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US antitrust law poses a higher threat to overseas companies following a recent appellate court decision that overturned precedent. More extraterritorial class action civil suits and higher fines are expected.

Africa's biggest project financing has closed after six years and has showcased a never-seen-before capital structure. The Mostorod refinery delivered an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract robust enough to avoid the need for completion guarantees.

Michael Barz, SNR Denton Christopher Shoff, Cooley David Hernand, Cooley Capital markets practices are flourishing and it's been a strong summer for lateral hiring in this space, particularly for SNR DENTON. In the first week of August, the firm lured Kenneth Wright from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom to its New York office. In the same week the firm also announced the hiring of Michael Barz, formerly of DLA Piper, as a partner in its business transactions practice in New York.

A simpler consent process is needed for DIFC funds The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority has announced Jeff Singer as its new chief executive. The appointment of the former CEO of Nasdaq Dubai is part of a major shake-up of the Authority's senior management in preparation for its next phase of growth. Nabil Ramadhan has also been named acting CEO of DIFC Properties. The new appointments come as Dubai's government-owned financial free zone reorganises into two independent entities: the DIFC Authority, the business development and legislation arm, and real estate branch DIFC Properties.

The German engineering company has shown the region’s high-yield issuers how to tap retail investors

Alix Prentice, Taylor Wessing With the European summer drawing Londoners from their desks, the UK lateral hires market has been relatively quiet for the past two months. There were, however, some movements of particular note. Linklaters' capital markets team lost partner Brigid Rentoul to futures and hedge funds management firm Winton Capital Management. Another investment funds move saw Nabarro's Justin Cornelius join BERWIN LEIGHTON PAISNER.

Sharia finance and real estate are a perfect match. And they work together beyond the traditional Islamic finance markets

Pre-merger notification has arrived in Brazil. Here’s a practical guide to obtaining competition clearance under the new rules

After a four-year lull, securitisation is easing its way back into China. Despite the market's unenthusiastic response to the People's Bank Of China's (PBOC) plan, announced in March, to allow five participating banks to securitise credit assets, developments elsewhere give a sense of China's securitisation goals.

On top of being bad policy, transaction tax has little impact on volatility. Knight Capital's rogue algorithm resulted in a $440 million trading loss for the market-maker that made wild trades for 45-minutes before pulling the plug on its new system. Perhaps more concerning to market participates is the trading blunder's potential to rally support for a policy solution that is anything but.