What kind of lawyer are you? Peter Castellon of Citigroup explains which type of lawyer is suited to working in-house
Best friends come together; Simon Gleeson leaves A&O for CC; Freshfields and Dechert hire in competition
Investment vehicles: The advantages of flexibility A new flexible structure from Carrera will be much copied
Australian private equity: Relying on debt How private equity structures in Australia have been changing as their leverage rises
Argentine capital rules: Funding freedom Issues of subordinated debt instruments can now be treated as tier one capital in Argentina
European bond markets: Europe's first new global note The EIB explains the intricacies of issuing the first NGN
Portuguese distressed debt: A wealth of opportunity The intricacies of investing in Portugal's growing distressed and defaulted debt market
Japanese cash acquisitions: Undermining good work Largely unnoticed tax changes will make foreign cash takeovers prohibitively expensive in Japan
Dual track deals: Get more bang for your euro How sellers are getting more through dual track IPOs/M&A
Brazilian tender offers: Takeover talk Tender offers are a new phenomenon in Brazil, and are raising difficult legal questions as a result
The DIFC: Love thy neighbour The complicated system of liability both to customers and the wider market in the DIFC
Secondary market liability: Canada's new regime tested The questions raised by class actions against Imax in Ontario
Investment advisers: The price of bad advice Investment advisers in the UK and Hong Kong might have more liability to their clients than they think
Foreign subsidiaries: A tax bonus A recent ECJ decision will prompt a rethink of the UK's controlled foreign company rules
Receivables securitization: Blurring boundaries How Black Gold convinced banks to extend their investment boundaries and buy into Asian securitization
Acquisition finance: Just extend your loans Brenntag shows private equity houses the advantages of extending bank facilities for acquisitions
Internal controls: Pushed beyond BearingPoint Bondholders are seizing on late filings by issuers as an opportunity to squeeze the company
EVOLVE OR PERISH: HOW FIRMS ADAPTED TO CHANGING MARKETS IN 2006 The IFLR Capital Markets Review 2006, annual analysis of the biggest financial and product trends of the past year and how they are affecting the business of running a law firm
European debt: An integrated practice stream Why blending bond and bank capacity is the best way to win debt work in a modern, fluid market