice reports
UK to abolish law firm ownership curbs

The UK has devised radical proposals to allow law firms to form multi-disciplinary partnerships, attract outside investment and even float on the stockmarket. Daniel Andrews gauges reaction at international firms amid fears over conflicts of interest
How to ensure Parmalat's fraud never happens again

Italy's parliament is discussing a law to boost investor protection. But the market needs tougher internal corporate controls more than it needs extra laws, says ex-Parmalat counsel Bruno Cova. By Daniel Andrews
NYSE looks to regulatory joint venture

Ben Maiden reports on the continuing debate over the NYSE's regulatory arm
Banks worry as US stalls over Basel II

Questions persist over the future of Basel II in the US as regulators delay implementation plans. Ben Maiden reports
Allen & Overy leads on first export credit-guaranteed loans repack

A new bond programme offers investors the chance to buy into trade finance loans for the first time. By Michael Evans
Asia capital markets forum: Goldman Asia counsel calls for lobbying on open markets
Albanian antitrust law (part II)
The new VAT regime
Trading and offering foreign securities in Brazil
Reliable data and financial reform (part II)
Foreign inflows boost tax revenue
Revision of law on prospectus liability proposed
Prospectus Directive implemented
Tier 1 bank capital
A fixed charge over book debts
SPCs under company law
Minimizing restrictions on capital transactions
Declaration of cash
Implementation of Prospectus Directive
Market to open to special funds
Competition law
True-sale securitization
Serbian competition protection
Public takeover regime (part I)
Further amendments to the Federal Penal Code
Corporate governance
The new banks act
Enforcing arbitral awards against the property of a central bank
Shanghai and Dubai top office openings survey

James Rice reveals the locations of choice for law firm expansion and looks at the business reasons underpinning firms' growth strategies
Rules for negotiating project finance deals

Phillip Fletcher explains the art of negotiating an international project financing to achieve consensus in the absence of set rules

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