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Cravath Swaine & Moore advised JP Morgan on its common-stock offering of 142 million shares at $35.25 each.

The Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2009 (SF(A) Bill) and the Financial Advisers (Amendment) Bill 2009 (FA(A) Bill) introducing considerable amendments to the Securities and Futures Act Chapter 289 (SFA) and the Financial Advisers Act Chapter 110 (FAA) were passed in Parliament on January 19 2009. Related amendments are made to the Business Trusts Act Chapter 31 and the Companies Act Chapter 50. Certain sections of the SF(A) Bill came into effect on April 20 2009.

Marketing is more important than disclosure for Asia's alternative exchanges

The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) has submitted to public hearing two draft regulations which will (i) replace CVM Rule 122, dated June 6 1990, and CVM Rule 387, dated April 28 2003, setting forth new rules and procedures governing securities trading in regulated markets, and (ii) amend CVM Rule 301, dated April 16 1999, which regulates the identification, registration form, communication, limits and liability before the CVM for money laundering crimes, and CVM Rule 14, dated October 17 1980, which regulates call and put options transactions that take place in the securities exchange and their requirements.

At least the final directive has some options for banks. That 5% retention might go up though

Imagine if developing countries aggressively coordinate on international finance. That could be the result of the G20

M&A activity has slowed down in Romania, but mergers can provide much needed cash and fresh business models, say Cosmin Stavaru and Mihaela Cucurezeanu of Bulboaca & Asociatii

Daniel Futej of Futej & Partners sets out the options for an acquisition of shares in a joint-stock company on a regulated securities market in Slovakia

Rudolph du Plessis of Bowman Gillfillan discusses South Africa's recent companies legislation, and how it will change M&A transactions

The M&A Group at Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez introduces the Mexican private investment in public equity transaction