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In case you missed day one of the IFLR Asia M&A Forum, here are the key takeaways from the panel titled Completing in challenging jurisdictions: India

In case you missed day one of the IFLR Asia M&A Forum, here are the key takeaways from the panel titled What everyone is talking about: natural resources, energy and mining

The Singapore Exchange’s new working group to revise listing rules represents another Asia-Pacific jurisdiction tightening rules to protect retail investors in the equity capital markets

Indonesian cocoa producer PT Davomas in the course of its restructuring may be a test case for new regulator OJK's willingness to pursue enforcement actions

A landmark decision means brokerages can prohibit class action lawsuits by their customers. Here's what the market thinks of the new precedent

The privatisation of ANA, a Portuguese airport concession company, has revealed the country’s ability to attract foreign investment notwithstanding its precipitous debt crisis

The EU’s proposed financial transaction tax would be so disruptive to securities markets that it could render some FTT zone trading desks uneconomic

In a previous article we covered the legal framework of PPPs in Poland and possible pitfalls a private partner may encounter when trying to arrange for financing concurrently with tendering for a PPP project. There are also other topics relevant for the financing of a PPP project.

Matthijs van den Broek Lennaert Posch With regard to firm news, the focus was on Germany this month. The newly-merged HSF shored up its continental European presence with the launch of a new office in Frankfurt manned by former Gleiss Lutz partner Ralf Thaeter who focuses on corporate M&A. The launch had been expected for a while following last year's dissolution of the alliance between HSF, Gleiss and Stibbe last year. There was also a significant announcement from Israel in February with the merging of two of the country's largest finance firms: Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein and Kantor Elhanani Tal & Co. The new firm will be know as MEITAR LIQUORNIK GEVA LESHEM TAL and will have over 200 lawyers.

Commerzbank's innovative new funding instrument marks the first time a covered bond-securitisation hybrid has been structured in the German market. IFLR spoke to the key firms involved to find out exactly how it was done