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Slowing growth and a rising number of non-performing loans mean foreign creditors should carefully consider their restructuring options in Vietnam

Philippos Aristotelous Following the bailout package agreed between the so-called troika of the EU, European Central Bank and IMF on one hand and the Cyprus government on the other, the two largest banks in Cyprus will be merged and considerably downsized. The Eurogroup and the Cyprus government consider that this solution is the best way forward for ensuring the overall viability and stability of the Cyprus financial system and the Cyprus economy.

CoCos are set to take greater risks

The Bank Bill Swap reference rate (BBSW) process has been held-up as a model for the rest of the world, following the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) manipulation scandal.

Records broken at IFLR’s annual Americas awards

James Chapman, Bingham McCutchen Jaroslaw Hawrylewicz, O’Melveny & Myers April proved a relatively quiet month in the Americas region, though a few key moves still occurred. In New York O'MELVENY & MYERS enhanced its capital markets team with the addition of senior counsel Jaroslaw Hawrylewicz from Barclays Capital. Hawrylewicz focuses on equity derivatives and synthetic products. MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY has been busy hiring in both Europe and the US recently. The trend continued last month as the New York office added corporate partner Brian Hoffmann from Clifford Chance, where he had acted as co-chair of the Americas M&A practice. He had previously worked at McDermott between 1995 and 1999.

All the winners from IFLR’s annual European awards

Shinsei Bank’s latest project financing paves the way for greater foreign investment in Japan’s green energy sector

As bank liquidity dries up, the market’s future rides on its participants’ ability to innovate. Here’s what will and won’t work

Neil Miller, Linklaters Juan Manuel De Remedios, White & Case JXavier Comaills, Clifford Chance London was the hub of activity this month where one of the bigger moves saw Clifford Chance's global private equity head David Walker announce he will leave the firm to join LATHAM & WATKINS. As one of the City's leading private equity lawyers, Walker was responsible for maintaining relationships with key clients such as the Carlyle Group. Walker's move may signify the group's intention to make Latham its main firm in the UK, a relationship the two enjoy in the US. US firm REED SMITH has also been active in the London recruitment market this month. In addition to McDermott Will & Emery energy partner Rashpaul Bahia – its fourth lateral hire in this practice area in the past three years – it also announced that Clifford Chance finance partner Claude Brown will join the firm's structured products and derivatives practice.