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Joon-Woo Lee and Sang-Hyun Ahn of Yoon & Yang explore South Korea’s still developing laws on breach of fiduciary duty in leveraged buyouts

Tuan Nguyen of bizconsult law unravels the complexities of investing in Vietnam’s fast-moving M&A market

Alexander Nadmitov and Sergey Lapin of Nadmitov Ivanov and Partners describe the transformative first six months of Russia’s accession to the WTO

Larry Bates, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, discusses its structural reform recommendations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and foreign direct investment into Japan

Paolo Palmigiano, head of competition law at Lloyds and non-governmental advisor to the Office of Fair Trading, outlines why competition law is increasingly becoming a make-or-break factor for M&A deals

Latham & Watkins have come up with five steps detailing how to improve the European initial public offering model. The proposals are gaining traction with some of Europe’s leading banks

The LSE's new High Growth Segment is set to launch within the next fortnight. The LSE's primary markets head, Alastair Walmsley, told IFLR how else the exchange plans to boost UK equity

The UK FSA’s replacement authorities will take a new approach to enforcement. What should the financial services industry expect?

On January 31 2013, Thailand's House of Representatives approved a new act intended to facilitate private investment with public sector projects. The Act Governing Private Sector Participation in or Operation of State Activities will supersede the 1992 version which presented several issues for parties wishing to enter joint investment contracts with state-owned enterprises. These issues include an unclear and overlapping authority of several government regulators with the NESDB refusing to play a significant role and substantial delays and increased costs in the project approval, with no clear definition of what constitutes a state-owned enterprise. In addition, the old act does not provide for contract renewals or amendments or the scope of discretion for project approval.

João Nuno Riquito The rapid growth of Macau's economy – driven by the gaming industry – has filled the region with a permanent presence of world players from gaming and gaming-related businesses. Ten years have passed since the new concessions (and the sub-concessions) were granted. During this time, the growth of the business industry and its related industries has been taking place in a relatively tolerant and deregulated environment. With six-times the revenue of Las Vegas and nearly 30 million visitors per year, the casino industry is the driving force behind Macau's economy, representing more than 40% of Macau's overall GDP.