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

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

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.

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

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.

Chancellor George Osborne's pledge to 'electrify the ring-fence' for the UK's biggest banks has attracted widespread media attention, as well as trenchant opposition from some quarters. During his address, a single-minded Osborne warned that banks would be broken up entirely if they fail to comply with the new agenda and firewall high street operations from their riskier investment divisions.

US rule-writing is looking in the wrong direction

Frank Sun, Kirkland & Ellis BAKER & MCKENZIE made a significant hire within its Greater China practice last month with the addition of Lance Chen who will head up the US Security Practice Group in Hong Kong and China. Chen had been at ICBC International Capital before rejoining the firm he had worked at between 2000-2004. Elsewhere, KIRKLAND & ELLIS looked to fellow US firm Paul Weiss to bolster its M&A team in Hong Kong, hiring partner Frank Sun who has experience in both M&A and private equity. Sun had previously worked at Kirkland as an associate between 2007-8.

Four years after the financial crisis, restructuring and insolvency lawyers remain in high demand. This is not to say their jobs are any easier. On the contrary, proceedings are increasingly global and institutions ever more complex.