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Regulators across the Asia-Pacific are preparing to implement rules for clearing OTC derivatives transactions. But many jurisdictions are stumbling on legal issues

The IFLR1000’s 2013 law firm rankings provide an insight into an ever-changing market

Will compulsory acquisitions under the amended Korean Commercial Code work in practice?

Bankability issues could prove an important challenge to the Colombian government’s PPP push

Italian companies can provide financial assistance in two ways. But each has its pitfalls

The LMA’s revised intercreditor agreement has only gone so far in addressing mezzanine creditor concerns. Here’s how to negotiate around the shortfalls

President Obama has been drawn into the latest Cfius review

A US private equity firm's acquisition of a Greek company signals eurozone fears are beginning to thaw, deal counsel have said.

The region's biggest story last month was the launch of the newly-merged HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS. The combination of the UK and Australian outfits creates the eighth largest firm by headcount in the world, which now boasts 20 offices and over 2,800 lawyers. The development is a welcome boost for both firms with Herbert Smith having undergone a number of changes in structure and strategy in its home European market in recent years.

The challenge of hosting the next Fifa World Cup just became easier Bank of America's $479 million loan and guarantee agreement to the state of Mato Grosso in west-central Brazil will radically change Latin American and Brazilian project finance. The loan, which closed on September 22 and matures in 2022, is the first private loan to Brazil's third-largest state. Brazilian states were previously banned from raising capital market debt, and so the deal involved intensive negotiations at the federal level of government.